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181264 Surgery

A 27-yrs-old woman has been feeling low for the past 2 weeks. She has little energy and has trouble concentrating. She states that 6 weeks ago she had been feeling very good, with lots of energy and no need for sleep. She states this pattern has been occurring for at least the past 3 years, though the episodes have never been so severe that she couldn’t work. Most likely diagnosis is?

ABorderline personality disorder
BSeasonal affective disorder
CCyclothymic disorder
DMajor depression, recurrent
Surgery
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181266 Biochemistry

A woman trying to get pregnant has a sister whose child has an autosomal recessive disease characterized by dysfunction of mucus-secreting cells. As a result, this child has abnormally thick mucus that tends to precipitate into dense plugs that obstruct the pancreatic ducts, bronchi, and bronchioles, as well as the bile ducts. Which of the following tests could be performed to determine if this woman and her husband are carriers of this disease?

ANohern blot
BPCR and sequencing
CSouthern blot
DWestern blot
Biochemistry
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