A 13 year-old patient comes into the clinic for a routine well check. The advanced practice nurse observes a depression in the lower portion of the sternum and notices a murmur on auscultation of the heart. What deformity of the thorax does this patient have? 

The APRN examines a 6-month-old infant and places the infant’s feet flat on the table with his knee flexed and sacrum flat on the table. The APRN notes that the right knee is significantly lower than the left. Which of these statements is true of this finding?

During a vaginal examination of a 38-year-old woman, the APRN notices that the vulva and vagina are erythematous and edematous with thick, white, curd like discharge adhering to the vaginal walls. The woman reports intense pruritus and thick white discharge from her vagina. The APRN knows that these history and physical examination findings are most consistent with which of these conditions?

The advanced practice provider is examining a 1-month-old infant and notices tiny white, rounded cysts along the posterior midline of the hard palate.   The advanced practice provider explains to the parent:

A patient has brownish pigmentation with pitting edema just above the ankle and a foot ulceration.  The APRN knows that this may be an indication of

Donna, an advanced practice nurse, reports to her collaborating physician that the patient in exam room 4 exhibits a cerebellar ataxia. They physician understands Donna to mean

The Mini-Mental State Examination is the best known screening test for: 

The advanced practice nurse is evaluating a patient’s breasts during an examination. They are found to have an abnormality upon inspection. Which of the following findings is abnormal?

The APRN is assessing a patient’s apical impulse. Which of these statements is true regarding the apical impulse?

A mother is concerned because her 18-month-old child has 12 teeth. She is wondering if this is normal for a child of this age. The advanced practice provider’s best response would be: