The NP is examining a woman with knee pain. The patient is s…

The NP is examining a woman with knee pain. The patient is seated with the quadriceps relaxed, and the knee is placed in extension. Next the patella is displaced laterally, and the knee flexed to 30°.  The  patella moves to an abnormal position on the lateral femoral condyle, and she perceives pain.  The most likely diagnosis is:

A 50 year old woman with type 2 diabetes  returns for an off…

A 50 year old woman with type 2 diabetes  returns for an office visit to review her cholesterol panel values.  Her 10 year ASCVD is 3%.  The following are the results: Total cholesterol: 190 mg/dl (reference range norm < 200mg/dl);    LDL:  160 mg/dl (reference range optimal < 100 mg/dl);   HDL 50mg/dl (reference range > 50mg/dl);  Triglycerides:  170 mg/dl (reference range < 150mg/dl)  Potassium, BUN/Creatinine and LFT's are WNL. Based on these results the NP would initiate therapeutic lifestyle changes and: