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147125 Medicine

A 64-year-old presents with dyspnea and edema. He had previous coronary bypass surgery 5 years ago, which was uncomplicated. Since then he has had no further chest pain. On examination, his JVP is at 8 cm, with prominent Kussmaul’s sign. The heart sounds are easily heard but there is an early diastolic filling sound (pericardial knock).For the above patient with shortness of breath and peripheral edema, select the most likely diagnosis.

Acardiac tamponade
Bconstrictive pericarditis
Crestrictive cardiomyopathy
Dright ventricle myocardial infarction (RVMI)
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147128 Anatomy

A 69-year-old man has numbness in the middle three digits of his right hand and finds it difficult to grasp objects with that hand. He states that he retired 9 years earlier, after working as a carpenter for 50 years. He has atrophy of the thenar eminence. Which of the following conditions is the most likely cause of the problems in his hand?

ACompression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel
BFormation of the osteophytes that compress the ulnar nerve at the medial epicondyle
CHypertrophy of the triceps muscle compressing the brachial plexus
DOsteoarthritis of the cervical spine
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