A 42y/o patient is brought to the ED following a high speed MVC. Upon examination of the patient AP Chest xray shows presence of a gastric air bubble in the left pleural space.  What is the suspected diagnosis? 

A 44-year-old male restrained driver with lap and shoulder belt is involved in a head-on accident with another car that ran a red light. Emergency medical services (EMS) have arrived on the scene and have found the patient to have respiratory distress. The emergency medical services crew immobilizes the patient with a cervical collar on a long spine board and transports the patient to the state-designated trauma center. He denies any loss of consciousness and has shortness of breathing. His vital signs show heart rate 110/min, respiratory rate 30/min, blood pressure 80/40 mmHg, and oxygen saturation 88%. He has decreased breath sounds in the left hemithorax. His trachea is deviated to the right side, and neck veins are prominent. Needle decompression is performed in the left 4th intercostal space, followed by a chest tube insertion. Which part of the following steps is most appropriate to be performed during the secondary survey?

A scientist is analyzing different types of transport across the cytoplasmic membrane and observes the two graphs labeled A and B. Which type of transport is represented by each graph?

Match each description  with the correct term.

A bacterium exports hydrogen ions (H+) while importing sodium ions (Na+) using the same membrane protein. This transport system is best described as:

A microbiology laboratory is observing bacterial growth in a nutrient-rich medium. Over a short period of time, the number of bacterial cells doubles repeatedly without the formation of a nucleus or mitotic spindle. Which statement best describes binary fission in bacteria and explains why bacteria divide in this way?

A researcher is studying natural defense mechanisms present in tears, saliva, and mucus that help protect the body against bacterial infections. The researcher identifies the enzyme lysozyme as an important protective factor. Which statement best explains the function of lysozyme in preventing bacterial infection?

Why does penicillin kill bacteria but not human cells?

A hospital isolate forms sticky biofilms on catheters. Which structure is responsible?

A patient has a high fever after a Gram-negative infection. What component is most responsible for toxicity?