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Which of the following is found in the respiratory zone of the lung?

A 15-year-old girl is brought into the emergency room with severe abdominal  pain and a fever. Laboratory examination is remarkable for an elevated   white blood cell count and a pregnancy test is positive. Upon questioning,    it is determined that she attempted to terminate her pregnancy by     inserting a sharp object into her vagina. The physician determines      that the wall of the posterior fornix of the vagina has been penetrated. Into what region did the sharp object penetrate?

A 48-year-old white female secretary presents with progressive difficulty  typing over the past month. She also notes that her hands begin to feel   numb and weak after typing for long periods of time. Upon testing,    which of the following deficits would be predicted?

A 15-year-old boy presents to his physician with several weeks of slowly  worsening pruritus of both of his feet. He is otherwise well and taking   no medications. On examination, he has bilateral, erythematous, dry    scaling lesions that are most obvious in the interdigital web spaces     and on the soles. There is no bleeding or exudate. What would most      likely be found in a potassium hydroxide (KOH) mount of a scrapin      g of the affected skin?

An infant is born with an abnormally developed falciform ligament.  The hepatogastric and hepatoduodenal ligaments are also malformed  . These developmental anomalies are most likely due to abnormal   development of the

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

A young boy presents with failure to thrive. Biochemical analysis of a  duodenal aspirate after a meal reveals a deficiency of enteropeptidase   (enterokinase). The levels of which of the following digestive enzymes    would be affected?

A 54-year-old alcoholic presents with complaints of tremors and muscle  twitching. Physical examination reveals the presence of Trousseau's sign.   Laboratory data show that serum magnesium is < 1 mEq/L    (normal, 1.4 - 2.2 mEq/L). Which of the following findings     would be most consistent with this information?

A 25-year-old woman with sickle cell anemia complains of steady pain in  her right upper quadrant with radiation to the right shoulder, especially   after large or fatty meals. Her physician diagnoses gallstones. Of which    of the following compounds are these stones most likely composed?

A 36-year-old Asian male complains of difficulty swallowing. Esophagoscopy reveals a polypoid mass that is subsequently biopsied.  In addition to tumor cells, the esophageal biopsy show normal smooth   muscle and striated muscle in the same section. Which portion of the    esophagus was the source of this biopsy?