50. Sadie, a 55-year-old swim instructor with a history of T…
50. Sadie, a 55-year-old swim instructor with a history of Type 2 diabetes presents to your office with complaints of a 3-day history of low-grade fever and right upper quadrant pain 5/10, radiating to the right scapula. Her Laboratory diagnostics indicate:WBC 13,000 (NL 4.5-11,000)SGOT (AST) 55 (NL 5-40)SGPT (ALT) 65 (NL 5-55)BUN 25 (NL 6-25)Alk. Phos. 140 (NL35-110)Amylase 130 (NL 20-90)A physical exam reveals epigastric tenderness, guarding, and a positive Murphy’s sign. The FNP suspects:
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78. A patient presents to the primary care office for an initial evaluation. The patient is complaining of polyuria and polydipsia and exhibits symptoms of dehydration. An A1C is obtained that reveals an A1C of 12.7%. The nurse practitioner should initiate therapy with:
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36. A middle aged woman has been experiencing low back pain that recently started to radiate to both buttocks and down her legs. She complains of leg weakness and problems with walking. Along with the symptoms, she reports new onset of urinary incontinence, in which she leaks a small amount of urine at random. She reports numbness on her perineal area, which is new. She denies trauma but reports that she recently moved to a new apartment and has been lifting and moving furniture. Which of the following is best described?
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