A 45-year-old woman presents with a 0.5 ? 1 cm painless purple patch on her mandibular gingiva. Duration was unknown. All of the following might be included in a clinical differential diagnosis except:

It's early fall and you have been backpacking on part of the Appalachian Trail with some friends. One member of the group comes up to you holding some bright orange mushrooms that resemble pumpkins and asks if you think they are safe to eat. Based on your training, you would respond with which of the following statements?

a. "Those are very toxic and would kill you if you ate them." b. "Those mushrooms can cause some pretty severe abdominal upsets." c. "If you just eat the mushroom cap, you should be OK." d. "Most toxic mushrooms are brown, so those are probably all right to eat."

What term is used to describe an abnormal anteroposterior curvature of the spine?

a. Scoliosis b. Pectus excavatum c. Kyphosis d. Pectus carinatum