Syphilis is an infectious sexually transmitted disease that can present with an array of oral manifestations at different stages of disease progression. The lesion seen above can best be described as a

A 69-year-old female patient visits your practice requesting a filling on her lower right back tooth. A clinical examination reveals a full upper acrylic denture and a partially dentate lower arch and a fractured amalgam restoration on the 46. Her maxillary denture is just over a year old. A thorough clinical examination revealed an erythematous lesion on her palate extending over the alveolar ridges. She confirms to be healthy and is not on any chronic medication. What predisposing factors are associated with the lesion seen in the slide above.

Serotonin-Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRIs) are NOT a first choice medication for those patients with

When considering starting a cholesterol-lowering drug, which factor determines the type and intensity of treatment?

The primary care NP sees a new patient, age 58, who has diabetes and hypertension and has been taking a thiazide diuretic for 6 months. The patient’s blood pressure at the beginning of treatment was 150/95 mm Hg. The blood pressure today is 148/85 mm Hg. The NP should:

Olivia is 23 months old and has been diagnosised with a UTI. The NP is going to prescribe TMP/SMX (trimethoprim/sulfamethazole) to Olivia, the primary care NP should recall that:

A patient who is at risk for DVT tells the primary care NP she has just learned she is pregnant. The NP should expect that this patient will use which of the following anticoagulant medications?

A woman who takes an angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor for hypertension tells her primary care NP that she is trying to get pregnant. The NP should:

Evidence is strong that the timing of HF interventions are best initiated when:

An African-American patient who is obese, but no other co-morbid conditions, has persistent blood pressure readings greater than 150/95 mm Hg despite treatment with a thiazide diuretic. The primary care NP should consider prescribing a(n):