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Which is an expected finding with assessment of lymph nodes?

Mary is a 62-year-old female established patient who presents to the clinic with complaints of intermittent diarrhea and nausea for the past week. The type of history taking most appropriate will be:

What is a distinguishing feature of Alopecia Areata?

Jim is a 75-year-old gentleman who presents to your office for a routine examination.  Upon examination, you note fixed white lesions in his mouth.   The differential diagnosis includes:

The acute care nurse practitioner is performing a comprehensive physical examination on a newly admitted patient. On examination of the buttock area, she documents: Left buttock, medially noted with partial-thickness loss of skin with exposed dermis

Knowing dermatology terminology is important for diagnosis and management, the nurse practitioner knows that an example of a macule is:

In the HPI, the nurse practitioner knows the importance of being specific regarding timing.  Which of the following is not a specific timing?

During the interview, the patient says, “my son is moving to another state with his family, I will be alone”.   Using empathetic responses, the nurse practitioner would add:  

The nurse practitioner student is caring for a patient with Anxiety. The patient reports no suicidal ideation. The nurse practitioner knows that “no suicidal ideation” is considered a:  

Which technique by the nurse practitioner demonstrates proper use of the ophthalmoscope?