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A 50 year old African American patient presents to establish care with you. The patient reports their mother has Type 2 diabetes and they have a personal history of hypertension. You order a fasting blood glucose level on the patient. The fast blood glucose level result is 98 mg/dL. What is your next best course of action?

A 22 year old G0P0 female patient presents to the clinic with irregular menstrual cycles for over 1-year, milky discharge from the breasts, headaches, and vision changes; what do you suspect? 

Hammurabi was the king of what ancient group?

Any organism capable of causing disease is a(n):

A 22-year old male patient presents to the clinic with reports of heart beating out of his chest. He states that it happened all of a sudden and it lasts for about 30 seconds. You have the LPN collect an EKG that reveals a regular rhythm with a rate of 225bpm and a narrowed QRS. After EMS is called to transport that patient to the ER, what minimally invasive intervention can you offer to aid his pounding heart?  

A type 2 diabetic patient comes in for visit and reports they recently increased exercising and now they are noticing episodes of hypoglycemia a couple hours after finishing exercise. You identify this as the Exercise Lag Effect. Which of the following is most appropriate to recommend to the patient?

A patient with Parkinson’s Disease presents reporting hallucinations. Knowing these hallucinations could be side effects to medications being used to treat Parkinson’s Disease, what order would you begin to reduce or stop anti-Parkinsonian drugs to see if the hallucinations resolve but still adequately manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease?

The Protestant Old Testament has _________ books.

Which of the following findings is seen in patients with diabetic retinopathy?

You are seeing a 30 year old female who states, “my face is drooping to one side.” On exam, you notice the eye on the affected side does not close well, the forehead and nasolabial fold are smooth and the patient has an asymmetric smile. Otherwise, there are no other neurologic deficits and vital signs are stable. What is the most likely diagnosis of the patient’s condition?