An 8-year-old girl presents with abrupt onset of fever (highest 102F), progressively worsening sore throat, and difficulty swallowing; her speech is muffled, and sounds similar to a person speaking with a hot potato in their mouth. On exam, her right tonsil is swollen to twice the size of the left tonsil, and her uvula is displaced. What is her most likely diagnosis?

Mrs. Allen is a 65-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with osteoporosis. What teaching should the clinician give Mrs. Allen regarding taking bisphosphonates?

A 10-year-old male presents to the office and using DSM-5 criteria is diagnosed with mild to moderate depression. Which option would be the most appropriate first-line pharmacological therapy for this patient?

Undiagnosed diabetes may present as

A 30-year-old male presents with painless, unilateral scrotal swelling that has been slowly increasing over the last 4 months and is translucent on exam using illumination. Which diagnosis is most likely?

Which of the following is a common sequela of hip fracture in elderly patients?

Which health promotion strategy is most appropriate and effective for adolescents in the community who are obese?

A medium-pitched harsh mid-systolic murmur is best heard at the left second intercostal space of the chest and radiates into the neck. Which is the most likely diagnosis?

A 5-year-old patient suddenly develops symptoms where he/she is having tics, washing hands multiple times an hour, and organizing his/her stuffed animals multiple times a day following a diagnosis of streptococcal sore throat one month ago. The nurse practitioner knows that the most likely diagnosis is

For the individual with moderate risk for atherosclerotic heart disease, an LDL-C cholesterol level of less than 100 mg/dl would be considered: