What is a short-term health benefit to quitting drug use?
decreased blood glucose levels
decreased white blood cell count
increased immunity against infection
increased chance of hypertension

Why is it often difficult to get funding for local parks? a. state governments do not like to grant permits for local parks. b. federal regulations prohibit most fund raising. c. there is often a small tax base. d. federal funding cuts have all but stopped local construction of parks.

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

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