An 18-year-old college freshman presents to the emergency ro…

An 18-year-old college freshman presents to the emergency room for evaluation of fever, headache, and neck stiffness. On physical examination, the patient is resting quietly and has a flushed face. His vital signs are as follows; temperature, 104 F; pulse 110 bpm; and BP, 105/70 mm Hg. He has no rashes. During the physical examination, you flex the patient’s neck and his hips and knees flex in  response, indicating meningeal irritation. The name of the positive sign is?

A female patient presents to the clinic with complaints of a…

A female patient presents to the clinic with complaints of a severe, throbbing, unilateral headache. She complains of seeing flashes of light prior to the headache. She complains of sound and light sensitivity as well as nausea. The clinician should recognize these as symptoms of:

On a history and physical examination of a 34-year-old patie…

On a history and physical examination of a 34-year-old patient, during the review of systems, he reports occasional episodes of headache. He describes the headache pain as a “band is around his head” and tightness in the neck and shoulders. The clinician should recognize these symptoms as:

The sentence below is an example of a fact or opinion? “But,…

The sentence below is an example of a fact or opinion? “But, while none of the South’s leaders ever maintained a cult like Kim’s or his alleged terror, many South Koreans lived in real fear of past military rulers, particularly ex-president Chun Doo Hwan, who was in power from 1979 to 1988.”