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What diagnostic tool should be completed with the initial workup of all arrhythmia patients?

What is the first line treatment for Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo?

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 of:

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 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 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?

A sagittal plane divides the body into:  

A pediatric patient presents with cyanotic symptoms and is suspected to have tetralogy of fallot. Select the answer that is correct regarding TOF

A male patient who works as a plumber presents to the clinic with complaints of swelling to his posterior elbow. He does not complain of pain to the area. On physical exam you find the patient is afebrile with a normal physical exam with only one abnormal finding of a fluctuant mass to the posterior elbow region. There is no erythema, warmth, or pain with palpation to the this fluctuant mass. What is the most likely diagnosis?