22. A 35-year-old male c/o (complaints of) the abrupt onset…
22. A 35-year-old male c/o (complaints of) the abrupt onset of recurrent “ice pick” headaches behind one eye. He presents to the NP’s office with an acute episode. On physical exam, the patient is noted to have tearing in one eye, ptosis, and nasal discharge/congestion. The NP’s plan for therapeutic management would be which of the following?
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11. The NP sees a 78-year-old female patient who complains of recent episodes of acute-onset left-sided facial asymmetry, slurred speech, weakness, and dizziness, accompanied by weakness of the left arm and left leg. She said that the episodes occur at random and last from 30 minutes to about 2 hours. Each episode resolved completely. The patient has type 2 diabetes with hyperlipidemia, peripheral arterial disease, HTN, and osteoporosis. Her symptoms suggest:
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