Samira is a 26-year-old female with a history of intense dysmenorrhea. she experience menarche at age 11. her menstrual cycles average 25 days in length. she has a bmi of 18. her menstrual cycle pain had decreased over the last 3 years while she was consistently taking birth control pills. however, she is now planning her first pregnancy and has been off birth control for 6 months now. she has yet to conceive, even though she and her partner have been carefully timing intercourse and monitoring samira’s fertility window each month. her dysmenorrhea has returned and she has developed menometrorrhagia, along with other cyclical symptoms like diarrhea, bloating, and craving salty foods. 1. samira’s physician is concerned that she may have endometriosis. briefly explain the pathophysiology of this condition.

2. which of samira’s symptoms is most likely not related to endometriosis? select the correct? answer below

a. craving salty food

b. diarrhea

c. dysmenorrhea

d. bloating

Select the correct answer. which is the safest and most effective way to get a deeper stretch? a. massage the muscles being stretched b. inhale and push the stretch until it hurts c. lean into the stretch as you exhale d. place ice on your muscles before stretching

A46-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia visits the physician for a routine followup. the patient's job involves a lot of travelling, and he admits to occasionally forgetting to take his medications with him when he travels. he complains of several episodes of chest pain in the past few months. the pain is sharp in nature, mainly over his lower chest and epigastrium, and tends to come on when walking. he believes these episodes are due to indigestion and has been taking antacids. there is a family history of heart disease, and his father died of a heart attack at age 48. on physical examination, his blood pressure is 150/80 mmhg and heart rate is 86/min. his lungs are clear to auscultation. cardiac auscultation reveals normal rate and rhythm, without rubs, gallops, or murmurs. there is no pedal oedema. he is sent for an exercise stress test. five minutes into the test, he develops st depression of 3mm in leads v1-v5. the st segment depression is greater than 0.12 seconds in duration and the stress test is stopped. which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management? - coronary angiography- holter monitor- no further tests are required- repeat stress test with thallium- upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

The famous scientist galileo galilei did several experiments with sloping planes, which he rolled metal balls down so that he could study motion. by changing the slope, he could study how the speed at which the ball rolled was affected. what was the dependent variable in galileo's experiment?