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An Pediatric NP in primary care clinic has decided to implement evidence-based practice for screening adolescents for depression. Which of the following should be avoided in evidence-based practice?

What are the most likely comorbid disorders that can accompany eating disorders?

What imaging study would be recommended for a 4 week-old who is noticed to have limited hip abduction and asymmetry of the thigh folds?

A 6-month old falls out of her high chair onto the kitchen floor and is brought to the ED by her parents. Parents report no loss of consciousness, vomiting, seizure activity, or excessive sleepiness. Her parents note that she should be hungry at this time but she has been fussy and refusing feeds. Her physical exam is normal. Which of the following is the next best step in management?

You are seeing a 14-day-old baby. The mother is concerned because the baby “looks yellow”. She is solely breastfeeding about 6-8 times a day for 10 minutes on each side. Perinatal history is unremarkable. The baby’s bilirubin levels are elevated (all indirect bilirubin). Vital signs and weight gain are normal. On physical exam, baby is jaundiced to the umbilicus. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

A 10-month-old boy present for complaints of “screaming episodes” for the past 24 hours. He appears well except for episodes of screaming with flexion of the hips and knees about every 25-30 minutes. The episodes last < 1 minute and he appears well again right after. He has has 2 episodes of non-bilious vomiting. Parents deny fever, blood in stool or vomit. Vital signs and hydration are normal. On exam, he has hyperactive bowel sounds in the right upper quadrant. His abdomen is not notable tender. Rectal and stool exams are negative for blood. What is the BEST next step in management?

A 2-year-old girl presents to your office with her mother with a chief complaint of fever and a cough. The symptoms started about 4 days ago with nasal congestion but then progressed into a cough that can be productive of clear sputum. She is tolerating normal oral intake and making the usual amount of wet and stool diapers. Temperature is 100.8°F, respiratory rate is 30/minute, and pulse oximetry in the office reveals an oxygen saturation of 94% on room air. You auscultate faint wheezing on exam. Chest radiography is unremarkable. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis based on this patient’s presentation?

An 18-year-old college student with no significant medical history presents to the campus clinic with complaints of a headache, nausea, stiff neck, and fever. Which of the following would most likely confirm a diagnosis?

After completing Leopold’s maneuver, you determine that the fetal back is along the patient’s left side, the fetal head is in the lower uterine segment, and the fetal buttocks are in the uterine fundus. To auscultate fetal heart tones, you should listen in which quadrant of the abdomen?

A nulliparous patient presents with a report of nipple discharge.  The most worrisome presentation of nipple discharge is: