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Which of the following drug and loading dose combinations are recommended for immediate antiplatelet therapy of an NSTEMI?

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Question 2 of 64

A previously healthy 42-year-old woman presents to the emergency room complaining of a 10-day history of abdominal pain and fever. She also notes that for the last three days her urine has been dark. She denies alcohol intake or illicit drug use. Her last menstrual period ended five days ago. Physical examination reveals tenderness in right upper quadrant and icteric discoloration of the skin, but no palpable mass in the abdomen. Blood tests demonstrate a white blood cell count of 8.3/ L, total bilirubin of 3.4 mg/dL, alkaline phosphatase of 280 IU/L, amylase of 54 U/L, and lipase of 47 U/L. A CT scan of the abdomen demonstrates a dilated biliary duct (18 mm in diameter) with a possible stone in it. There are no stones in the gallbladder. The intrahepatic ducts are not dilated. The pancreas appears normal. The patient is admitted to the hospital. The next morning an ERCP is performed and reveals a single choledochal cyst (2 cm in diameter) of the common bile duct with a single stone inside the cyst. Endoscopic sphincterotomy is done and the stone is removed from the choledochal cyst. What further management would you offer this patient?

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An 82-year-old woman with no past history presents to your clinic complaining of arthritic symptoms. She is on no medications at this time but needs something for her arthritis. You want to put her on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine but are concerned about her age and the risk of peptic ulcers. She has to pay for her medications out-of-pocket and requests the most inexpensive option possible. The most appropriate treatment plan would be

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A 72-year-old patient with lifelong asthma and dilated cardiomyopathy from a viral infection complains of worsening symptoms of shortness of breath. He is on optimal treatment for asthma. His echocardiogram confirms heart failure with an ejection fraction of 30%, which is thought to account for his breathlessness. He has minimal wheeze, bi-basal crackles and oxygen saturations of 95% on air. He is on Furosemide 80 mg twice daily and, ramipril 5 mg once daily with normal renal function. What would be an ideal initial step for this patient?

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Question 58 of 64

A 40-year-old man complains of crampy abdominal pain associated with intermittent loose stools for the last three months. He had been healthy until he developed a week of severe diarrhea while visiting India. He then took metronidazole for a week. The diarrhea was resolving by then but evolved soon afterward into his current symptoms. He finds that eating precipitates his symptoms although his weight is stable. Physical examination is unremarkable. Stool microscopy is negative and labs are unrevealing. Which of the following diagnoses is the most likely explanation for his current symptoms?

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