According to psychoanalytic theory, the child's prime focus of pleasure in the first year of life is the .

10alcohol affects the brain, reducing a person's ability to think clearly. the driver may not and actually feel he/she is performing better than they actually are.

In many ways, the regulation of the genes of a particular group of viruses will be similar to the regulation of the host genes. therefore, which of the following would you expect of the genes of a bacteriophage? a) regulation via acetylation of histonesb) positive control mechanisms rather than negativec) control of more than one gene in an operond) reliance on transcription activators

A46-year-old man with a history of hypertension and hypercholesterolemia visits the physician for a routine followup. the patient's job involves a lot of travelling, and he admits to occasionally forgetting to take his medications with him when he travels. he complains of several episodes of chest pain in the past few months. the pain is sharp in nature, mainly over his lower chest and epigastrium, and tends to come on when walking. he believes these episodes are due to indigestion and has been taking antacids. there is a family history of heart disease, and his father died of a heart attack at age 48. on physical examination, his blood pressure is 150/80 mmhg and heart rate is 86/min. his lungs are clear to auscultation. cardiac auscultation reveals normal rate and rhythm, without rubs, gallops, or murmurs. there is no pedal oedema. he is sent for an exercise stress test. five minutes into the test, he develops st depression of 3mm in leads v1-v5. the st segment depression is greater than 0.12 seconds in duration and the stress test is stopped. which of the following is the most appropriate next step in management? - coronary angiography- holter monitor- no further tests are required- repeat stress test with thallium- upper gastrointestinal endoscopy