You ask the Medical Assistant (MA) to take the blood pressure (BP) of a patient who has just entered the clinic. The patient appears visibly nervous. What should you instruct the MA to do?

A 45-year-old woman presents with unilateral eye pain and vision impairment. On examination, you note that the affected pupil is smaller, the cornea appears normal, and there is tearing and ciliary flush. What is the most likely diagnosis for this patient?

A 12-year-old girl is brought to the clinic by her parents with complaints of fever, dry cough, and runny nose. The parents also report that she has pink eye. On examination, you note injected conjunctiva and small white spots with bluish-white centers and an irregular red halo on the buccal mucosa. Which of the following conditions does this presentation most likely suggest?

The NP is providing care for a client who identifies as lesbian. Which strategy will assist the NP to avoid heterosexism?

A patient has dry lips, halitosis, and an odor of alcohol. These findings would most likely suggest:

The NP is completing a review of symptoms for the female client with a complaint of generalized fatigue. Which is the priority assessment for the NP?

A 68-year-old man complains about not being able to see objects in the periphery of his vision. He covers one eye, and when you move your finger from the temporal direction towards his field of view, he can only perceive the finger when it is directly in front of his vision. What does this suggest and what should be the next step?

A 22-year-old college student is brought to the emergency department by the police. The patient looks drowsy and is slurring his words. On examination, his pupils are constricted, and respiratory rate is marked to be 8 breaths per minute. He has vomited twice since he was brought to the emergency room. Later, he admits to taking “some pills” at a party. Which drug is most likely involved?

A 30-year-old woman presents with a 2-day history of one-sided throbbing headache. She reports experiencing visual changes, such as blind spots and light flashes, before the headache started. During the headache, she experienced nausea and had to lie down in a dark room due to light sensitivity. She mentions her mother also had similar episodes of headache. What is the most probable diagnosis?

What does a full or bulging tympanic membrane (TM) indicate during an ear examination?