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A nurse is caring for a client who has been hospitalized for treatment of bipolar disorder and will be discharged with a prescription for lithium. The nurse’s discharge teaching should include information cautioning against which of the following factors that may cause lithium toxicity?

T or F: Based on the diagnostic algorithm by Laslett et al., when the thigh thrust test and distraction test are positive, a clinician can begin to rule-in SIJ dysfunction. 

T or F: Originally, genuine SIJ pain was thought to manifest in a 3 x 10 cm region inferior to the PSIS, however now it appears more likely that SIJ referral may occur in the lower lumbar spine, buttock, groin, and medial/lateral/posterior thigh regions.  

A physical therapist is performing the Seated Flexion Test in evaluating a patient with sacroiliac joint (SIJ) pain.  Which of the following statements is MOST accurate when considering this special test?

A physical therapist is evaluating a patient with complaints of low back and sacroiliac joint pain.  The therapist suspects ankylosing spondylitis may be a plausible differential diagnosis.  Which of the following screening questions are most appropriate to include in the subjective examination?  

Directions: Choose the best answer. Each question is worth 1 point. Which of the following is part of the pulmonary circuit?

63. When evaluating a patient with acute headache, all of the following observations would indicate the absence of a more serious underlying condition except:  

Directions: Choose the best answer. Each question is worth 1 point. What is the partition that separates the right and left atria?

40. A 60-year-old male with a history of chronic GERD presents for evaluation. He reports a sensation of heartburn and regurgitation despite adherence to a PPI regimen. The NP considers Barrett’s esophagus. Which finding on endoscopy would support this diagnosis?    

27.  What are the risk factors of acute bacterial prostatitis, EXCEPT: