Mrs. Patel is a 45 year old woman that presents with persistant dry cough that has lasted over 9 weeks. She denies smoking, has no history of asthma or resent respiratory infections, and is not taking any ACE inhibitors. She reports occasional heartburn and a sour taste in her mouth, especially at night. Her chest x-ray is normal, and she has no s/s of infection. What is the likely cause of Mrs. Patel’s cough?

A nurse is caring for a patient with chronic back pain who reports pain of 8/10. The patient is sitting in bed talking with a visitor, laughing intermittently, and has a heart rate of 78/min and blood pressure of 124/76 mm Hg. The patient requests the prescribed PRN pain medication. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?

A 45 year old man of Northern European ancestry has a dysfunctional and disfiguring condition affecting the palmar tissue between the skin and distal palm and fourth and fifth fingers.  The NP would suspect?

Mrs. Anderson is a 35-year-old woman who has been recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. She has two young children and asks the clinician what the chances are that they also will develop carpal tunnel syndrome. Which of the following responses would be correct regarding the risk of developing carpal tunnel syndrome?

A 22-year-old college student presents with intermittent wheezing, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, especially during the spring season and after jogging. She reports that her symptoms improve with the use of an inhaler prescribed during a previous urgent care visit. Pulmonary function testing shows reversible airway obstruction. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis ?

A 60 yo man was found to have a 2 mm kidney stone on his left. He is stable and in no pain. Appropriate information to provide him with includes:

A 60 year old man with type 2 DM is complaining of numbness and tingling in his feet. Peripheral neuropathy is considered a:

The NP would most likely expect to find which of the following during physical exam that would be consistent with cholecystitis?

A patient has a severe case of irritable bowel syndrome with mainly diarrhea (IBS-D).  What  treatments would you recommend to help manage her condition? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY 

What is the first line pharm agent for most patients with T2DM?