The nurse practitioner is examining a patient for a wellness…
The nurse practitioner is examining a patient for a wellness examination. During auscultation of heart tones, they are uncertain whether the sound they hear is an S2 split. In order to determine the heart sound, the nurse practitioner should ask the patient to inhale deeply while listening at the…
Read DetailsA 45-year-old presents with complaints of dull pain between…
A 45-year-old presents with complaints of dull pain between the shoulder blades. The pain is more intense when the patient breathes deep and when coughing. When the nurse practitioner auscultates the lung field they should expect to hear?
Read DetailsA 23-year-old presents to the clinic for a pre-operative exa…
A 23-year-old presents to the clinic for a pre-operative examination. During the history taking portion of the visit, the nurse practitioner ascertains that the patient consumes a vegetarian diet. Which of the following nutrients is most likely to be deficient in this diet?
Read DetailsA 16-year-old patient presents to the emergency department c…
A 16-year-old patient presents to the emergency department complaining of chest pain, palpitations, fatigue and shortness of breath. The nurse practitioner determines that this is acute rheumatic fever. The nurse practitioner based this determination by using the Jones Criteria. This criteria consists of
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