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A young, healthy 26-year-old female patient without a previous history of lung disease has an increased respiratory rate and reports a feeling of “not getting enough air.” This patient does not have any signs of a pulmonary infection (no fever, cough, sputum production). The APRN auscultates clear breath sounds bilaterally and notes that she does not have any pulmonary signs for increased respiratory effort. Which diagnostic test will the APRN perform initially?

Your next patient is 73-year-old female with progressive right hip pain. She has been having symptoms for months. She has noticed the beginning signs of limited mobility, especially over the past 3-4 week. As you consider your patient’s age, hip anatomy, and previous history, you know the following:

A patient has a gradually enlarging nodule on one lower eyelid and reports that the lesion is painful. On examination, the lesion appears warm, erythematous, edematous and painful to touch.  The APRN knows that this is likely to be which type of lesion?

 There is a reference to Healthy People 2030 the Buttaro textbook. What is NOT a goal of the Healthy People initiative?

Your last patient is a 48 year-old female who comes to you with right shoulder pain and weakness.  This is her first visit to any health care provider regarding this pain.  She denies any trauma or injury, but is a large art piece sculptor and she does almost daily repetitive work using her arms overhead.  She is right dominant and this is impacting her ability to do her usual activities and her art work. You completed a physical exam with muscle/tendon testing and suspect a rotator cuff injury.  What is the appropriate treatment plan at this time?

Your next patient is a 22-year-old woman who presents with shortness of breath. Asthma is in your list of differentials for shortness of breath. You ordered a short acting beta 2 treatment to determine reversible airflow obstruction. The APRN knows the following about the diagnosis of asthma:

Which division of the trigeminal nerve innervates the skin of the forehead? LO 7.3

In ectopic pregnancies, the fertlized egg implants in the uterus. 

The kidneys are protected by the floating ribs. 

 Motor innervation to the sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles exits the skull through the jugular foramen in which cranial nerve?