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1. What ETHNIC GROUP has the HIGHEST INCIDENCE of PROSTATE CANCER? Men with an initial PSA level below 2.5 ng/ml can reduce their screening frequency to what intervals? Your 55-year-old male patient presents to your office with complaints of sudden development of severe right-sided, colicky lower abdominal pain. He cannot sit still on the examining table. The patient has previously been in good health. On physical examination, there are no signs of peritoneal inflammation. A urine sample revea...

Which of the following is a characteristic of non-experimental designs? Which of the following non-experimental designs comes closest to examining causal relationships? The school psychologist was asked by one teacher to develop a program to eliminate the disruptive behaviors of one of her students. The psychologist needed more information about how often the behavior occurred, where it occurred, and what provoked the behavior. What type of study will the psychologist conduct to obtain this in...

The nurse is seeing an adolescent boy and his parents in the clinic for the first time. What should the nurse do first? What action is most likely to encourage parents to talk about their feelings related to their child’s illness? When introducing hospital equipment to a preschooler who seems afraid, the nurse’s approach should be based on which principle? What is the single most important factor to consider when communicating with children?

Which of the following is not found in an adolescent with untreated Graves’ disease? A fifteen-year-old male patient reports a three-day history of sore throat, fever, and malaise. Physical examination reveals pharyngitis, anterior cervical adenopathy, and an oral temperature of 101.6 degree Fahrenheit (38.7 degree Celsius). Which diagnostic test does a pediatric primary care nurse practitioner order next? The adolescent should be screened for Type 1 diabetes _______________. What is one of...

What is the sequence of steps in the development of a digestive enzyme by the pancreas cells from the initial transcription to the release from the cells? Which organic compounds facilitate transportation across the cell membrane by acting as receptors, transport channels for electrolytes, and enzymes to drive active pumps? Understanding the various steps of proteolytic cascades, such as caspase-mediated apoptosis and complement cascades, may be useful in designing drug therapy for which human...

Elderly patients who are started on levothyroxine for thyroid replacement should be monitored for: The ongoing monitoring of patients over the age sixty-five years taking alendronate (Fosamax) or any other bisphosphonate is: Angela is a black woman who has ….that women of African descent do not need to worry about osteoporosis. What education would you provide Angela about her risk? Prophylactic use of bisphosphonates is …..for patients with early osteopenia ….to long-term use of which ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates: Nurse practitioner prescriptive authority is regulated by: Electronic health records (EHRs) Alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to

Which component of the cell produces hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) by using oxygen to remove hydrogen atoms from specific substrates in an oxidative reaction? What is a consequence of plasma membrane damage to the mitochondria? Which statement is a description of one of the characteristics of apoptosis? During cell injury caused by hypoxia, sodium and water move into the cell because:

What effects do exercise and body position have on renal blood flow? Blood vessels of the kidneys are ……by the: When renin is release, it is capable of which action? Which effect do natriuretic peptides have during heart failure when the heart dilates?

Oncogenes are genes that are capable of: Burkitt lymphomas designate a chromosome that has a piece of chromosome 8 fused to a piece of chromosome 14. This is an example of which mutation of normal genes to oncogenes? In childhood neuroblastoma, the N-myc oncogene undergoes which type of mutation of normal genes to oncogenes? Which aberrant change causes the abnormal growth in a retinoblastoma?