Which of the following tools can be used to quickly and graphically explode an activity to see if activity’s constraints can be successfully addressed?

When you record constraints, which of the following pieces of information do you need?

Imagine that one of your trades has not been able to hit their production targets. Which of the following methods will you use to review the Directives, Pre-requisites, and Resources of the activity?

The construction process typically involves a number of complex interdependent activities. In order for construction to be executed successfully, a number of relationships based on trust need to be established.

Why is “respect for people” (core tenet of the lean construction philosophy) important in the development of a workable pull plan?

A long-term patient with depression finds that his current medication regimen is no longer sufficient to relieve his symptoms. He is currently on fluoxetine, which worked well until recently. Given the patient’s prior failure with many other antidepressants, his psychiatrist decides to switch him to an MAOI. However, because of his current use of fluoxetine, the physician must first discontinue its use to prevent serotonin syndrome. For how long should a patient stop use of fluoxetine (or other SSRIs) before beginning treatment with an MAOI? 

A 36-year-old woman with a history of bipolar disorder that has been managed with lithium for years presents because she has been feeling more depressed than usual lately and wants to investigate treatment options. During the examination, she reported that she has been feeling down, is fatigued, has trouble with her mental focus, and has not been eating much lately but has still gained almost 20 lbs in the past 6 months. Her vitals are normal, except for a heart rate of 52 bpm. Labwork reveals a moderately elevated thyroid-stimulating hormone level of 10.2 uIU/mL. What is the next step in her treatment? 

A 40-year-old woman in a locked inpatient psychiatric unit demonstrates pressured speech and flight of ideas. She appears restless and irritable and has not slept in 4 days. She has had multiple similar episodes throughout her life. She is currently on lithium. She is married and does not use birth control. Her medical history is positive for class 2 obesity and hyperlipidemia. Given the likely diagnosis, which of the following medications is best to treat the patient’s condition? 

Which of the following is the best reason for considering SSRIs among the first-line drug choices for treating symptoms of major depression?

A 67-year-old woman with a medical history of state III breast carcinoma is receiving palliative care. The patient has been bedridden for the past three months and has been taking increased amounts of morphine for pain relief over the last two weeks. The patient mentions that she is feeling miserable and requests medication that could accelerate her death. On further questioning, the PHQ-2 questionnaire score is 4, and the PHQ-9 questionnaire score is 10. Which of the following is the best next step in managing this patient?