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You are assessing a patient who was brought in by their caretaker. The patient is a non-verbal 25 year old male. The caretaker states that they noticed that his R hand was swollen this afternoon. She states she is unsure of how the swelling occurred. Which of the following findings would be most indicative that the swelling is NOT traumatic in nature?

V.J. is 22 years old and weighs 125 lbs on the scale in your office. Before discussing his weight with V.J., it will be MOST helpful for you to:

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Sensitivity to cultural differences between you and the patient is MOST useful to prevent:

A wheelchair-dependent elderly woman would MOST likely develop skin breakdowns at the:

A 50-year-old woman presents as a new patient. Which finding in her personal and social history would increase her risk profile for developing breast cancer?  

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The test utilized to assess for inflammation of the gallbladder is:

A patient comes to the office complaining of feeling like she has to run to the bathroom, feeling as though she cannot hold her urine. She states that this started yesterday. This complaint would be documented as which of the following?

A 32 year old woman comes to the office and states that she has decreased hearing and pain in her L ear. She states it started when she got back from vacation in Spain. The patient has no pain or swelling of the external ear, no canal swelling, and an erythematous bulging tympanic membrane on the affected side. What would her diagnosis be?