A 79 year-old male patient comes into your clinic with a 4-day history of cough, chest congestion and low-grade fevers (last checked this morning was 100.5 orally). He has tried OTC cough suppressants and Tylenol with minimal symptom relief. This morning he developed slight DOE and reports “it is hard to take a deep breath”. His vital signs are: T: 100 (tympanic); P: 105; BP: 118/74; O2 (RA) 88%. Physical Exam findings include: fine crackles across the right lung base with consolidation to percussion across his posterior right mid-lung fields.  You order a chest x-ray and the findings are as above. Based on the CC, HPI, VS and PE findings, you diagnose this patient with: 

You should Always get an x-ray of the ankle when a patient presents for an ankle sprain.

What is the CARINA on a chest x-ray?

What is + 5?

A nursing student is studying the pathophysiology of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). Which of the following best describes the primary pathological processes involved in the development of MS?

Which of the following patients has indications of orthostatic hypotension?

According to the NAEPP stepwise approach to asthma management what step would a patient be placed if they exhibited the following symptoms? Daily symptoms Nocturnal awakenings > 1/week Daily need for SABA (or any rescue/reliever) Some activity limitation Exacerbations

Select if a lung volume or capacity is increased, decreased, or normal in a patient during a moderate to severe asthma episode. If the answer is (Increased or Normal) or (Decreased or Normal) only select only Increased or Decreased.  Vt   VC IRV IC ERV FRC RV TLC

True or False: Extrinsic asthma cannot be directly linked to a specific antigen.

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