I am almost 16 and a half years old and i am a male. I am 6 foot and a half inch at night and fear that i have stopped growing. my doctor said i would be around 6'3 and so do all the height calculators online. i havent rlly grown in like 6 months and i fear that i have stopped growing even though the doctor and everyone said i would be taller. is there any way i can have another growth spurt after this slow growth period?

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

Which is shown to be an effective treatment for depression?

According to the ama, what is the key reason behind a physicians' duty of confidentiality to patients? a. the u.s. constitution requires physicians' confidentiality. b. patients will feel more confident in disclosing information to their physicians. c. sharing a patient medical information is a form of defamation. d. if a physician reveals information about a patient, that information isn't admissible in a lawsuit.