The nurse practitioner is seeing a patient for STD testing.  It is recommended to perform HIV testing on an at-risk patient yearly. Which of the following is the best way to proceed?

A new patient is candid during her history interview and admits that her sexual partner is HIV+.  She states they usually use condoms, but on occasion they take the risk and have unprotected sex.  She also states they have talked about having a baby together at some point in the future since her partner is well controlled on ARVs.  The nurse practitioner counsels the patient about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP).  Choose the most appropriate response from the following:

In Missouri, a consent to screen for HIV is required to run an HIV test?

A chronic condition in which the heart is unable to pump out all of the blood that it receives is known as ___________________________.

The term __________________ describes difficult or painful urination.

The __________________ is commonly known as the collar bone.

The surgical removal of the gallbladder is known as a _______________________.

The medical term meaning itching is ______________________.

Mr. Ramirez had a heart attack. His physician recorded this as _______________________.

______________________ is a yellowish discoloration of the skin, mucous membranes, and eyes.