1. babies are born with billions of brain cells. how many brain connections do babies have by the time they are three years old? babies have trillions of connection cells which are double, then an adult brain. describe three factors that contribute to the brain connections multiplying.

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

Joni is evaluating her relationship with a peer. which characteristic indicates that she has a healthy relationship with that peer? she knows that her peer has a tendency to lie. she has concerns about how her peer dresses. she tends to break curfew when she is with her peer. she is able to calmly discuss issues with her peer.

Quick change oil company has a number of outlets in the metro politian seattle area. the number of daily oil changes oak street outlet in the past 20 days are