A 10-year-old child presents with generalized anxiety disorder. The dad asks about the use of benzodiazepines for treatment. Which of the following statements is most accurate based on current evidence regarding benzodiazepine use in pediatric anxiety disorders?

A 14-year-old adolescent has been in remission from major depressive disorder while taking sertraline (Zoloft) 100 mg for 7 months. The family wants to discontinue the medication. Which of the following represents the most appropriate approach?

A 78-year-old woman with insomnia and anxiety has been taking lorazepam nightly for several months. Which of the following statements is most accurate regarding benzodiazepine use in older adults?

Computer programs are available that produce “random numbers” which are used in simulation studies of the sampling distributions of statistics.  One researcher used a computer program to generate 100 single-digit integers (0 through 9) and tabulated the frequency with which each occurred.  One concern is whether the computer program could be expected (in the “long run”) to produce equal numbers of each integer.  The table below summarizes the observed and expected frequencies. What is the value of the Chi-Square statistic for this sample?

Which are the clinical symptomology associated with the left ventricular pressure volume loop below? (Select 2)

When body temperature increases, the extra heat is stored in the [blood].  Blood is moved to the [extremities].  Heat then passes from the body to the [environment] and body temperatures comes back down.   When body temperature decreases, [blooda] is moved towards the [organs] and away from the [extremitiesa], in order to protect itself.

The main function of RBC’s is to [transport].  The main function of WBCs is [immunity]. The main function of platelets is [clotting].

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The carposporophyte generation of the triphasic life cycle of some red algae, including Polysiponia, is important because:

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