A 58-year-old patient presents with chronic hand pain, stiffness lasting longer than one hour in the morning, and progressive difficulty performing fine motor tasks. On physical exam, there is ulnar deviation at the metacarpophalangeal (MCP) joints and several fingers exhibit boutonnière deformities. Which of the following conditions is most consistent with these findings?

Which of the following statements regarding older patients is true?

The elasticity of pelvic ligaments and softening of cartilage in pregnant patients are caused by:

The meninge composed of a delicate web of collagen and elastic fibers is the

Your patient is a 48-year-old woman.  She describes severe cramping pain in the abdomen and right flank. Her past medical history includes a history of bladder calculi. You diagnose her with renal calculi at this time. Which of the following symptoms would you LEAST expect with her diagnosis? 

A 62-year-old patient with a past medical history significant for hypertension, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and long-term tobacco use is accompanied by his partner to a hospital follow-up clinic appointment. His partner is very concerned about his recent hospitalization for a COPD exacerbation and asks what can be done to improve his health. Which of the following holds the greatest long-term health benefit for this patient?

The glial cell that myelinates and insulates axons in the peripheral nervous system is the________

When completing a physical examination of the musculoskeletal (MS) system on the older adult, the APRN knows that:

When a single presynaptic neuron repeatedly releases neurotransmitter in a very short period of time, it results in _________summation in the postsynaptic neuron.

In a mixed nerve,