A teenage patient comes to the emergency department with complaints of an inability to breathe and a sharp pain in the left side of his chest. The assessment findings include cyanosis, tachypnea, tracheal deviation to the right, decreased tactile fremitus on the left, hyperresonance on the left, and decreased breath sounds on the left. The nurse interprets that these assessment findings are consistent with:  

During an admission assessment, the advanced practice nurse notices that a patient has facial swelling anterior to the ear lobe and above the jaw angle. The advanced practice nurse should suspect:

An adult patient with a history of smoking and is a retired welder presents with complaints of chronic cough and progressive dyspnea. The advanced practice nurse determines the cause of dyspnea is most likely from:

A 25-year-old woman comes to the emergency department with a sudden fever of 101° F and abdominal pain. Upon examination, the APRN notices that she has rigid, board like lower abdominal musculature. When the APRN tries to perform a vaginal examination, the patient has severe pain when the uterus and cervix are moved. The APRN knows that these signs and symptoms are suggestive of:

The Advanced Practice nurse is evaluating the vision of an infant at birth.  What do you expect to find?

Which of the following are reasons to ask the older adult direct questions in order to avoid delaying a diagnosis?

The APRN performs the Ortoloni and Barlow tests during an infant’s well child check to evaluate for hip dislocation

A woman comes to the clinic and states, “I’ve been sick for so long! My eyes have gotten so puffy, and my eyebrows and hair have become coarse and dry.” The Advanced Practice Registered Nurse will assess for other signs and symptoms of:

A father brings in his 2-month-old infant to the clinic because the infant has had diarrhea for the last 24 hours. He says that his baby has not been able to keep any formula down and that the diarrhea has been at least every 2 hours. The advance practice nurse decides to test skin mobility and turgor of the infant’s abdomen.  The advanced practice nurse is assessing for tenting which is a phenomenon that occurs in children who are showing manifestations of _______________.

Your patient complains of fullness and popping in his ear. He denies pain. On exam, you note a fluid level with amber fluid noted below the line. This finding is characteristic of what diagnosis?