Carbonic acid commonly dissolves _______________ producing caves and sink holes.

Cooling lava sometimes breaks into long six-sided pillars, these structures are called:

True or False:  Frost wedging is the process by which rocks break by the expansion of freezing water.

Match the each definition with the correct profession.

Complete the sentence with the appropriate form of the verb in the preterite tense. La semana pasada yo _______ (conducir) a la playa.

A patient presents with chest pain described as an eight out of ten on a standardized pain scale. The patient has a history of chronic coronary syndrome but his nitroglycerin did not relieve the symptoms. The pain started approximately 3 hours ago. A point of care assay showed a myoglobin result of 174ng/mL (reference range: 0-85 ng/mL) and a cTnI of 0.05 ug/L. An EKG demonstrates no apparent abnormalities. What will most likely happen to the cTnI result within the next 24 hours?

What patient condition will cause a decrease in the B-natriuretic peptide (BNP) levels?

A 33-year-old patient presents with polyuria and the physician orders a saline infusion test. During the test the patient’s plasma osmolality was a 310 mOsm/kg (Reference Range: 275-295 mOsm/kg). A subsequent water deprivation test was ordered. The patient’s urine osmolality during the water deprivation test was 410 mOsm/kg (Reference Range: 500-850 mOsm/kg) after eight hours of no water. Two hours after administration of synthetic ADH, the patient’s urine osmolality was measured at 625 mOsm/kg. What is the patient’s diagnosis?

What statement is TRUE about a patient with tertiary hypothyroidism?

Which of the following is cause a false positive/elevation in most Troponin-I assays?