Your patient is a 19-year-old male complaining of a two-day history of abdominal pain described as diffuse and colicky, located around his umbilical area. He also states a loss of appetite and a low-grade fever over the same period. Palpation of his abdomen reveals tenderness and guarding to the periumbilical area. Of the following, which is the most likely cause of his clinical condition?

A patient fell and sustained an open fracture to the left humerus. However, assessment reveals the bone to have pulled back into the arm. Bleeding from the site is controlled. How will splinting the left arm benefit this patient?

A) Decreases the opportunity for further injury to nerves and blood vessels B) Converts the open fracture to a closed fracture and maintains it as such C) Eliminates the possibility of infection through the open wound D) Starts the process of healing by aligning and connecting the bone ends

Which of the interstitial lung diseases is directly tied to exposure to first- and secondhand to-bacco smoke?

a. Alveolar proteinosis b. Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis c. Nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis d. Pulmonary Langerhans cell histiocytosis (PLCH)

People communicate with one another directly through speech (verbal) or indirectly, through a medium such as the written word, in order to convey a message.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

Angiography assists in the diagnosis of AV malformations, aneurysms, tumors, or vascular accidents

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.