Mr. hector joules presents to the office today for swelling in his right testicle. the swelling has been present for the past month. he reports orchialgia, described as a dull ache in the testicle. he also has had a feeling of heaviness in his abdomen. he hasn’t had any recent injury to the area. he denies risky sexual behavior, urethrorrhea, dysuria, nocturia, polyuria. which symptom is exhibited by mr. joules?

Which of the following identifies a main culprit for america’s increasing weight gain

If scientists are trying to use what they know about hsv to devise a means of protecting other people from being infected, which of the following would have the best chance of lowering the number of new cases of infection? a) vaccinate of all persons with preexisting cases of hsvb) interfere with new viral replication in preexisting cases of hsvc) treat hsv lesions to shorten the breakoutd) educate people about avoiding sources of infection

The parents of a 9-year-old girl bring their daughter to the ed. for the last 12 hours, the child has suffered severe nausea and vomiting, as well as diarrhoea and abdominal cramps. further discussion with the child indicates that she suffers from blurred vision and headache. the parents originally were worried about bringing the child to the ed because they feared deportation since the family are illegal immigrants employed to pick strawberries on a nearby farm. on direct questionning, the parents admit that the child was assisting with spraying crops with pesticides the previous day. none of the family members was wearing any protecting clothing. her bp is 88/48 mmhg, pulse is 90/min, rr 33/min, temp 38 c. the child appears sweaty and confused. auscultation of the lungs reveals a diffuse wheeze bilaterally. pupils are miotic and the child has diffuse muscle weakness. which of the following interventions is the most appropriate treatment? - atropine- charcoal- glucagon- naloxone- exposure: consider organophosphate poisoning, which inhibits cholinesterase and results in accumulation of ach in both muscarinic and nicotinic sites. pralidoxime activates achatropine competes with ach only at muscarinic receptors, but will not reverse nicotinic effectscharcoal = gastric decontaminationglucagon = reverse beta-blocker overdosenaloxone = reverse effects of opioids