A 56-year-old previously healthy woman with no other past medical history is post-operative day one from an open reduction and internal fixation of a fractured right radius and ulna after a motor vehicle accident. What is one of the primary ways of preventing postoperative pneumonia in this patient?
AShallow breathing exercises
BIncentive spirometry
COutpatient oral antibiotics
DHyperbaric oxygenation
EIn-hospital intravenous antibiotics
A 45-year-old man undergoes elective vasectomy for permanent contraception. The procedure is performed under local anesthesia. There are no intra-operative complications and he is discharged home with ibuprofen for post-operative pain. This patient is at increased risk for which of the following complications?
AProstatitis
BSeminoma
CTesticular torsion
DSperm granuloma
EInguinal hernia
Three days after undergoing laparoscopic colectomy, a 67-year-old man reports swelling and pain in his right leg. He was diagnosed with colon cancer 1 month ago. His temperature is 38.5°C (101.3°F). Physical examination shows swelling of the right leg from the ankle to the thigh. There is no erythema or rash. Which of the following is likely to be most helpful in establishing the diagnosis?
AD-dimer level
BCompression ultrasonography
CCT pulmonary angiography
DTransthoracic echocardiography
EBlood cultures
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