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A 3-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department by her parents with sudden onset shortness of breath. They tell the emergency physician that their daughter was lying on the bed watching television when she suddenly began gasping for air. They observed a bowl of peanuts lying next to her when they grabbed her up and brought her to the emergency department. Her respirations are 25/min, the pulse is 100/min and the blood pressure is 90/65 mm Hg. The physical findings as of now are apparently normal. She is started on oxygen and is sent in for a chest X-ray. Based on her history and physical exam findings, the cause of her current symptoms would be seen on the X-ray at which of the following sites?

AThe superior segment of the right lower lobe

BThe posterior segment of the right lower lobe

CThe lingula of the left upper lobe

DThe apical segment of the right upper lobe

EThe apical segment of the left upper lobe

2

A 75-year-old man presents to the clinic for chronic fatigue of 3 months duration. Past medical history is significant for type 2 diabetes and hypertension, both of which are controlled with medications, as well as constipation. He denies any fever, weight loss, pain, or focal neurologic deficits. A complete blood count reveals microcytic anemia, and a stool guaiac test is positive for blood. He is subsequently evaluated with a colonoscopy. The physician notes some “small pouches” in the colon despite poor visualization due to inadequate bowel prep. What is the blood vessel that supplies the area with the above findings?

AIleocolic artery

BSuperior mesenteric artery

CInferior mesenteric artery

DMiddle colic artery

ERight colic artery

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A 56-year-old man is brought to the emergency department 25 minutes after the sudden onset of severe pain in the middle of his chest. He describes the pain as tearing in quality; it radiates to his jaw. He has hypertension. He has smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for the 25 years. Current medications include enalapril. His blood pressure is 154/95 mm Hg in his right arm and 181/105 mm Hg in his left arm. A CT scan of the chest is shown. The structure indicated by the arrow is a derivative of which of the following?

ARight horn of sinus venosus

BPrimitive atrium

CRight common cardinal vein

DTruncus arteriosus

EBulbus cordis

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