A patient has the diagnosis of  Lupus. The PTA knows Lupus has a wide range of symptoms all of the following are symptoms of Lupus except:

Which of the following characteristics would be least likely to distinguish reactive lymphocytes from monocytes?

Which question by the nurse can best assess a client’s ability to use abstract thinking?

Which of the following is the most common cause of acute pericarditis?

There is a judicial trend toward the tradition of caveat emptor.

Jasmine Smith, sales associate with Oak Ridge Realty, is contacted by her college roommate, Chelsea Nguyen, whom she has not seen or spoken to in 12 years. Chelsea’s job has just relocated to town and she wants to purchase a condominium. If Jasmine acts as a subagent of the seller, which statement is true?

What is the approimate amount of time a granulocyte spends in the circulation before migrating into the tissues?

A 58-year-old male is seen in the ED for syncope. His wife reports that she was in the kitchen when she heard him fall on the living room floor. He recalls feeling very lightheaded but remembers nothing more. Upon further questioning, he recalls feeling dizzy on several occasions over the past few months. He has a history of hypertension and a myocardial infarction 10 years earlier. He has since been well and exercises on a daily basis. In the ED, he has a blood pressure of 95/55 mmHg and a heart rate of 30 beats/min. An ECG is obtained (see the following ECG).  ECG1.jpg What is the most important initial step in managing this patient? 

A patient presents to the ED with a severe headache and a blood pressure 220/132, heart rate 98, respirations 14, and SaO2 94%. Serum creatinine is elevated at 2.2 mg/dL.  The most appropriate diagnosis for this patient is:

The PTA is seeing a patient with the diagnosis of Degenerative Disc disease and a herniated disc at L1-2 with radiating pain to the Right knee. The PT POC calls for TE, TA, pain management, and mobility training . Which of the following would be the best  treatment plan?