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21 05, 2021

Is Enteral Feeding Safe?

By |2021-05-21T08:01:10+00:00May 21, 2021|Health|0 Comments

While both are used during the initial phase of lactation, with breast-fed babies beginning their gastrointestinal tract on a full stomach, there are important differences in calorie needs and nutritional requirements between the two.

3 05, 2021

Q803

By |2021-04-28T23:56:09+00:00May 3, 2021|Question Banks|0 Comments

During a barroom fight, a 24-year-old man is hit with a bottle on  the lateral aspect of the lower leg. The man receives a deep laceration   about halfway down his lower leg, in the vicinity of the fibula.    Following the injury, he loses sensation over most of the dorsum    of the foot. Which of the following muscles is also innervated by     the nerve that was likely damaged?

3 05, 2021

Q802

By |2021-04-28T23:56:09+00:00May 3, 2021|Question Banks|0 Comments

A Guatemalan child with a history of meconium ileus is brought to a  clinic because of a chronic cough. The mother notes a history of   respiratory tract infections and bulky, foul-smelling stools.    After assessment of the respiratory tract illness, the physician    should also look for signs of

2 05, 2021

Q801

By |2021-04-28T23:56:09+00:00May 2, 2021|Question Banks|0 Comments

A 4-year-old boy presents to the emergency room with muscle spasms. His  past medical history is significant for recurrent infections and neonatal   seizures. Evaluation of his serum electrolytes reveals hypocalcemia.    This patient would be most susceptible to which of the following     diseases?

2 05, 2021

Q800

By |2021-04-28T23:56:22+00:00May 2, 2021|Question Banks|0 Comments

To provide anesthesia to a patient in the third stage of labor, an  obstetrician palpates the ischial spine transvaginally, then injects a   local anesthetic. Injection of anesthetic at this approximate location    will most likely block which of the following nerves?

2 05, 2021

Q799

By |2021-04-28T23:56:22+00:00May 2, 2021|Question Banks|0 Comments

A 45-year-old male presents to the physician with muscle cramps,  perioral numbness, and irritability over the past 3 to 4 months. Lab   results reveal hypocalcemia, normal albumin level, and hyperphosphatemia   . Parathyroid hormone level is decreased. Alkaline phosphatase level is    normal. Which of the following is most likely causing this clinical    scenario?

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