arah, an 18 year old patient with a 10 year history of Type 1 diabetes, presents for her routine follow up. She has established tight control over her sugars with basal insulin and prandial dosing with meals. Since her last visit, she denies any palpitations, tremors, hunger or sweating which she has experienced in the […]

J.P., a 45 year old African American male presents for the first time at your practice. He does not have any previous records available during the visit. When asked about his previous BP readings, he says they were “all right”. His BP reading today per the nurse which you have confirmed is 150/98. What is […]

L.M. is a 73 year old white female with a long history of HTN. This is her second visit to your office. She has tried multiple antihypertensive medications, some she had to stop due to side effects. She is tolerating her current regimen. She had a normal cardiac echo and stress test 2 years ago. […]

A 48 year old Native American male patient with T2DM, HTN and current smoker has the following lipid profile: Total cholesterol: 210 Triglycerides: 295 HDL: 40 LDL: 101 Based on their 10 year ASCVD risk score of 17.4% (intermediate risk), what would be your best next course of action? Group of answer choices Prescribe Rosuvastatin […]

A 65 year old Asian female presents for her Medicare physical and osteoporosis screening. She went through menopause at age 51. Nonsmoker. Occasional glass of wine. FH: her mother and maternal grandmother had osteoporosis. You order a DEXA scan with these results: Spine normal Femur T-Score: -2.0 FRAX scores: Hip fracture: 2.0% Major osteoporotic fracture: […]

Nurses note Ms. M.M, a 101-year-old female resident in the nursing home, presents with a complaint of decreased hearing in the right ear. The patient has a past medical history significant for a heart attack but is currently asymptomatic from a cardiac standpoint. During today’s routine assessment, patient was asymptomatic. Her vital signs were within […]

Marty is a 71-year-old patient with a family history of Alzheimer’s disease. He has been participating in an Alzheimer’s disease research study for the past 5 years. In the study, he has been categorized as “prodromal” based on biomarker results and neuropsychiatric testing. Which of the following biomarker results are indicative of Alzheimer’s disease? Marty […]

A 10 month old male is brought to your clinic by his father for a rash in his diaper area. Dad states that it started a few days ago after he had gotten over some diarrhea, and he thinks it is getting more red. On exam, you notice beefy red plaques in the diaper area […]

Mr. Jones, a 68 y.o. male, has been diagnosed with Diabetes Type II by his primary care provider. He received education at the clinic from the nurses re his medication and from a dietician about his diet. As he considers his menu options for his evening meal he selects baked chicken rather than a pizza. […]

What best describes the difference in mech1. Sara is a 45-year-old female presenting for her annual exam. Her blood pressure today is 160/90 HR 84 RR 16. Her height is 64 inches and her weight is 195. Her last visit to the clinic 3 months ago shows a BP of 156/92. She is currently taking […]