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Where would you expect to hear best an abnormal heart sound when the client has pulmonary valve insufficiency?

As you assess Ms. Jones you recall that the most prevalent cardiac symptom is

To ease their breathing, clients with COPD often position themselves in a tripod position which can result in which finding?

To rule out middle lobe pneumonia, you would make sure to auscultate:

Ms. Grayley 40 yo presents for a physical and is concerned about breast cancer risk. Which of the following is not a risk factor??

When auscultating the heart sounds of a 72-year-old client with a history of hypertension, the nurse practitioner notes an S4. This finding could indicate:

Joe Tiger presents with complaints of pain in his leg when walking that is relieved with rest. You perform an ABI. Which result would be consistent with physical symptoms?

Breast cancer in men is similar to breast cancer in women and the provider should be suspicious of the Tail of Spence.

You are doing a physical on a male patient when he tells you he was reading stuff on the internet and now is worried about getting breast cancer and wants to know what would be the risks for him to get breast cancer. All of the following are risk factors except:

James Jones is a 55 yo male smoker w/a thick sputum producing cough. Upon examination you note + tactile fremitus, resonant percussion, and normal voice sounds. You suspect