A 55 year old male with PMH of hypertension presents the office for fatigue, weakness and palpitations. A CBC is ordered and you notice the patients hemoglobin level is 9.8 and their MCV is 114. You note that his ECG and vital signs are normal. What would be the next step in your work-up of this patient?

A 52 year old female presents to the office for enlarged lymph nodes on the side of her neck. She reports that they have been there for the past month. She denies any recent illness, fever, chills, sore throat, cough, congestion or URI symptoms. On examination, you note 3 enlarged nodes on the anterior cervical chain bilaterally. They measure 2x3x2, 3x1x2, 1.5×3.2×2. What is the next step in testing for this patient. List 5 things in order of importance that you would check on her. 

A patient is diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis after a review of systems, confirmatory lab tests, and synovial fluid analysis. What will the provide order initially to treat this patient?

Which services are covered by Medicare Plan A?

Some nurse practitioners bill directly for their services. Regarding reimbursement, who is considered the third-party payer?

What evidence based test is used to evaluate a patient for gait, strength, and balance?

Which of the following is a true statement regarding the beliefs of most patients who are Jehovah’s witness?

A 57 year old Buddhist patient was recently in a car accident. He presents to your office for follow-up after being seen in the ER. His records indicate that nothing is broken except for a few cracked ribs on the right side. He indicates that he is in a lot of pain. He was given high dose oxycodone on a regular time pain schedule. What is the likely reason he is still in a lot of pain?

Based on the specificity principle we can expect improvement in sagittal plane movement to extend to frontal plane motion.

 All of the following descriptors are characteristics of elastic resistance devices EXCEPT