Peter has been seeing a counselor for problems in his sexual life. peter’s counselor referred him to an urologist to treat his problem. which disorder is most likely to be the cause of peter’s problems?
a. endometriosis
b. erectile dysfunction
c. gonorrhea
d. prostate cancer

Bella is reporting the pulse (heartbeats per minute) of a patient. which symbol is most useful for her? a. ’ b. “ c. # d. / e. ^

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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