When assessing a patient's nipples, which type of discharge suggests a serious disorder?
1) White discharge
2) Manually expressed discharge
3) Waxy discharge
4) Spontaneous discharge
ANS: 4
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a. sudden hypotension. b. malodorous vaginal discharge. c. increased abdominal girth. d. sudden elevated temperature.
A female patient with HIV has just been diagnosed with condylomata acuminata (genital warts). What information is appropriate to tell this patient?
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Which reflex inhibits gastric motility when the ileum becomes overdistended?
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