vcorrect vanswer -Endoscopy vwith vsmall vintestine vbiopsy Av44-year-old vwoman vhas vrecently vbeen vdiagnosed vwith vadvanced vmetastatic vnon-
small -
cell vlung vcancer. vGenetic vtesting visvordered vtovdetermine vifvthe vpatient's vtumor vhas vany vg
enomic valterations vand vtovguide vtreatment vdecisions. vAvfew vweeks vlater, vthe vpatient's vte
stvresults vcome vback vpositive vfor vavgenetic vmutation. vThe vAPN vstarts vosimertinib v(Tagri
sso). vBased von vthis vinformation, vwhat vtype vofvgenetic vmutation vdoes vthis vpatient vhave? v-
vcorrect vanswer -EGFR vmutation Av20-year-
old vmale vmeets vwith van vadvanced vprofessional vnurse v(APN) vtovdiscuss vsymptoms vthat v
have vbeen vslowly vprogressing vover vthe vpast vseveral vyears. vHe visvmainly vconcerned vbec
ause vhe vhas vbeen vfalling vfrequently. vSince vchildhood, vhis vgait vhas vconsisted vofvwalking v
on vhis vtoes. vDuring vmiddle vschool, vhe vwas vable vtovparticipate vinvsports vbut vwas vunable vt
ovparticipate vinvhigh vschool vsports vdue vtovdifficulty vwith vrunning vand vjumping. vLately, vhe v
has vnoticed vitvtakes vlonger vand visvmore vdifficult vtovchange vpositions vfrom vsitting vtovstandi
ng vthan vitvused vtovinvthe vpast. vHe vhas valso vbeen vwaking vup vwith vmuscle vand vjoint vstiffnes
s.vThe vAPRN vnotes vthat vhis vfamily vhistory visvnot vsignificant vfor vany vchronic vor vgenetic vdis
eases. vWhich vcondition visvlikely vtovbe vthe vcause vofvthese vsymptoms? v-vcorrect vanswer -
Becker vmuscular vdystrophy v --
Becker vmuscular vdystrophy v(often vcalled vBecker vMD vor vBMD) visvavform vofvmuscular vdys
trophy, vavgenetic vdisorder vthat vgradually vmakes vthe vbody's vmuscles vweaker vand vsmalle
r.vItvcauses vless vsevere vproblems vthan vthe vmost vcommon vtype, vDuchenne vmuscular vdy
strophy. Which vstatement vshould vthe vprovider vgive vthe vpatient vregarding vthe vpathophysiology vofv
SLE vand vits vrelation vtovthrombocytopenia? v-vcorrect vanswer -
SLE vdisrupts vimmune vhomeostasis vand vpromotes vdevelopment vofvself-
reactive vantibodies. Avfemale vpatient vpresents vtovan voffice vtovestablish vcare. vHer vprevious vprimary vcare vprovi
der vtold vher vtovfollow vup vregarding van velevated vferritin vlevel. vShe vhas vno vprevious vmedic
alvhistory vand visvcurrently vasymptomatic. vShe visvconcerned vabout vthe velevated vferritin va nd vwould vlike vtovknow vifvshe vshould vbe vworried. vWhat vshould vthe vprovider vdo vnext vfor vthi
svpatient? v-vcorrect vanswer -Order vavliver vfunction vtest Av75-year-
old vfemale vpresents vtovthe vemergency vdepartment vwith van virregular vheart vrate vofv130.W
hat vcan vbe vascertained vabout vthis vpatient's vfindings vgiven vthe vlimited vinformation? v-
vcorrect vanswer -
She visvdiagnosed vwith vatrial vfibrillation vand vneeds vher vheart vrate vcontrolled vwith vmetopr
olol v(Lopressor). Which vcondition vfrom vthis vpatient's vmedical vhistory visvcontributing vtovthe vloss vofvcontract
ility? v-vcorrect vanswer -Acute vmyocardial vinfarction Which vcondition visvthis vpatient vsuffering vfrom? v-vcorrect vanswer -Diabetic vketoacidosis Av45-year-
old vfemale vfears vthat vshe visvhaving vavstroke vand vtakes vherself vtovan vemergency vroom. vAf
ter vseveral vdiagnostic vand vlaboratory vtests, vthe vpatient visvdiagnosed vwith vCushing vdisea
se. vWhich vlab vabnormality vwould vbe vpresent vinvthis vpatient? v-vcorrect vanswer -
Increased vcortisol SOB vwhen vlying vdown, vand vmoving varound v--
Based von vthe vpatient's vpresentation, vwhich vdisease vprocess visvthe vpatient vlikely vexhibiti
ng? v-vcorrect vanswer -Asthma Avtwo-year-
old vchild vpresents vwith vavclear vrunny vnose vand vcough vwhich vhas vlasted v3vdays. vThe vchil
d's vmother vreports vthe vcough vsounds vlike vavbarking vnoise. vThe vchild visvsleeping vinvthe vm
other's varms vand vappears vtovhave vstridor. vThe vchild's vmother valso vreports van vaxillary vte
mperature vofv101°F vlast vnight. vWhich vmanagement vtechnique visvappropriate vfor vthis vchil
d's vsymptoms? v-vcorrect vanswer -Oral vsteroids vand vbreathing vtreatments Delerium, vurinary vincontinence, vfever --
vWhich vlab vand vdiagnostic vtests vshould vbe vordered vas vpart vofvthe vpatient's vassessment?
v-vcorrect vanswer -Complete vblood vcount, vcomplete vmetabolic vprofile, vand vurinalysis An v18-year-
old vmale visvinvolved vinvavmotorcycle vcrash vwhile vnot vwearing vavhelmet. vHe visvbrought vint
ovan vemergency vroom vand visvimmediately vtaken vfor vavCT vscan. vThe vprovider vtells vthe vpa
tient's vparents vhe vhas vbleeding vbetween vthe vdura vmater vand vthe vskull. vWhat visvthis vpatie
nt's vcondition vcalled? v-vcorrect vanswer -Epidural vhematoma --vWhat visvthe vappropriate vdiagnosis vfor vthis vpatient? v-vcorrect vanswer -Crohn's vdisease Which vdiagnostic vtest visvappropriate vtovorder vfor vthis vpatient? v-vcorrect vanswer -
Ultrasound Av45-year-old vmale visvbeing vseen vinvthe vclinic vfor vavyearly vcheck -
up vand vlab vwork. vHis vhistory vincludes vhypertension vand vhyperlipidemia vfor vwhich vhe vcur
rently vtakes vNorvasc v5vmg vdaily vand vLipitor v20 vmg vnightly. vPatient vhas vavfamily vhistory vof