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An elderly patient with a productive cough and fever is diagnosed with pneumonia. Which is responsible for the highest mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia?

George comes into the urgent care clinic complaining of difficulty breathing after playing in his high school soccer game during which time the ambient air temperatures decreased to 25 degrees Fahrenheit.  You auscultate his lungs and hear the following: .  You document your respiratory findings as:

The ABCDEs of CXR interpretation include which of the following:

A 68-year-old retired truck driver comes to your office for evaluation of mild swelling in his legs. He is a smoker and has been taking medications to control his hypertension for the past 25 years. You are concerned about his risk for peripheral vascular disease. Which of the following tests are appropriate to order to initially evaluate for this condition?

Morphine 6 mg IM stat How many mL of morphine would the patient receive? Drug available:  _________ mL Round to the nearest mL 

Whether or not Gerontology is the area you plan to pursue after graduation, what are your two biggest takeaways from this course?

A client prescribed entacapone (Comtan), a catechol O-methyltransferase inhibitor (COMT), reports to the nurse, “I notice my urine is yellow-orange in color.  Should I be concerned?”  Which is the most appropriate statement by the nurse.

A lawyer, Attorney Alvin, tries his best to explain to the judge why a previous case should not be used as a precedent for one of his current cases. Attorney Alvin reasons that the previous case’s ruling contained remarks from the judge that were not central to the decision. What legal concept is Attorney Alvin using to convince the judge that his case should not be tied to the outcome of a previous case?

Elizabeth Entrepreneur decides to start a new sole proprietorship by investing $100,000 of the $500,000 she won from the lottery, purchasing equipment, supplies and a storefront. She decides to name the company “Catina’s Cool Cookies and Cakes” and it will sell baked goods. Which of the following is most likely true regarding this situation?   

Stetson works as an attendant for the New York Smokies professional basketball team. Stetson was given explicit directions not to allow anyone onto the court, regardless of the situation. The Smokies team doctor is absent due to illness, and the other usual medical personnel (both teams’ trainers) are unavailable as they have just gone to the locker room to treat two injured players; suddenly, a third player passes out. The player is unconscious, and the game comes to a sudden halt. Three fans – a primary care physician, a registered nurse, and an EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) rush down to the scene, and Stetson – recognizing that these three persons are there to take care of the player – lets them onto the court while still keeping onlookers and others without medical training from proceeding onto the court.  It turns out the player had fainted from an unknown heart problem and needed emergency aid. The three medical specialists revived the player, and he was transported to a hospital for tests, treatment, and a full recovery. The Smokies, though, decide to fire Stetson for allowing people onto the court. Is the firing justified?