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A patient with colorectal cancer develops septicemia complicated by endocarditis. You would expect the blood cultures to grow

A thyroid mass usually moves with swallowing because the thyroid gland  is enclosed by which of the following fascia?

White coat hypertension is defined as an elevation of blood pressure  resulting from the apprehension associated with visiting the doctor. It   is thought that the patient associates the physician's white coat with    distressing experiences (e.g., being vaccinated as a child), resulting     in transient hypertension. This may be viewed as a physiological      manifestation of which of the following phenomena?

A 46-year-old male with non-insulin dependent diabetes presents with a  recent onset of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, anorexia, and dark-colored   urine. Laboratory examination reveals an AST = 136 U/L and    an ALT = 142 U/L. Based on these findings, which of the following    oral hypoglycemic agents is the patient most likely taking?

A patient with severe atherosclerosis of the external iliac artery and  adjacent femoral artery is scheduled for coronary artery bypass surgery.   The surgeon decides to use a long, mostly unbranched muscular vein found    on the medial aspect of the leg both above and below the knee. Through     which of the following structures does this vein pass to eventually join

Five days after returning to his military base in South Carolina after  survival training in the nearby countryside, an 18-year-old recruit reports   to the infirmary complaining of a headache. Physical examination reveals a    fever, but no other abnormalities are noted. A few days later he returns     to the infirmary with a maculopapular rash involving the hands and feet.      The rash then spreads centripetally to involve the trunk. Which of the       following diseases should be suspected?

The leukocyte pictured above stains intensely with acidic dyes such as eosin. Which of the following substances is contained in the crystalline core of the granule at the arrow?

A surgical pathology specimen from a 24-year-old woman seen at a  reproductive medicine clinic demonstrates a ciliated columnar epithelium  . From which of the following locations in the female genital tract was   the biopsy obtained?

A 41-year-old man presents to his physician complaining of swollen  ankles. He states that he has never had this problem before. Physical   examination demonstrates marked lower extremity edema and periorbita   l swelling. His pulse is strong, and regular. Urine dipstick is    4+ positive for protein, but negative for blood and glucose.     24-hour urine collection demonstrates proteinuria of 6 grams per      day. Which of the following is the most likely cause of this       patient's disorder?

A knife wound to the neck damages the posterior cord of the brachial  plexus. Which of the following muscles would be most likely to be paralyzed?