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You are auscultating the heart of a healthy and active four year old girl and you discover the following: The murmur disappears after you have the child hold her breath.  You document this finding as:

An elderly patient with a productive cough and fever is diagnosed with pneumonia. Which is responsible for the highest mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia?

George comes into the urgent care clinic complaining of difficulty breathing after playing in his high school soccer game during which time the ambient air temperatures decreased to 25 degrees Fahrenheit.  You auscultate his lungs and hear the following: .  You document your respiratory findings as:

The ABCDEs of CXR interpretation include which of the following:

A 68-year-old retired truck driver comes to your office for evaluation of mild swelling in his legs. He is a smoker and has been taking medications to control his hypertension for the past 25 years. You are concerned about his risk for peripheral vascular disease. Which of the following tests are appropriate to order to initially evaluate for this condition?

Morphine 6 mg IM stat How many mL of morphine would the patient receive? Drug available:  _________ mL Round to the nearest mL 

Whether or not Gerontology is the area you plan to pursue after graduation, what are your two biggest takeaways from this course?

A client prescribed entacapone (Comtan), a catechol O-methyltransferase inhibitor (COMT), reports to the nurse, “I notice my urine is yellow-orange in color.  Should I be concerned?”  Which is the most appropriate statement by the nurse.

A lawyer, Attorney Alvin, tries his best to explain to the judge why a previous case should not be used as a precedent for one of his current cases. Attorney Alvin reasons that the previous case’s ruling contained remarks from the judge that were not central to the decision. What legal concept is Attorney Alvin using to convince the judge that his case should not be tied to the outcome of a previous case?

Elizabeth Entrepreneur decides to start a new sole proprietorship by investing $100,000 of the $500,000 she won from the lottery, purchasing equipment, supplies and a storefront. She decides to name the company “Catina’s Cool Cookies and Cakes” and it will sell baked goods. Which of the following is most likely true regarding this situation?