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A 38 year old female presents with complaints of recurrent, intermittent diarrhea and abdominal pain. The pain and diarrhea do not seem to be linked to any specific food intake and she denies blood in the stool. What other factor can help diagnose IBS as the cause of the diarrhea and abdominal pain?

A 46 year old man with depression who has been taking Citalopram (Celexa) for 5 weeks complains of new onset sexual dysfunction and difficulty achieving orgasm. You advise him that:

Match the following types of play

True or False: A toddler is being seen by a PCP for a well child appointment. Bruises on the abdomen are noted. The PCP recognizes this as a normal bruising pattern.

A parent brings her child to the pediatric clinic because of some concerns about her child. The concerns that the mother indicates are often signs that correlate with Rett Syndrome. As a nurse, you know that symptoms of Rett Syndrome become evident:

Which of the following fetal heart rate decelerations has an irregular shape and can occur anywhere in the contraction pattern? 

The nurse is asking a student about hormones. The nurse states that one form of this hormone enhances a pregnancy while the other form complicates a pregnancy. The student gives the correct answer of?

Which of the following hormones causes the kidneys to filter additional glucose and is known to cause glycosuria?

The nurse is assessing a client who had a spontaneous abortion at 11 weeks gestation. The client is crying and asking why she lost her baby. The nurse knows the most likely reason for this miscarriage is?  

Which of the following variability patterns is most favorable?