.A young client newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus is becoming socially isolated from friends and has difficulty testing their blood glucose and administering insulin. What intervention should a school nurse implement to assist the client with this issue? Select all that apply. a. Meet with the client’s friends and tell them to be […]

a 52 year old female presents to the Family Medicine Clinic with a 2-months history of intermittent pain in her wrist and forearm on both sides in addition to numbness and tingling in the thumb and index fingers after prolonged use the patient has positive Tinel’s sign, pain shooting from the wrist on the hand […]

a 52 year old female presents to the Family Medicine Clinic with a 2-months history of intermittent pain in her wrist and forearm on both sides in addition to numbness and tingling in the thumb and index fingers after prolonged use the patient has positive Tinel’s sign, pain shooting from the wrist on the hand […]

A 35-year-old woman who recently returned from Africa presents to the clinic with complaints of a rash. During her trip, she developed an itchy rash on both arms. She has an unremarkable medical history. Medications recently taken include chloroquine for malaria prophylaxis. Examination discloses multiple small violaceous papules on the flexor surfaces of the arms. […]

70-year-old female is admitted to the ortho unit following a motor vehicle crash as the restrained driver. Injuries sustained include fractured right hip, left radial compound fracture, grade 1 liver laceration, and multiple contusions and lacerations. Surgery yesterday for external fixation to left radius. Plan to return to OR tomorrow for right hip repair. 48 […]

Sam, 47, presents with right ear pain describing it as “excruciating.” The pain developed suddenly and seems to come and go. He denies ear drainage, fever, sinus pain, sore throat, or cough. Mark explains that the pain is worse when he is chewing and he had recent dental work. Upon examination, you do not identify […]

Jennifer is a 35-year-old G1, P1 who gave birth by emergency cesarean 2 weeks ago, to a 7-b 6-oz baby boy. She has come to the OB clinic for her 2-week follow-up visit and is accompanied by her husband and her mother. Jennifer appears tired, her color is pale, and she has dark circles under […]

Donna is in the third trimester of her pregnancy and presents to the clinic with complaints of a left facial droop. Yesterday, she developed left ear pain that occurred suddenly. She assumed that she has an “ear infection” but awoke this morning with the appearance of a left facial droop. She denies all other focal […]

A 59-year-old patient comes to the local ER with a swollen, tender knee that started yesterday. He returned home two days ago from a five-day hike on the Appalachian Trail. He reports no recent or previous injury to the knee and any history of previous inflammatory joint disease. Vital signs: temperature is 36.5 °C (97.7 […]

You are seeing a 19-year-old who suffered a knee injury playing soccer one day ago. The injury involved a sudden deceleration in which she planted her right foot in front of her while running, whereupon another athlete fell against her shin. She felt a pop and sudden pain. She had to be helped off the […]