_____ can be used for blunt dissection during kidney procedures.

During an abdominal aneurysmectomy, the aorta will probably be clamped with:

Where are mineralocorticoids produced? (Type the letter.)

____________ is instilled through a small nephrostomy tube to alkalinize uric acid calculi and to dissolve debris.

Which statement is true about coronary circulation?

Where does the CO2 and O2 exchange occur?

Robert Buckman came up with the SPIKES protocol to help medical professionals break bad news to patients in a way that recognizes the importance of the medical humanities. In roughly a paragraph, explain how protocols like this show a shift from the Hippocratic model that prioritized therapeutic privilege to the era in which we respect patient autonomy.

How do sugars and amino acids pass in and out of capillaries? (Mark all that apply.)

Paste in a link to your weekly reading of Chinese Asia news.  Summarize what you’ve read and reflect on it.  This should be about 75 words, a very short paragraph.

Explain the difference between affective empathy and cognitive empathy.