Shawn is a 21 year old college student who comes to the stud…
Shawn is a 21 year old college student who comes to the student health center reporting fever, fatigue, aching and nausea for approximately four days. He states that he came back to campus two weeks ago after having spent two weeks helping clean up a coastal area that had just been devastated by a hurricane. You look at Shawn’s sclera and notice some yellowing. You suspect Shawn has:
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A 37-year-old man comes into the clinic for his routine yearly examination. His only known medical problem is hypertension. He is married and has four children, all of whom are healthy. He denies any history of drug use, history of sexually transmitted diseases, or receipt of any blood product. He works as a computer programmer. He was born in 1983 and had a healthy childhood. He has never been testing for hepatitis C infection. Which one of the following would you recommend for this patient regarding testing for hepatitis C virus infection?
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Select one answer for each blank. Your patient is a 60 yo white male. He has HTN and DM2. The lab work on his chart also notes he has chronic kidney disease (CKD). His GFR is 22. This places him in which stage of CKD:_______? In reviewing his medication list, you want to make sure he is taking which class of medication given its renoprotective effect:_____________?
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