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A nurse is assessing a client who has schizophrenia and has been on long-term treatment with chlorpromazine. He notes the client is experiencing some involuntary movements of the tongue and face. The nurse should suspect the client has developed which of the following adverse effects?

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?