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A pastry chef cut his finger while slicing a cake. After a week, the site of the injury is warm, red, and swollen, and begins draining pus. While preparing some cream pies, he contaminates the custard with drainage  from the lesion. The pies were eaten several days later by patrons of the   restaurant. Within 4 hours they developed diarrhea and vomiting with no    fever. Which of the following organisms would be most likely to cause     these symptoms?

A 58-year-old homeless man is brought in to the emergency room by police.  His temperature is 101.8°F rectally, and he smells of cheap wine. Physical   examination is remarkable for dullness to percussion, increased vocal    fremitus, and decreased breath sounds and wet crackles on the right.     Chest x-ray reveals consolidation of the right upper lobe. One of      the nurses notes the production of thick, bloody sputum when the       man coughs. The most likely causative organism is

In the transition from a Graafian follicle to a functional corpus  luteum, which of the following cellular events occurs?

A chronic alcoholic develops severe memory loss with marked  confabulation. Deficiency of which of the following vitamins would   be most likely to contribute to the neurologic damage underlying    these symptoms?

A 62-year-old man presents to the emergency department with acute  onset of severe ocular pain accompanied by blurred vision that is   associated with halos around lights. On examination, the left eye   is red and hard; the cornea is described as having a steamy appearance,    and mydriasis is noted. The most appropriate agent for the treatment    of   this patient's acute signs and symptoms is

A 54-year-old male with acute lymphocytic leukemia develops a blast  crisis. He is treated with intensive systemic chemotherapy. Following   treatment, the patient will be at increased risk for the development

Most fascia of the body that attach to bones attach by which of the  following mechanisms?

To which of the following diseases is pyruvate kinase deficiency most  similar clinically?

The left adrenal vein drains directly into which of the following veins?

A 50 -year-old electrician reports pain in his left upper extremity and  tingling and numbness in his 4th and 5th digits of his left hand. Ther  e is mild swelling of the left hand. The man reports most of his pain  and numbness occurs when he is doing electrical work with his arms  overhead. X-ray reveals the presence of a cervical rib. Which of the   following structures is most likely being compressed?