A school-age child has an abrupt onset of sore throat, nausea, headache, and a temperature of 102.3°F. An examination reveals petechiae on the soft palate, beefy-red tonsils with yellow exudate, and a scarlatiniform rash. What is the most important initial test to order?  

The nurse practitioner is examining a 2-year-old infant and auscultates a wide fixed split S. What condition may this finding represent?

Short Answer: Use three to five sentences to answer this question ============================================================================================================= List three (3) ways pharmacy benefit managers make money (Guest Lecture)

(a) (4) What is the Law of Effect?   (b) (2) What are the neuropeptides that are thought to be responsible for euphoria and dysphoria, respectively?   

The parent of a toddler and a 4-week-old infant tells the primary care pediatric nurse practitioner that the toddler has just been diagnosed with pertussis. What will the nurse practitioner do to prevent disease transmission to the infant?  

A child is diagnosed with Crohn disease. What are likely complications for this child?  

A 15-year-old female reports fainting at school in class on two occasions. The adolescent’s orthostatic blood pressures are normal. The nurse practitioner suspects a cardiac cause for these episodes and will order which tests before referring her to a pediatric cardiologist

Regarding the horizontal structure of the neocortex: (a) (1) Which layer receives specific inputs from the thalamus? (b) (1) Where do the cells in (a) project to? (c) (1) Which layer contains the apical dendritic tufts of pyramidal cells? (d) (4) Which layers are referred to as associational, and why? What are their connections? (e) (1) From which layer do pyramidal cells project axons to the brainstem or spinal cord?      

A medical laboratory scientist is working in the hematology department.  The Sysmex provides the following results.  What is the best next step in the diagnostic work-up?

A newborn presents for the first visit with you the FNP. You observe the patient to have low set ears and abnormal facial features. You understand you should evaluate the child for what associated conditions: