A 42-year-old woman is found to have anemia with Hb of 10g/dl on a routine physical exam and labs. Patient has a history of hypercholesterolemia, depression, and rheumatoid arthritis. She is on a low cholesterol diet, escitalopram (Lexapro) 10 mg daily, and diclofenac 50mg twice daily. Physical examination was essentially unremarkable except for mild arthritic changes at the proximal interphalangeal joints of both hands. Further labs reveal normal MCV and MCHC on peripheral smear; serum iron and TIBC levels are low; percentage saturation with iron is normal; and ferritin level is moderately high. Which of the following conditions is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

A 42-year-old female presents for a routine appointment. She is a relatively new patient, seen for the first time for her annual gynecologic examination 6 months ago.  Today, the patient presents for evaluation and admits that she has difficulty concentrating and has long been described as “irritable” by her co-workers and her husband.  Despite the success of her restaurant, the patient reports “feeling sad and hopeless most days for the past several years.”  She initially thought that she was menopausal, although her menses are reported to be regular.  She denies any current or past symptoms of mania and denies suicidal ideation. Physical examination is unremarkable. Lab results include normal FSH, LH, and estradiol levels. Chemistry panel and CBC values all   within normal limits. Based on this information, which of the following conditions is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

A 26-year-old full-term pregnant woman presents with sudden onset of painless vaginal bleeding. She has no other relevant medical history. Her obstetric score is G2, P1, A0, and L1. Her first born is a 2-year-old healthy male child. On pelvic examination, there is active bleeding though the bleeding is moderate, and a 4.5 cm dilated cervix. She is found to have marginal placenta previa. Her pulse is 90/min, BP 100/60 mmHg and RR 20/min. Based on this information, which of the following interventions is the most appropriate management for this patient?

Who wrote this? “According to the Greatest Happiness Principle, the ultimate end, with reference to and for the sake of which all other things are desirable (whether we are considering our own good or that of other people), is an existence exempt as far as possible from pain, and as rich as possible in enjoyments, both in point of quantity and quality…”

In addition to being a legal requirement, a job analysis is an agency’s first step to customizing a job to fit the unique needs of the community.

A bona fide occupational qualification (BFOQ) has been referred to as “legal discrimination.”

Provide the requested table entry.The data in the following table reflect the amount of time 40 students in a section of Statistics 101 spend on homework each day. Statistics 101 Homework Time (minutes) Number of Students Relative Frequency 0 – 14  2 15 – 29  4 30 – 44 10 45 – 59 16 60 – 74 6 75 – 89  2 Determine the relative frequency for the class labeled 45-59.

Identify the type of sampling used.At a local technical school, five auto repair classes are randomly selected and all of the students from each class are interviewed. What sampling technique is used?   A lobbyist for the oil industry assigns a number to each senator and then uses a computer to randomly generate ten numbers. The lobbyist contacts the senators corresponding to these numbers. What sampling technique was used?   A writer for an art magazine randomly selects and interviews fifty male and fifty female artists. What sampling technique is used?

A pharmacist is asked to weigh 50 mg of oxymorphone on a prescription balance having a sensitivity requirement of 6 mg. How would you weigh this amount with an acceptable error in weighing of 5% using lactose as the diluent? 

The mechanistic paradigm of the mid 20th century led to (Choose 1)