TY is a 58-year-old female with a new diagnosis of hypertension. She has had two prior strokes and would like to prevent a third one.  She has an appointment in the family medicine clinic this morning where she reported the changes in lifestyle (increased exercise, lower sodium diet) she had been implementing over the past few months had not lowered her blood pressure significantly. Average blood pressure (home readings from past month):  138/80 mm Hg HR 60             Laboratory measurements (today):             Serum Sodium:  140 mEq/L (135-145)             Serum Potassium: 3.2 mEq/L (3.5-5.0 mEq/L)             Serum Creatinine:  0.9 mg/dL (0.6-1.1 mg/dL) Based on the ACC/AHA 2017 treatment guidelines, which (first-line) initial medication therapy would you recommend for her today?

Please use this patient case to answer the following two (2) questions Frank is a 67 yo male presenting to the clinic today with symptoms of SOB at rest.  He was recently diagnosed with heart failure one month ago and started on low dose oral furosemide.  Despite loop diuretic therapy, he has gained 5 pounds in 3 days, has bilateral pitting edema of his lower legs, and jugular venous distention when sitting upright.  During auscultation of the chest, rales are heard and a new S3 sound is present. Today’s lab results:  Sodium 135 mEq/L (normal 137-144 mEq/L), serum osmolality 280 mOsm/kg (normal 278-298 mOsm/kg)

Which group of protozoa are non-motile?

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You notice a very small epiphyseal plate that almost looks like a line in a bone that you are examining. You suspect that the bone belongs to:

The body senses low blood calcium levels. Which of the following would you expect? Select all that apply.

In the adult skeleton, what would you expect to find in the medullary cavity of long bones: select all that apply.

In the postnatal bone growth period, stress on the bones may cause them to change in thickness to withstand the stress. This type of growth would likely be:

En el cuento “El Sótano”, la mujer vive con su familia.

The international organization that was formed to represent cremationists is the ______________.  (Check ALL that apply)