46. The nurse conducting a routine health assessment on a 45…
46. The nurse conducting a routine health assessment on a 45-year-old female patient. The patient reports a history of having difficulty seeing at night. As part of the assessment, the nurse will examine her eyes for any abnormalities, including testing the pupils and assessing visual function. Which of the following steps would the nurse perform to assess the patient’s pupillary accommodation during the eye exam?
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2. A 40-year-old female patient is being treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics for a urinary tract infection (UTI). After 4 days of treatment, she begins to experience symptoms of a yeast infection, including itching and vaginal discharge. The patient has no prior history of yeast infections. Which of the following best explains the rationale for the occurrence of these symptoms?
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A 30-year old woman presents with a fever, nausea, and flank pain. A random midstream clean catch specimen shows the following: Physical Exam Chemical Exam Microscopic Exam Color: yellow SG: 1.015 0-2 RBC/hpf Clarity: cloudy pH: 7.5 25-50 WBC/hpf Leukocyte est,: pos 0-2 hyaline casts/lpf Blood: trace pos, speckled 2-5 WBC casts/lpf Nitrites: pos few squamous/lpf Bili: neg 0-2 transitional/hpf Protein: pos 3+ bacteria/hpf Ketones: neg 2-5 calcium oxalate/hpf Glucose: neg Ascorbic Acid: neg A. Based on the above symptoms and urinalysis, what condition do you think is the most likely causing this woman’s symptoms? Be as specific as possible for full credit. B. List two findings (one in the chemical exam and one in the microscopic exam) that supports this specific differential diagnosis
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