The most important approach to reading/evaluating an x-ray is to do it the same way every time.  T/F

Back pain “Red Flags” for potentially serious conditions that require immediate specialist consult and/or transfer for emergency care are (select all that apply):

Which of the following factors are associated with complicated UTIs? (Select all that apply):

Which of the following statements about CTS (Carpal Tunnel Syndrome) is true?  

The patient with Interstitial Cystitis (IC) or Bladder Pain Syndrome (BPS) will present with which of the following symptoms most commonly? 

25 year-old man presents to your office complaining of low back pain and right leg numbness. He reports an acute onset of symptoms after lifting heavy boxes 4-days ago. Aside from back pain, he complains of an intermittent right leg numb sensation that has not worsened or improved since the initial incident. He denies leg weakness, abdominal pain, fever/chills, or bowel or bladder control problems. Physical exam: back – lumbar: no palpable vertebral tenderness. Left palpable para vertebral tenderness over L4-5 with some palpable muscle spasms. Left leg normal ROM, and anterior shin along with weakness in dorsiflexion of his right foot & great toe. The remainder of the physical exam is unremarkable and his history reveals no other reported deficits or symptoms.  What is the best therapeutic recommendation by the NP?

A nurse is reviewing a patient’s cardiac assessment and learns that the patient has an incompetent aortic valve, which allows backflow of blood from the left ventricle to the left atrium during ventricular systole. What condition does this most likely describe?

Select if a lung volume or capacity is increased, decreased, or normal in a patient during a moderate to severe asthma episode. If the answer is (Increased or Normal) or (Decreased or Normal) only select only Increased or Decreased.  Vt [vt]  VC [vc] IRV [irv] IC [ic] ERV [erv] FRC [frc] RV [rv] TLC [tlc]

According to the NAEPP stepwise approach to asthma management what step would a patient be placed if they exhibited the following symptoms? Daily symptoms Nocturnal awakenings > 1/week Daily need for SABA (or any rescue/reliever) Some activity limitation Exacerbations

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