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...
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:...
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....
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...
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...
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...
A patient comes in for her first antepartal visit. When asked the date of her last menstrual period,she indicates she has not had once since she has been nursing her 6-month old daugher. You diagnose that she is pregnant. How would you determin EDB? Determine when...
Marta is 80 years old and suffers from age-related arthritis pain. She believes the best way to manage her chronic pain is to rest. What might her doctor tell her? Question 10 options: You are correct, being sedentary will promote your physical health. You are...
A 70 year- old patient’s skin assessment is being performed by a wound care nurse. There is an intact dry eschar to his left foot. The nurse knows that the dry eschar can safely be debrided to facilitate wound healing because of the following: (Choose the BEST...
An 11 year old female’s labs return normal except for a mild elevation in alkaline phosphatase. Understanding the norms of development, the psychiatric nurse practitioner correctly does which of the following? a. Contacts the patient’s parent and...
Bob lives in a rural community and has to drive over 30 miles to get to the nearest primary care physician to treat his Type II diabetes. He also has unreliable transportation and cannot afford to fix his truck because he recently had to pay for a new air conditioning...
