You are providing AT services for a recreational men’s basketball tournament.  One of the athletes was recently diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes and prescribed Trulicity.**     He states he has noticed his stomach gets upset sometimes and his appetite has decreased. He is wondering if this is normal.  Explain your answer to him.  (2 pts) He is curious what taking this drug actually does to help his diabetes. Explain the mechanism of action for Trulicity.  (3 pts) He states he injects the dose on the same day each week, but wants to change the day he administers the medicine. What is your advice on how to do this? (1 pt)

What is the impact of cigarette smoking relative to risks associated with oral contraceptives?**

What concern does the FDA have regarding the contraception patch containing norelgestromin?**

Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials did find cannabinoid-based medications were effective for which type of pain?**

You are working a youth basketball tournament as a PRN AT.  During the afternoon of the tournament, one of the referees stops into the AT facility and tells you he is not feeling well and is having some chest pain.  He tells you he is on Lopressor for his angina pectoris, and he also has his nitroglycerin pills with him.  He has never taken his nitroglycerin and wants you to help him take it.**    He asks you what the nitroglycerin pill does to make him feel better. Explain this to him. (2 pts) Describe how you have him take the nitroglycerin pill, include the route, patient position, important steps, dosing, and potential side effects. (6 pts)  

A city’s charter establishes a directly elected mayor who presides over council meetings and represents the city at public events. However, on all budget, ordinance, and appointment matters, this mayor casts exactly one vote, the same as every other council member, and a professional city manager oversees day-to-day departmental operations. Which form of municipal government does this describe?

What does nitroglycerin do for the cardiac patient?** 

In the 1930s a compound called DNP (2, 4 dinitrophenol) was prescribed to help people lose weight.  DNP is protonophore that shuttles protons across the inner membrane into the matrix.  What affects does DNP have on the proton gradient across the inner mitochondrial membrane and on ATP synthesis? Select all that apply.

Which component of blood is influenced by blood doping?**

Urine is normally toxic to sperm, so spermatozoa are typically when viewed microscopically.