A 50-year-old male with a history of cardiovascular disease is prescribed a medication that increases prostacyclin levels.  What is the expected effect of this medication on platelet function? 

How do the signs and symptoms of cancer in children often differ from those in adults? 

A 70-year-old female with a history of osteoporosis presents with severe hip pain after a minor fall. X-rays reveal a hip fracture.  What is the underlying condition that increased her risk of fracture? 

Why does the risk of cancer increase with age in relation to DNA-damaging exposures? 

Which glycoprotein on the platelet membrane is crucial for platelet adhesion to the damaged vessel wall? 

A patient with a severe infection develops a cytokine storm. What is the primary risk associated with this condition? 

A 25-year-old female with a history of recurrent deep vein thrombosis is found to have a mutation in factor V Leiden.  What is the primary mechanism by which this mutation increases the risk of thrombosis? 

Which part of the shoulder joint is often affected by degenerative diseases? 

A 60-year-old male is diagnosed with lung cancer. Genetic testing reveals a mutation in the EGFR gene, a proto-oncogene, leading to its activation as an oncogene.  What is the primary effect of this mutation on the cell? 

An 80-year-old woman sustains a hip fracture after a minor fall. Which underlying condition is most likely responsible?