NM is a 23-year-old white female with a history of exercise-induced asthma (EIA). She runs 7 days a week, on a year-round basis. The EIA affects her only during her runs. What is the best therapy for EIA?

A patient has been taking an opioid analgesic for 2 weeks after a minor outpatient procedure. At a follow-up clinic visit, the patient tells the primary care NP that he took extra doses for the past 2 days because of increased pain and wants an early refill of the medication. What should the NP suspect?

A 56 y/o man diagnosed with a MRSA infection reports that he has never “not finished” an antibiotic and has always followed the instructions.  Why is he now experiencing antibiotic resistance?

A 22-year-old woman taking a 35-mcg ethinyl estradiol combined oral contraceptive calls after forgetting to take her pills for 2 consecutive days. She is 2 weeks into the pack. What should you advise her to do?

A nurse is caring for a patient that has emphysema. Which acid/base imbalance is the patient MOST likely to have?

A patient reports having an acute onset of low back pain associated with lifting a heavy object the day before. Besides advising the patient to rest and apply ice, what should the primary care NP prescribe?

A school-age child with a history of asthma has brought a note home from school stating there has been one case of meningitis (Neisseria meningitides) in the school. Since the mother is a nurse, she is very concerned since she knows the portal of entry of this pathogen is:

@X@user.full_name@X@ @GMU: What is the freezing point depression when 10.71 g of toluic acid (formula mass = 136.12 g/mol) is dissolved in 152.32 g of benzene? The freezing point depression constant is 5.120 (°C*kg)/mol.

@X@user.full_name@X@ @GMU: Determine the rate of the last set of reaction conditions. [A]o [B]o Rate, M/s 0.376 0.396 2.81e-5 0.728 0.396 3.90e-5 0.376 0.619 6.86e-5 0.728 0.766 ?

@X@user.full_name@X@ @GMU: What is the solubility in mol/L of NO at a partial pressure of 645.8 torr, if the solubility at a partial pressure of 500.5 torr is 0.001251 mol/L?