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62 year old woman - osteoporosis – a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? Decreased Osteoclast Activity Cohot Study of elderly women – relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to 1.8). Which of the following is the conclusion about the effect of exercise on the risk of hip fracture? Statistically Significant Overall Increase Risk 52 year old man goes to ER with chest pain radiating to his jaw while shoveling snow. Pulse is 80/min and blood pressure is 130/70. The most immediate treatment mechanism of action? Increased nitric oxide concentration 24 year old woman – spilled hot grease on her left leg while working at a fastfood restaurant. Exam of leg shows 7cm pink, soft, granular, edematous wound. The formation of this tissue was most likely caused by increased activity of which? a. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor VEGF – stimulates angiogenesiss. TYPE III Collagen = Blood Vessels – early wound repair 27 year old man- MVC – skull x-ray a. Adenylyl Cyclase shows a linear, nondepressed basal Adenylate Cyclase – ATP – CAMP -- PROTEKINASE A -- Ca skull fracture – increased serum osm v2 and decreased urin osm. Following desmopressin urine osm increases. Desmopressin’s effect is due to the activation of which of the following?