Your patient is a 60-year-old male complaining of chills, fever, joint pain, and vomiting. He states he was bitten by a spider yesterday morning, and now he thinks the bite might be infected. The patient has an ulcerated wound on his left leg. The best treatment for this patient would include:

A) diazepam 2.5 mg.
B) magnesium sulfate, 2 g.
C) calcium gluconate 0.1 mg/kg.
D) supportive management.

D

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Living wills, do not resuscitate orders, durable powers of attorney, and health care proxies are all examples of:

A) torts. B) duties to act. C) advance directives. D) types of consent.

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During supination at the subtalar joint, the axes of the transverse tarsal (midtarsal) joints become ____________________, resulting in greater ____________________ of the foot during gait

a. parallel, mobility b. convergent, mobility c. parallel, stability d. convergent, stability

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