What might happen if one of your tendons snapped in half?

The dietary guidelines for americans recommend (a) avoiding smoking. (b) engaging in aerobic exercise for 60 minutes at least five days a week. (c) making all of your grain choices whole grains. (d) increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables.

Which of the following must be treated under the care of a physician and is mainly considered a medical condition? a. scoliosis b. lordosis c. kyphosis d. all of the above

An 80-year-old woman comes to the urgent care clinic with dyspnoea on exertion. on physical examination, her blood pressure is 100/70, and her pulse is 75. she has no pulsus paradoxus. her jugular veins are distended, and she has distant heart sounds. in addition, she has extra third and fourth heart sounds. her liver is enlarged, and she has pedal oedema. she has occasional premature ventricular contractions on her electrocardiogram. a chest x-ray reveals clear lung fields with a dilated cardiac silhouette. her echocardiogram reveals ventricular walls with a "speckled pattern". which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? - alcoholic cardiomyopathy- amyloidosis- haemochromatosis- tuberculosis- viral myocarditis