Jean is 75 years old and has recently moved in with her daughter. jean’s husband died when she was 55 and she has been on her own ever since. jean is noticing now that when she goes to get something in another room she often forgets what she was going to get and has to return to the original room to remember. when she wakes up at night she often forgets the way to the bathroom in this new home. jean sometimes calls her grandchildren by the wrong name. jean is probably suffering from: (p. 626)

What should you not do when doing abdominal workouts? a. keep your chin off your chest b. keep your head aligned with the spine c. put pressure on your neck d. all of the above

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

Felicia has a respiratory infection and has been coughing up a lot of mucus. she knows this means that her respiratory system is working to restore balance by getting rid of the invasive materials from her lungs. how does this happen?