Melinda is a 58-year-old who presents to clinic today with sudden onset of shortness of breath and slight sharp chest pain.  She indicates she flew in from Australia last night and initially thought that her symptoms may be due to jet lag from travel. However, the shortness of breath has become more intense and she wonders if she could have contracted COVID pneumonia on the plane.  Routine meds include lisinopril, metformin, atorvastatin, premarin, and provera.  What is your primary differential diagnosis?

Your patient has expressed that she would like to create a document that identifies all of her specific healthcare wishes. You suggest she look into completing this document:

Tommy presents with early signs of angioedema after being stung by a bee. The APRN recognizes that priority treatment for angioedema is:

ID: Which cranial meninx (plural: “meninges”) is indicated by “C” in the image below?

Obesity is now recognized as a chronic disease which represents a dysmetabolic, proinflammatory state associated with external and internal physiological and psychological stressors.   Primary care providers must utilize evidence based strategies when collaborating with patients.  Which options includes these strategies? Select all that apply.

This brain region relays all sensory input to the cerebral cortex, and is involved in skeletal muscle actions and memory processing. 

Brenda is a 42-year-old female who presents to your clinic with complaints of intermittent chest pain for 6 weeks.  She describes the pain as a dull ache on the right side of her chest and occasionally the pain will radiate to the upper quadrant of her abdomen and her right scapula.  She has been taking 500 mg of Naproxen she usually takes for arthritis but it just isn’t helping anymore.  As the APRN, what tests would you order first to obtain Brenda’s diagnosis?

Ted Smith is a 48-year-old who presents with complaints of sharp chest pain in his mid-sternum for 2 days duration. The pain has been steady and radiates to his left arm, worsened by swallowing and deep breathing; relieved by sitting up or leaning forward. He notes occasional tightness in his chest but denies shortness of breath, cough, or diaphoresis. This is his first episode of chest pain, but he worries that he may be having a heart attack because his father died of an MI at age 51. Based on his history, your top 4 differential diagnoses would include:

This brain region secretes melatonin that controls the sleep-wake cycle:

Cranial nerve number I is the                                 nerve and its function is                                  .