A recently divorced mother brings her 10 year old daughter i…

A recently divorced mother brings her 10 year old daughter in to the clinic for an examination of the scalp and hair. She states that the child has developed some places where there are irregularly shaped patches on her scalp with no hair, no scaling, and she is worried that this could be some form of premature baldness as this came on suddenly. The advanced practice nurse tells her that it is:

A 43-year-old woman is at the clinic for a routine examinati…

A 43-year-old woman is at the clinic for a routine examination. She reports that she has had a breast lump in her right breast for years. Recently, it has begun to change in consistency and is becoming harder. She reports that 5 years ago her medical provider evaluated the lump and determined that it “was nothing to worry about.” Your examination validates the presence of a mass in the right upper outer portion of the right breast. It is fixed, hard, nontender, with borders that are not well defined. The advanced practice nurse’s recommendation to her is: