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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 of
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 of
Which of the following organisms is the most common cause of community-acquired pneumonia?
A mutation affecting the development of the diencephalon could interfere with the secretion of which of the following hormones?
A patient with familial hypercholesterolemia undergoes a detailed serum lipid and lipoprotein analysis. Studies demonstrate elevated cholesterol in the form of increased LDL without elevation of other lipids. This patient's hyperlipidemia is best classified as which of the following types?
A man presents to a dermatologist because of a severe mucocutaneous rash that involves most of his body, including his palms and soles. Questioning reveals that he is a merchant marine who several months previously had an encounter with a prostitute in Southeast Asia. Which of the following is the most likely causative agent of this rash?
The wife of a 48-year-old male patient brings him to the emergency room and says that his memory has progressively gotten worse over the last several years. She also says his personality has been changing. The physician notes abnormal writhing movements of the man's limbs and hyperreactive reflexes . MRI reveals a loss of volume in the neostriatum and cortex. This disease is inherited via an
Which of the following would shift the oxygen-hemoglobin dissociation curve to the right?
A 23-year-old male graduate student gets into a serious argument with one of his college professors, making a physical threat to the professor, and necessitating a call to campus security. The argument was precipitated by an incident between the professor and the student's girlfriend; when the professor corrected the student's girlfriend in class, the student felt the professor was verbally abusive. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis ?
Which of the following hormones is secreted by anterior pituitary cells that stain with acidic dyes?
A 34-year-old woman is prescribed an antidepressant, which she has taken for the past 3 months. She is on no other medications and is in generally good health. After attending a party, at which she consumed wine and cheese, she is rushed to the emergency room with tachycardia, headache, and a blood pressure of 200/100. Which antidepressant is she most likely taking?