A patient with a history of myocardial infarction continues to complain of intermittent chest pain brought on by exertion and relieved by rest. The likely cause of this pain is: 

Which of the following is necessary for red blood cell production? 

A patient diagnosed with Parkinson disease has a dysfunction of…

Which of the following factors does the nurse identify as most likely to increase the risk of vaso-occlussive crisis in sickle cell?

Arteriosclerosis is a normal aging process in which there is buildup of cholesterol plaque in the walls of arteries leading to obstruction of blood flow.

A 23-year-old male presents to your clinic for shortness of breath (SOB) and severe chest pain (CP) after suffering a traumatic fall from a 15-foot ladder. On exam, the lung sounds are absent on one side and the patient is diagnosed with a tension pneumothorax. If interventions are not implemented immediately, the patient will likely develop which type of shock?

A 58-year-old man who attends the emergency department with chest pain loses consciousness while he is having his initial ECG (Please see figure below). He is pale and diaphoretic, has decreased peripheral pulses, and is taking occasional deep breaths. What is going on?

A definitive diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease would involve:

A female patient has been seen in the clinic and anemia secondary to a gastrointestinal bleed has been diagnosed. The patient appears pale and complains of feeling exhausted. On further assessment, the nurse notes that the patient is complaining of heart palpitations and is tachycardic with a pulse of 130bpm. The patient also complains of weakness, dizziness, and headache, and is noted to have multiple episodes of coffee-ground emesis. Based on the patient’s symptoms, the nurse should determine that the hemoglobin results would indicate which finding?

A patient has just been admitted to the emergency department with reports of chest pain. EKG shows tachycardia with inverted T-waves and no ST-segment elevation. Serum cardiac enzyme levels are drawn, and the results indicate an elevated serum troponin. The nurse concludes that these results are compatible with what diagnosis?