Young people who began drinking before age 15 are four times more likely to develop alcohol dependence during their life time than thousands who began drinking at age or later

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

Which food preservation method can people use at home? a. fermentation b. irradiation c. pasteurization d. thermal processing

An electric shock can result in anything from a slight tingling sensation to immediate cardiac arrest. the severity depends on the amount of current flowing through the body, the current's path through the body, the length of time the body remains in the circuit, and the current's