A splinter that penetrates to the third layer of the epidermis in the palm is lodged in which layer? What features are specific to this layer?

List three reasons people may begin using tobacco

Minor illnesses: a.) decrease the risk of sids b.) increase the risk of sids c.) increase the risk of hospitalization d.) decrease the risk of allergies e.) increase the risk of allergies

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