The NP is volunteering and seeing patients at a free health…

The NP is volunteering and seeing patients at a free health clinic which serves a homeless population. The NP is seeing a patient with schizophrenia and substance use disorder with injection of intravenous drugs. Today, the patient is stating he feels terrible, complaining of being weak, experiencing fever and chills, and losing weight unintentionally. Assessment reveals a loud heart murmur, mild lower extremity edema, Osler nodes, and splinter hemorrhages.  The NP diagnoses

A person wishes to reduce the risk of developing coronary ar…

A person wishes to reduce the risk of developing coronary artery disease. This person has a normal lipid panel (LDL low normal at 72; and HDL 62 high normal). Which risk factor reduction would be the priority for the healthcare professional to advise for this person?