The NP orders an abdominal ultrasound to investigate abdomin…

The NP orders an abdominal ultrasound to investigate abdominal pain in a 55-year-old patient. During the ultrasound, the patient takes an inspiratory pause when the sonographer presses directly over the right upper quadrant area. The NP recognizes this as a positive:

An 11-month-old and is brought into the clinic for a rash. T…

An 11-month-old and is brought into the clinic for a rash. The patient’s mother reports her child is irritable and is up at night scratching. The NP notes several erythematous papules and vesicles on the soles of the feet, ankles, wrists, and thumb-first finger web space. There is no associated fever. The child was enrolled at a new daycare 1 month ago. The mother has tried topical hydrocortisone without relief. The NP prescribes: