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44. A 19-year-old male presents with a chief complain of a red, irritated right eye for the past 48 hours with eyelids that were “stuck together” this morning when he awoke. Examination reveals injected palpebral and bulbar conjunctiva and reactive pupils; vision screen with the Snellen eye chart reveals 20/30 in the right eye (OD), left eye (OS), and both eyes (OU) and purulent eye discharge on the right. This presentation is most consistent with:

50. Risk factors for acute otitis media (AOM) include all of the following except:

12. The most common cause of sensorineural hearing loss is

18. A 65-year-old male patient presents with a cerumen impaction of the left ear, what would the NP anticipate during auditory testing? Select the BEST answer

8. While much teaching is needed for patients with CHF, probably the most beneficial thing you can tell them that might prevent re-hospitalization may be;

5. Frailty, a clinical syndrome, has all of the following characteristics except:

2. Which of the following immunizations is not routinely recommended for a person age 65 or older having no risk factors?

3. An older man has been diagnosed with conductive hearing loss in the left ear by his nurse practitioner. Which of the following is an expected result when performing a Rinne test on this patient?

During physical stress (e.g., high intensity exercise), describe how the nervous system activates the adrenal medulla compared to the activation of the adrenal cortex. Your answer should include any relevant hormones, regulation of hormone secretion, and their actions.

Your patient is diagnosed with Addison’s disease (an autoimmune disease) that causes the immune system to destroy the hormone producing cells of adrenal cortex. Which of the following plasma hormones changes are expected in this patient?