Primary varicose veins result from incompetent perforators, which produce local varicosities, or from incompetence of the saphenous vein valves, which produce more generalized varicosities. Varicose veins are characterized by:

Find the standard form of the equation of the parabola with a focus at (-7, 0) and a directrix at x = 7. (5 points)

A patient with the diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis is referred for pulmonary function testing (PFT). Which of the following PFT results would you expect to find in a patient with pulmonary fibrosis?

A beam has dimensions of b = 18 in., h = 24 in., and d = 21.5 in. and is reinforced with 3 No. 5 bars. The concrete strength is 4,600 psi, and the yield strength of the reinforcement is 60,000 psi. Determine the nominal moment capacity, Mn, of the beam.

You are seeing a 58-year-old female patient in your clinic in Minneapolis, MN during the month of February 2025. She states that she is struggling with her previously well-managed diagnosis of mild depression and she is feeling irritable more often. She is currently not on any medication. Her work has been particularly stressful, and she has found it hard to exercise recently due to the weather. You suspect this patient may have seasonal affect disorder (SAD). Which of the following is NOT typically ordered for patient’s with SAD?

Which of the following statements is NOT consistent with the Global Initiative for COPD Guidelines recommendation for pulmonary rehabilitation?

The clinical recognition and diagnosis of melanoma can be challenging. When examining a mole for malignant melanoma, which of the following is a common characteristic of melanoma that would alert you to this skin cancer?

According to the Skin Cancer Foundation, basal cell carcinoma is the most common form of skin cancer. It is also the type of skin cancer that causes minimal damage when caught and treated early. The most common sites basal cell carcinoma include:

A transient ischemic attack (TIA) is an acute neurological event in which all signs and symptoms, that may include numbness, weakness, flaccidity, visual changes, ataxia, or dysarthria, resolve within minutes to 24 hours after onset. When caring for a patient in the primary care setting, the APRN should consider that:

Your patient L.E. is having symptoms that make you highly suspicious of epididymitis.   Of the following, what symptom(s) lead you in the direction of your suspicion?