HG is a 57 year old white male who presents to your clinic with complaints of frequent nosebleeds (three in the last week), easy bruising, palpitations, weakness, swelling in the feet and lower legs, abdominal discomfort, and a lack of appetite. He has also been experiencing some chest pains over the past month. It’s most […]

Mr. Jones is 77 years old and comes to the clinic with the complaint of having a weak flow during urination. He tells you he constantly feels like his bladder is full and has to use the restroom, but when he tries to urinate it is slow coming out. He also reports having pain with […]

Tanya is a 23-year-old female who presents for evaluation of 3 days of yellow-green vaginal discharge after unprotected sex with a new male partner. Her exam shows some cervical friability with moderate amounts of discharge present, and no cervical motion tenderness. What is the best treatment for Tanya at this time? Ceftriaxone 250 mg IM […]

A nurse is caring for a client in the clinic. Exhibit 1 Exhibit 2 Vital Signs 1 week ago: Temperature 37° C (98.6° F) Heart rate 64/min Respiratory rate 12/min Blood pressure 118/72 mm Hg Today: Temperature 37.2° C (98.9° F) Heart rate 82/min Respiratory rate 16/min Blood pressure 110/68 mm Hg Time Remaining: 01:20:37 […]

 Claire, age 42, recently acquired dental coverage from her employer and is registering as a first time dental patient. The dentist has completed her oral health diagnosis and found areas of plaque, gingivitis, and the beginning stages of periodontitis. Dental charting shows some restorations. Patient x-rays indicate that demineralization is also occurring in certain areas. […]

A patient in Southern California reported having flu-like symptoms during the COVID-19 epidemic. Despite early COVID-19 suspicions, testing that came up negative prompted medical professionals to think about alternative options. The patient worked as a dog trainer, and the physicians suspected Rickettsia typhi-caused murine typhus because the patient lived in an endemic location. After the […]

The nurse is preparing to administer aztreonam 750 mg IV to a 6-year-old child who weighs 24 kg. The pharmacy provides a bag of aztreonam that provides a concentration of 20 mg/mL. Calculate the milliliters per hour at which the IV pump would be programmed to infuse the total dose. Round the answer to the […]

An 18-year-old female client has severe acne. There has been no improvement from the use of various preparations and isotretinoin is being prescribed. The nurse evaluates that the client understood medication instructions, if the client stated to do which of the following? Have a pregnancy test prior to beginning therapy and use contraception. Have blood […]

Parker is taking a nutrition class and he is surprised to learn that drinking alcohol has been shown to be a cause of 7 different types of cancer. However, moderate alcohol consumption has been shown to lower the risk of cardiovascular disease. Two drinks per day is the recommended limit for males. A drink is […]

A 4-year-old child scores two failures on the Denver II. The nurse should draw which conclusion based on this test result? The failures are to be expected in preschoolers who may not be cooperative with testing. The child is not as intelligent as expected for age and should be referred to a learning specialist. The […]