You are using the CURB-65 clinical prediction tool to decide…
You are using the CURB-65 clinical prediction tool to decide whether Latisha, whom you have diagnosed with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), should be hospitalized or treated at home. Which of the following risk factors would increase Latisha’s chance of CAP-associated mortality and complications?
Read DetailsCydney presents with a history of asthma. She has symptoms o…
Cydney presents with a history of asthma. She has symptoms of cough/SOB which does not wake her up at night and does not interfere with regular activities. Her FEV1 is greater than 80% predicted and she uses her budesonide-formoterol (Symbicort) inhaler approximately 2 times a week. How would you classify her asthma severity?
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A patient who is taking a lipid soluble statin drug (such as atorvastatin) to treat dyslipidemia has begun an intensive diet and exercise program. The patient reports new onset of muscle pain several weeks after beginning therapy. The nurse practitioner trials the patient off of the statin medication and the patient’s symptoms resolve. What is a reasonable next step?
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