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168127 Anatomy

A 42-year-old woman complains of pain and stiffness in her neck. She was injured sliding into second base headfirst during her company softball game. Radiographs reveal no fractures of her spine. However, upon physical examination her right shoulder is drooping and she has difficulty in elevating that shoulder. If you ordered an MRI, it would most likely reveal soft tissue damage to which of the following nerves?

AThoracodorsal nerve
BSpinal accessory nerve
CDorsal scapular nerve
DGreater occipital nerve
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168128 Medicine

A 41-year-old man presented to the emergency department with a 9-month history of cough, exertional dyspnea, nocturnal diaphoresis, and weight loss of 10 kg. The physical examination revealed painless, massive, discrete, rubbery cervical, supraclavicular and axillary lymphadenopathy. Plain radiography of the chest showed bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy. The serum calcium level was elevated at 16.2 mg per deciliter; serum parathyroid hormone is within normal range. The treatment regimen consists of

AChemotherapeutic regimen of doxorubicin, bleomycin, vinblatine, and dacarbazine
BAnti tuberculosis regimen of INH, rifampicin, ethambutol and PAS
CLineac radiation to the chest
DRadial thyroidectomy and neck node dissection
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