A 22-year-old female presents to an urgent care clinic for evaluation of loose bowel movements that she developed after returning from her honeymoon in Mexico last week. She has had watery stools for the past 5 days at least 3 times per day. She now has abdominal cramps as well. She has no significant past […]

A 29-year-old woman presents with a skin rash that has spread on her arm over the last few days. She also complains of fever, headache, joint pain, and stiffness of the neck associated with the onset of the rash. On physical examination, there is an annular, red rash with a clear area in the center […]

A 45-year-old woman presents to the office with a chief complaint of a persistent cough for 6 weeks. She also has night sweats and has lost 5 kg (11 lb) in the last 2 months. She recently returned from a 6-month trip to Peru. Her vitals include: heart rate 82/min, respiratory rate 17/min, temperature 38.0°C […]

The student nurse is providing preoperative care to a 9-year-old client scheduled for an appendectomy. Which action by the student will cause the registered nurse to intervene? Provides the child with the opportunity to see and touch intravenous equipment. Delays preoperative teaching until immediately before the procedure. Allows the child to select which arm will […]

The 68-years-old patient has been suffering from hypertension for 10 years. A proteinuria (0.3 g/l), hematuria, and casts detected at the regular screening urine test. The urine relative density ranged 1008-1012 in the Zimnitsky’s test, serum creatinine – 348 μmol/l. What is your diagnostic assumption? * A.Nephroagiosclerosis, III stage essential hypertension B.Chronic glomerulonephritis C.Acute pyelonephritis […]

A 32-years-old woman is worried about a headache, aching pains in the heart apex. Within two weeks of observation the BP has been ranging from 135/85 mm Hg to 170/100 mmHg. The heart borders are not changed, the loud S II is over the 2-nd auscultation point. What is your diagnostic assumption? A.II stage essential […]