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

When trying to educate a student about the release of free radicals and the role they play in formation of atherosclerosis, which of the following statements is most accurate?

The image below represents what type of transport?   

B cells and T cells have very specific roles in the immune system and therefore considered to be a part of the adaptive immune system.

The NNP is caring for a patient with the CHD, transposition of the great vessels, prior to surgical repair. A neonate with this disorder would be most likely to exhibit which of the following on their CBC (complete blood count)? 

Your car burns the chemical energy in gasoline during the process of combustion to make your car move. This is an example of:

The NP reviews the EKG and notices the QT interval is prolonged at 620 msec. They realize this increases the patient’s risk for

Plant cells are healthiest in _____________________environments.

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?

Which image below (A, B or C) shows a red blood cell in a hypotonic environment?