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68548 Pathology

A 45-year-old man presents with weakness and wasting of the muscles of his right hand for 8 months. Physical examination shows fasciculations of the hand. The patient’s speech is impaired, and 6 years later, he dies of respiratory insufficiency. Autopsy shows atrophy of ventral roots in the spinal cord. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

AAmyotrophic lateral sclerosis
BGerstman Straussler-Scheinker disease
CHuntington disease
DMultiple infarct dementia
Pathology
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68549 Gynaecology & Obstetrics

A patient was induced for being post-term at 4237 weeks. Immediately following the delivery, you examine the baby with the pediatricians and note the following on physical exam: a small amount of cartilage in the earlobe, occasional creases over the anterior two-thirds of the soles of the feet, 4-mm breast nodule diameter, fine and fuzzy scalp hair, and a scrotum with some but not extensive rugae. Based on this physical exam, what is the approximate gestational age of this male infant?

A33 weeks
B36 weeks
C38 weeks
D42 weeks
Gynaecology & Obstetrics
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