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?

A 65 year old, out-of-shape, grandmother goes on a hike with her 21 year old granddaughter, who runs regularly.  Which one would you expect to have a slower recovery to resting heart rate?

What is the term for the volume of air remaining in the lungs after a normal tidal volume expiration?

A 47 year old female, with a past medical history of hypertension, presents to her primary care physician with a complaint of intractable hiccups.  Abdominal exam reveals splenomegaly and tenderness to palpation in the left upper quadrant.  A CT scan demonstrates splenomegaly and lymphadenopathy throughout the abdominopelvic cavity.  Blood work suggests lymphoma.  Which nerve has the spleen irritated to cause this patient’s hiccups?

A 6 month old boy has had infections on and off since birth.  His mother stopped breastfeeding about month ago, and since that time, the patient has been continuously and severely ill.  He is admitted to an isolation bed in a pediatric specialty hospital.  His doctor explains to his family the patient has “boy-in-the-bubble” disease or a combined T and B cell deficiency.  What is the diagnosis?

The coagulation system is involved in the “second line of deference” in the immune system.  During this process, what protein is involved in the formation of clot and ultimately forms the scaffolding for repair?