A toddler chokes on a dime.  If the coin lodged in the most likely location for aspiration, where would it be visualized on a chest x-ray?

57 year old male, with uncontrolled diabetes, presents to his primary care physician with a sense of fullness and vomiting over the past few weeks.  How might the diabetes be directly contributing to the malfunction of the GI tract?

A 32 year old male, with a history of anaphylaxis (severe allergic reaction) secondary to beestings, is stung multiple times while cleaning his gutters.  He gives himself an EpiPen (epinephrine) injection to combat possible anaphylaxis.  What would this epinephrine do to his heart?

A 16 year old male is an unrestrained driver in a high speed motor vehicle accident.  Besides pain across his left anterior chest from the seatbelt, he complains of severe right wrist pain and numbness of his hand.  Exam demonstrates a limited range of motion of the right wrist and decreased sensation of the palm and first three digits.  X-rays demonstrate a volar dislocation of the lunate.  Entrapment of which structure is likely causing this patient’s symptoms?

A 19 year old male was brought to the emergency department after an MVA.  His angiogram demonstrated bleeding from the vein that is accompanied by the posterior interventricular artery.  Which vein most likely ruptured?

A 65 year old female with a long-standing history of GI distress has a nightcap of Maalox (or any other antacid) every evening in an effort to self-medicate her “belly problems.”  Drinking excessive amounts of this medication can lead to what electrolyte disorder?

Where in the nephron is the filtrate at its highest concentration?

Which of the following areas of the shoulder complex has the least amount of ligamentous support?

A patient presents with a complaint of dyspnea (shortness of breath) and hoarseness.  A chest CT demonstrates an aortic arch aneurysm.  Compression of which structure likely led to this patient’s symptoms?

What is the term for an increase in the number of cells due to an increase in cellular division rate?