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You are treating a 3 year old patient for asthma in your primary care clinic. Their asthma is not under control despite the use of a Short acting beta agonist (SABA) PRN and Low-Dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) daily. What is your next step?

A patient comes to your clinic for a pre-employment physical which requires a TB test. You order a TB skin test which comes back positive. What do you do next?

What diagnostic test will you order STAT in your outpatient office to help confirm your differential diagnosis?

What medication is a treatment option for acute asthma exacerbations?

What is a common cause of Pleural Effusion?  

For the scenario in the previous questions, which of the following would you expect on physical exam for this diagnosis?  

What is your recommended maintenance treatment for this patient?

You are treating an adult patient for peptic ulcer disease and H. Pylori testing comes back positive. The patient has no known allergies. What is the recommended, most effective initial pharmacologic treatment for this patient?

Select the risk factors for abdominal/groin hernia development: (select all that apply)

A 45 year old patient with known coronary disease as well as Type 2 diabetes has the following lipid panel:  LDL 128, HDL 30, and Triglycerides 208.  What should the first line treatment be?