A 16-year-old girl has broken her arm while snowboarding. When she arrives at hospital, she is shocked at the amount of swelling at the injury site. Which of the following statements BEST explains the physiological rationale for her swelling?

1. Je préfère avoir accès aux transports en commun. 2. Il n’y a pratiquement pas de panneaux d’affichage. 3. Mon mari et moi habitons entre le palais de justice et le nouveau gratte-ciel. 4. Nous avons une station de métro en face de chez nous. 5. Si j’y habitais, je ne pourrais jamais m’habituer aux travaux qu’on voit partout.  

A 40-year-old woman who experiences severe seasonal allergies has been referred by her FNP to an allergist for weekly allergy injections. The woman is confused as to why repeated exposure to substances that set off her allergies would ultimately benefit her. Which of the following phenomena best captures the rationale for allergy desensitization therapy?

The PNP is concerned a patient could have bacterial meningitis. Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes (the meninges, which allows for flow of cerebral fluid) of the brain and spinal cord. Which of the following lab findings in the cerebral spinal fluid (CSF) would support a diagnosis of meningitis?

Which of the following types of pneumonia listed below is best characterized by an infective agent that produces sputum samples with a peptidoglycan cell wall, expresses endotoxins, replicates readily in broth and on agar, grows in clusters, has pili, and does not stain when exposed to crystal violet?

The AGNP is caring for an elder experiencing intermittent high fevers. The patient has a history of a knee replacement that is showing signs of swelling & erythema. The AGNP orders blood cultures due to her concern bacteremia in the setting of infectious arthritis. Initial results are suggestive of a staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, because the gram stain shows: 

The NNP is caring for 3-day-old infant who is developing signs of sepsis. The neonate is more at risk for developing life-threatening infections due to which of the following (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY): 

Following a spider bite she received while camping, a 20-year-old female presented to the AGNP’s office with rash, edema, and fever and was subsequently diagnosed with serum sickness. Which of the following statements best conveys the physiological rationale for the broad systemic effects of this event?

A patient with O+ blood typing, received a A+ donor blood. Which of the following accurately describes one of the body’s responses?

The NP is working in urgent care when a child comes in with a rash. The NP is concerned the rash could be measles (rubeola) due to the observation of: