32. A 30-year-old female patient is seen by her PCP with concerns about multiple small, oval, pink, scaling macules that she has noticed on her trunk. There is no associated pain or pruritus. There is one significantly larger scaly patch observed on the abdomen. The NP diagnoses the patient as having what?
Read Details33. The nurse practitioner caring for a patient diagnosed with alopecia areata reassures the patient that there is no permanent scarring or damage to the hair follicle and that hair growth will likely return within one year. To prevent further episodes, the NP suggests that the patient do which of the following?
Read Details59. The nurse practitioner is assessing a teenage patient with acne vulgaris. The patient’s mother states, “I keep telling him that this is what happens when you eat as much chocolate as he does.” What aspect of the pathophysiology of acne should inform the NP’s response?
Read Details26. Mr. Jones, a 50-year-old male smoker with COPD comes to see the NP in the office complaining of a few days of fever, loss of appetite, coughing, and chest pain. The cough is productive of purulent sputum. Physical examination reveals a temperature of 102 degrees, pulse of 88, and respiratory rate of 24. The lung exam reveals crackles on the lower right lobe and wheezing on the upper airways. Which of the following bacteria is most likely to be the infectious agent?
Read Details36. A 22-year-old female college student is seen in the health center complaining of several pustules that have appeared in her groin area after shaving. The NP diagnoses the patient with folliculitis. The NP obtains a pregnancy test and then prescribes which of the following?
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