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A 35 year old who presents for her annual exam. Overall, she is feeling well and has a negative gynecologic history. While asking questions about her family history she reports that her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer at 48. Her maternal grandmother was diagnosed with ovarian cancer after menopause, and she has a maternal uncle with breast cancer. You make which referral for this patient?

Which of the following conditions can be the first sign of an occult metabolic problem such as irritable bowel syndrome or hypothyroidism?

A 70-year-old female patient reports a personal history of chronic ulcerative colitis and a family history of familial adenomatous. What is this patient as risk for developing?

A 32-year-old postpartum patient presents with excessive vaginal bleeding persisting beyond the first 24 hours after vaginal delivery. She is hemodynamically stable. What is the most appropriate initial step in the management of this patient?

26-year-old postpartum patient presents with localized redness, warmth, and tenderness in her left breast. She reports flu-like symptoms, such as fever and chills. What is the most likely diagnosis?

You are receiving morning shift report from the night shift nurse on an assigned female at birth (AFAB) patient that has hypercholesterolemia.  You review their Medication Administration Record (MAR) and note that she is prescribed: ezetimibe/simvastatin (Vytorin) 10mg/20mg po daily Prior to administering the medication, what specific nursing implication(s) should you perform regarding the antilipemic medication’s potential side effects? Note: Full credit can only be obtained by selecting only all correct choices.

The health care provider is seeing an assigned male at birth (AMAB) patient in the clinic for stable angina pectoris (chest pain).  As you are speaking to the patient, which statement made by the patient would you be most concerned about regarding his prescription of nitroglycerine (Nitrostat) sublingual for relief of stable angina pectoris (chest pain).

Les Familles:  Each sentence is missing a possessive article and a family member.  Fill in the most logical answers.  (Sometimes more than one answer can be correct.)             – Mme. Blanchard, est-ce que _____  ___________ est avec vous? – Non, il travaille aujourd’hui.  

Le week-end il (4) _________________ (arriver / jouer) au football avec ses copains.

Les Familles:  Each sentence is missing a possessive article and a family member.  Fill in the most logical answers.  (Sometimes more than one answer can be correct.)         Nous avons trois animaux de compagnie.  _____  ___________ s’appellent Snoopy et Spike.  Notre chat s’appelle Miou Miou.