F.P. is a 66-year-old man hospitalized for surgical management of an enlarged prostate. His chart indicates that he has had Parkinson disease for 5 years prior to admission, managed with a dopamine precursor (levodopa/carbidopa). He also has a seizure history, having experienced a seizure about 20 years ago as a […]

Q. Vitamin-D resistant rickets is a sex-linked dominant trait that leads to softening of the bones that can cause fractures and deformities. Rickets is frequently by reason of a deficiency of vitamin D, though, with vitamin-D resistant rickets, ingestion of vitamin D is ineffective. Maria’s mother is normal and does […]

1. A six-year-old girl admitted for elective surgery and is made NPO (she is not allowed to drink or eat anything). She weighs 21 kg (height is 54 inches). Write an order for her IV fluids prior to surgery. 2. A two-year-old has sustained a severe closed head injury and […]

Imagine you have been asked to teach a small group of your peers about animal organs. Create 10 multiple-choice questions to test knowledge of the structure and function of animal organs. Address the functions of each of the following concepts in your test: • Differences between asymmetrical, radial symmetry and […]