What can symptoms of a Baker’s cyst be mistaken for, due to pain and swelling behind the knee and in the upper calf?

A 52-year-old female with complaints of abdominal pressure, increasing abdominal girth, ‘crampy’ abdominal pain and decreased ability to eat was referred for an abdominal ultrasound by her physician. Medical history includes mucinous cystadenocarcinoma of the appendix. U/S: A complex mucinous mass with hypoechoic internal echoes was identified in the abdomen compressing the intra-abdominal structures. Most probably the abnormality is:

Renal cell carcinoma commonly invades the IVC via the:

What is performed to rule out pneumothroax?

A round, echo-free mass seen high in the midline of the neck, above the thyroid, is MOST likely:

When increasing fiber intake, always ________.

Protein quality is determined by all of the following EXCEPT ________.

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After carbohydrates are absorbed from the intestine, which of the following organs receives the absorbed carbohydrates first? 

The most important of the known modifiable risk factors for heart disease in men and women is