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You are assessing a 40-year-old male patient for a sore throat. As you assess the patient

May 5, 2024
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Judy calls regarding her 68-year-old mother, Cora. Judy states Cora has complaints of numbness and weakness to her left arm.

Judy calls regarding her 68-year-old mother, Cora. Judy states Cora has complaints of numbness and weakness to her left arm. When Cora tried to get up she almost fell because she could not put any weight on her left leg. What would be the most important to assess? Did Cora injure herself? Has Cora had […]

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A 32-year-old African American woman presents to the clinic for her 24-week check-up. Pt states her morning sickness has resolved. However, she states she seems sad often and does not understand why, as she is happy about the pregnancy. HPI: Pt is 24 weeks gestation. The patient is having sad moods at least once a day. She also states she is tired all the time, but figures that is just part of being pregnant, but has no energy and does not feel like doing her usual daily chores. She finds it difficult to go to work every day. This moodiness started about a week ago. She tried going to bed earlier but it did not seem to help. Taking 1 prenatal vitamin every day, No known drug, food, or environmental allergies. Family history is significant only for diet-controlled DM in paternal grandfather with onset in mid 40

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You are an outpatient PMHNP who is seeing John, a 28-year-old male who was recently hospitalized. John has a past history

You are an outpatient PMHNP who is seeing John, a 28-year-old male who was recently hospitalized. John has a past history of psychotic episodes; however this particular hospitalization followed a suicide attempt and severely depressed mood. He has a history of multiple hospitalizations in his past, and has been given many previous diagnoses. He was […]

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A 53-year-old man has been treated with clindamycin (Cleocin) for lower extremity cellulitis l. He presents to

A 53-year-old man has been treated with clindamycin (Cleocin) for lower extremity cellulitis l. He presents to the clini today with xomplaints of eight episodes of diarrhea in the past 24 hours. The NP suspects Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). The patients cellulitis is imptoved, but not resolved. The best course of action for this patient […]

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A 53-year-old man has been treated with clindamycin (Cleocin) for lower extremity cellulitis l. He presents to the clini today with xomplaints

A 53-year-old man has been treated with clindamycin (Cleocin) for lower extremity cellulitis l. He presents to the clini today with xomplaints of eight episodes of diarrhea in the past 24 hours. The NP suspects Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI). The patients cellulitis is imptoved, but not resolved. The best course of action for this patient […]

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