91. A 24-year-old woman, with history of recent upper respiratory infection, was admitted to the ICU with a week of progressive ascending weakness. On initial examination she was awake, alert, oriented, and cooperative. She had quadriparesis and areflexia. She subsequently developed respiratory distress and was intubated. Head and cervical spine CT are read as normal. A lumber puncture is performed, which reveals the following CSF profile: 0 WBCs, 0 RBCs, Protein 120 mg/dL, and Glucose 80 mg/dL. What is the next best step in management?

10. You are at the bedside of a symptomatic 23-year-old man with a primary spontaneous pneumothorax preparing for chest tube insertion after failing needle aspiration. What is the preferred patient position prior to starting the procedure?

Normal heart rate for an infant age 0 to 12 months old?

13. A 32-year-old woman was recently diagnosed with a urinary tract infection and prescribed trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX). Three days later she returned to the hospital with complaints of fever, flu-like symptoms, and a new purpuric rash that started on her face and is now beginning to slough. What is the most likely cause of her symptoms?

What is the preferred anatomic location to inspect the point of maximal impulse?  

85. Based on the individual’s culture, ethnicity, and personal choices, the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner can optimize the therapeutic partnership with the patient by:  

  53. What disorder is defined by the presence of fever, jaundice, and right upper quadrant pain?

37. What is the treatment for pneumothorax?

19.The AGACNP is called to the bedside for a patient with tachycardia. The patient is asymptomatic and has a blood pressure of 134/86. Her bedside rhythm strip is seen above. Which of the following is the most appropriate intervention?

9. What side effect of angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor use in renal artery stenosis should be closely monitored?