A 45 year old diagnosed with Graves disease underwent surgical removal of the thyroid gland. During the postoperative period, the patient’s serum calcium is low. The most probable reason for her low serum calcium is:

A patient’s anemia is described as having erythrocytes that demonstrate poikilocytosis. The erythrocytes would be recognized as being:

A patient presents to a primary care provider reporting chest pain and is diagnosed with atherosclerosis. This disease is caused by:

A 72-year-old patient demonstrates left-sided weakness of upper and lower extremities. The symptoms lasted less than an hour and resolved with no evidence of infarction. The patient most likely experienced a(n):

A 75-year-old obese female presents to her primary care provider reporting edema in the lower extremities. Physical exam reveals that she has varicose veins. Upon performing the history, which of the following is a possible cause for the varicose veins?

What term is used to describe a premature closure of one or more of the cranial sutures during the first 18 months of life?

When a patient is diagnosed with coronary artery disease, the patient would be assessed for myocardial:

What is the main source of bleeding in extradural (epidural) hematomas?

A patient with an addiction to alcohol is experiencing delirium, an inability to concentrate and is easily distracted. What term would be used to document this state?

A patient presents with acute low back pain, no history of trauma and an MRI that reveals the vertebra at L5 has slipped forward relative to those below it. Which of the following conditions will be documented on the chart?