Which is a barrier birth control method?
a) birth control implant
b) female condom
c) withdrawal

David, an aspiring baseball player, was struck on the left side of his face with a fastball pitch. he was not wearing a safety helmet. his zygomatic arch was crushed, as well as parts of the temporal bone. following the accident and reconstructive surgery, he noted that his left lower eyelid was still drooping and the corner of his mouth sagged. what nerve damage did he sustain?

Lordosis can often be prevented by strengthening core muscles in the abdominals and back. a. true b. false

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