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jasdeep_brar

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Your 32-year-old male patient presents with constant, severe flank pain, radiating to his groin, with tenderness over the costovertebral angle, and hematuria. What should be the MOST likely differential diagnosis?
 
  A) Nephritis
  B) Renal calculi
  C) Chronic renal failure
  D) Appendicitis

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Which of the following BEST demonstrates the importance of understanding the basics of pathophysiology?
 
  A) Good documentation is dependent on understanding pathophysiology.
  B) Discovering and reversing the cause of a patient's problem may be life-saving.
  C) AEMTs are better able to suggest positive lifestyle changes for their patients.
  D) Knowing how to treat symptoms is more important than knowing the cause.


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uniquea123

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Reply #1 on: Jul 2, 2018
Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B


jasdeep_brar

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Reply 2 on: Jul 2, 2018
:D TYSM

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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