A patient presents with a-fib history and a CHADS2 score of 3. What is important to consider with this score?
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A middle-aged female patient who is a seamstress presents wi…
A middle-aged female patient who is a seamstress presents with pain at the base of her right thumb on abduction and extension of the right thumb. Which of the following conditions is most likely causing the patient’s pain?
A patient was weightlifting yesterday when they heard a pop…
A patient was weightlifting yesterday when they heard a pop and developed sudden pain in their bicipital groove. Subsequently they have also developed swelling and ecchymosis to the area and now have a visible bulge present just proximal to the antecubital fossa. What is the most appropriate diagnosis and treatment recommendation?
What diagnostic tool should be completed with the initial wo…
What diagnostic tool should be completed with the initial workup of all arrhythmia patients?
What is the first line treatment for Benign Paroxysmal Posit…
What is the first line treatment for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?
You are caring for a patient with psoriasis and now is showi…
You are caring for a patient with psoriasis and now is showing signs of joint involvement. The initial treatment of choice of the patient is:
Squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma are cancers…
Squamous cell carcinoma and basal cell carcinoma are cancers of:
When a patient presents to the clinic with complaints of pal…
When a patient presents to the clinic with complaints of palpitations, what is important to rule out first among the extensive list of potential causes?
The family nurse practitioner is evaluating an elderly male…
The family nurse practitioner is evaluating an elderly male and notices a tremor. Which assessment finding would be characteristic of an essential tremor rather than a Parkinsonian tremor?
A 25 year old female presents to your office complaining of…
A 25 year old female presents to your office complaining of bifrontal headaches along with fatigue that slowly seems to be worsening. Over the last 2-3 months, she has developed generalized joint pain and stiffness. The remainder of the history is unremarkable. On physical exam, you find a thin female in no acute distress. She is afebrile with blood pressure of 110/62 mm Hg and pulse of 72. Joint examination shows full range of motion and no swelling. There is mild anterior cervical chain lymphadenopathy. Close inspection of skin reveals erythema of the malar eminences and the nose laterally.The rash is most characteristic of which of the following diagnoses?