A 73-year-old male comes to your office with a 3-day history of left lower quadrant abdominal pain. He has felt cold and clammy at times but has not checked his temperature. He has had no nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea. The pain does not worsen after meals, but his appetite has been poor since this started. On review of systems, he reports increased urinary frequency and urgency for the same amount of time. He has had no abdominal surgeries. He has diabetes mellitus type 2 and is on metformin. He also takes aspirin 81 mg/day. He has always declined screening colonoscopy, stating, “If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it”—apparently, his family motto. On examination, he is in no distress with blood pressure 125/75 mm Hg, pulse 90 bpm, respirations 15, and temperature 38.5°C. His heart sounds are normal, and his chest is clear bilaterally. He has moderate left lower quadrant tenderness without rebound tenderness or guarding. There is no abdominal distention or organomegaly. Bowel sounds are normal, and the rectal examination is normal without stool in the rectal vault. Urinalysis is normal.What is the most likely diagnosis?

A 43-year-old woman complains of a burning pain in the retrosternal area. Her symptoms started about 2 years ago and initially responded to self-medication with antacids or histamine-2 receptor antagonists. However, within the last 4 months, she has had nearly daily problems. She frequently wakes up in the middle of the night with retrosternal, burning pain radiating to her neck. She also frequently notices an acidic taste in her mouth. While antacids help somewhat, they only provide transient relief. She has otherwise been healthy. She currently takes up to 20 mg of Pepcid twice daily plus the antacids. She denies tobacco or alcohol use. Her physical examination is normal.Which of the following is NOT considered a “red flag/alarm feature” when it comes to patients with acid reflux/dyspepsia?

A driver hit a pedestrian who was crossing an intersection. At the trial of his personal injury action against the driver, the pedestrian testified that the driver ignored the stop sign and crashed into him. He was not cross-examined. The pedestrian then calls the responding police officer to testify that when she arrived a few minutes after the accident and found the pedestrian lying on the ground, the pedestrian screamed, “I’m not going to make it! The driver ran the stop sign!” Is the officer’s testimony admissible?

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At the defendant’s trial for home invasion and arson, in which the homeowner victim identified the defendant as the attacker, the defense calls a witness who will testify that she has lived next to the defendant for 10 years and that all of his neighbors regard the defendant as an honest person. If the prosecution objects to the witness’s testimony, for which party should the court rule?

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The defendant, a real estate agent, is on trial for criminal fraud, charged with selling houses with major structural problems while representingto buyers that the houses were structurally sound. The defendant claims that she had no knowledge the houses were not structurally sound. At trial, the prosecution offers evidence to show that, three years prior, the defendant was fired from a different real estate agency for knowingly selling houses with major structural problems. All notice requirements have beenmet.What is the best basis for admitting this evidence?

A homeowner was injured when he ran over a metal spike with his lawnmower. The spike had been hammered into the ground by a construction company the previous day to assist with repairs the construction company was making on the property. Because of the severity of her injuries, the homeowner properly filed a personal injury action against the construction company in federal court. The construction company believed the homeowner did not maintain the lawnmower properly, and after learning that the homeowner had the lawnmower serviced at a localhardware store, it wanted to get any records that the hardware store may have about how the lawnmower was maintained. The constructioncompany has requested any records about the maintenance of the lawnmower from the homeowner, but he states that he does not have any service records in his possession. Can the construction company obtain any records about the lawnmower from the hardware store?

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