Author: Anonymous

From which causative organism does infectious mononucleosis arise? 

When considering a client’s complaint of “muscle pain” with no specific injury, which condition should the NP recognize as the most common cause of generalized musculoskeletal pain in women ages 20 to 55?

The nurse practitioner is referring a couple who are attempting to conceive, to genetic counseling. The mother and father both have beta thalassemia minor/trait with a mild, microcytic hypochromic anemia. Considering that each parent will contribute 1 beta-globin gene, what is the possibility with each pregnancy, the offspring will have beta-thalassemia major, a severe microcytic anemia?   

The NP is evaluating a 17-year-old boy in the clinic who reports he has been “feeling something” on his left scrotum. On examination and palpation of the scrotum, soft and movable blood vessels that feel like a “bag of worms” are noted underneath the scrotal skin. The testicle is not swollen or reddened. What diagnosis should the NP suspect? 

The nurse practitioner is seeing a client with BPH for follow-up after being prescribed finasteride (Proscar) six months earlier.  For which medication side effect should the client be assessed? 

The nurse practitioner is evaluating a 26-year-old male who presents with scrotal pain that radiates to his flank. Symptom onset was three hours ago. He also complains of pain at the “tip of my penis”, has cloudy urine and urethral discharge.  Which condition would the NP most likely suspect?

Which blood cell is excessively elevated in a person who has polycythemia?

Which behavior would the nurse practitioner advise the client with sickle cell anemia to avoid?

What documentation should the nurse practitioner include in the client’s record when describing a classic bulls’ eye rash of Lyme disease? 

When selecting pharmacological treatment effective against common bacteria causing prostatitis, which aerobic gram-negative bacteria should the NP ensure the selected antimicrobial cover?