The best way to diagnose structural heart disease/dysfunction non-invasively is:
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echocardiogram
Susan P., a 60-year-old woman with a 30 pack year history, presents to your primary
care practice for evaluation of a persistent, daily cough with increased sputum
production, worse in the morning, occurring over the past three months. She tells
you, "I have the same thing, year after year." Which of the following choices would you
consider strongly in your critical thinking process?
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chronic bronchitis
,A 76-year-old patient with a 200-pack year smoking history presents with complaints
of chronic cough, dyspnea, fatigue, hemoptysis, and weight loss over the past 2
months. The physical exam reveals decreased breath sounds and dullness to
percussion over the left lower lung field. The chest X-ray demonstrates shift of the
mediastinum and trachea to the left. These are classic signs of
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lung cancer
Which of the following is not a contributing factor to the development of esophagitis
in older adults?
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increased gastric emptying time
A 24-year-old patient presents to the emergency department after sustaining multiple
traumatic injuries after a motorcycle accident. Upon examination, you note tachypnea,
use of intercostal muscles to breathe, asymmetric chest expansion, and no breath
sounds over the left lower lobe. It is most important to suspect:
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pheumothorax
, Your patient has been using chewing tobacco for 10 years. On physical examination,
you observe a white ulceration surrounded by erythematous base on the side of his
tongue. The clinician should recognize that very often this is:
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squamous cell carcinoma
When counseling clients regarding the use of antidiarrheal drugs such as Imodium
anti-diarrheal and Kaopectate, the nurse practitioner advises patients to:
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do not use for possible infectious diarrhea
A 59-year-old patient with history of alcohol abuse comes to your office because of
'throwing up blood". On physical examination, you note ascites and caput medusa. A
likely cause for the hematemesis is:
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esophageal varices
A patient presents with eye redness, scant discharge, and a gritty sensation. Your
examination reveals the palpable preauricular nodes, which are most likely with:
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echocardiogram
Susan P., a 60-year-old woman with a 30 pack year history, presents to your primary
care practice for evaluation of a persistent, daily cough with increased sputum
production, worse in the morning, occurring over the past three months. She tells
you, "I have the same thing, year after year." Which of the following choices would you
consider strongly in your critical thinking process?
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chronic bronchitis
,A 76-year-old patient with a 200-pack year smoking history presents with complaints
of chronic cough, dyspnea, fatigue, hemoptysis, and weight loss over the past 2
months. The physical exam reveals decreased breath sounds and dullness to
percussion over the left lower lung field. The chest X-ray demonstrates shift of the
mediastinum and trachea to the left. These are classic signs of
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lung cancer
Which of the following is not a contributing factor to the development of esophagitis
in older adults?
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increased gastric emptying time
A 24-year-old patient presents to the emergency department after sustaining multiple
traumatic injuries after a motorcycle accident. Upon examination, you note tachypnea,
use of intercostal muscles to breathe, asymmetric chest expansion, and no breath
sounds over the left lower lobe. It is most important to suspect:
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pheumothorax
, Your patient has been using chewing tobacco for 10 years. On physical examination,
you observe a white ulceration surrounded by erythematous base on the side of his
tongue. The clinician should recognize that very often this is:
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squamous cell carcinoma
When counseling clients regarding the use of antidiarrheal drugs such as Imodium
anti-diarrheal and Kaopectate, the nurse practitioner advises patients to:
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do not use for possible infectious diarrhea
A 59-year-old patient with history of alcohol abuse comes to your office because of
'throwing up blood". On physical examination, you note ascites and caput medusa. A
likely cause for the hematemesis is:
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esophageal varices
A patient presents with eye redness, scant discharge, and a gritty sensation. Your
examination reveals the palpable preauricular nodes, which are most likely with:
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