A patient is brought to the emergency room suffering from nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. He has muscle weakness, which seems to be progressing downward from the head and neck. The patient has difficulty talking clearly and has ptosis and ophthalmoplegia. The most likely cause of these symptoms is

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A patient is brought to the emergency room suffering from nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. He has muscle weakness, which seems to be progressing downward from the head and neck. The patient has difficulty talking clearly and has ptosis and ophthalmoplegia. The most likely cause of these symptoms is

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 2 of 5

Which one of the following antibodies has the longest half-life?

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 3 of 5

A patient with Zollinger-Ellison syndrome has been receiving high doses of cimetidine for 7 weeks. A frequent adverse effect of cimetidine is

Correct Answer: C

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 4 of 5

All of the following agents are considered close to ideal laxatives except

Correct Answer: D

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

Question 5 of 5

Which of the following statements adequately describes bulk-forming laxatives?

Correct Answer: B

Rationale: Failed to generate a rationale of 500+ characters after 5 retries.

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