A 55-year-old female patient complains of bright, red blood…
A 55-year-old female patient complains of bright, red blood in her stool and an aching, burning pain in the skin surrounding her anus. She has received a diagnosis of hemorrhoids. Which of the following statements is FALSE about this patient’s hemorrhoids?
Read DetailsAn abdominal aortic aneurysm, or triple A, most commonly dev…
An abdominal aortic aneurysm, or triple A, most commonly develops in the segment below the kidneys (infrarenal aneurysm). The bifurcation of the abdominal aorta into the right and left common iliac arteries most commonly occurs at:
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A 68-year-old female is admitted to the hospital with severe pain radiating from her lower back towards her pubic symphysis. Ultrasound examination reveals that a renal calculus (kidney stone) is partially obstructing her right ureter. At which of the following locations is the calculus most likely to lodge?
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A 57-year-old male is admitted to the hospital with left flank pain. Blood tests indicate hematuria (blood in the urine) and anemia. An MRI reveals that blood flow in the left renal vein is being occluded by an aneurysm in an artery where the vein crosses the abdominal aorta. The aneurysm is most likely located in which structure that is located anterior to the left renal vein?
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A patient is admitted with a chest wound and is experiencing extreme dyspnea, tachycardia and hypoxia. The chest wound is located on the left mid-axillary area of the chest. On assessment you note there is unequal rise and fall of the chest with absent breath sounds on the left side. You also note a “sucking” sound when the patient inhales and exhales. The patient’s chest xray shows a pneumothorax. What type of pneumothorax is this known as?
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