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15 year old female has never menstruated, She and her mother are concerned. What is the most important for the NP to assess.

Which of the following is not typically a trigger of migraine headache?

Several patients have been brought into the ED with a chief complaint of headache. Which of the following patients should be seen first (ie, which is most likely to have a potentially life- threatening condition)?

The NP reviews the patient with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis, an expected finding would be:

A 50-year-old woman comes to her doctor complaining of low back pain for exactly 1 month after a fall. She has no history of fever, unexplained weight loss, diabetes, and cancer. She had a hysterectomy for fibroids at age 40. Which of the following characteristics would prompt further evaluation?  

  This figure shows the stomach. Which number indicates the fundus?

A 45-year-old man without significant past medical history presents with severe back pain after lifting boxes at work 2 days ago. Other than his back pain, his review of symptoms is negative. The pain radiates from his lower back down his posterior thigh to his great toe when you perform both a straight leg raise test and the contralateral leg raise. His strength, sensation, and reflexes are preserved. Which of the following imaging studies should be done immediately?

A positive Tinnel’s test can be used to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome. What other test can be used to assess for this?

A 65-year-old man with a history of chronic hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and degenerative joint disease presents with acute onset of severe pain of the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint and swelling of the left first toe. Physical examination shows exquisite tenderness of the joint, with swelling, warmth, and erythema. The patient has no history of trauma or other significant medical problems. Synovial fluid analysis and aspiration is most likely to show which of the following?

A 65 yo male is diagnosed with an initial episode of gout. It is likely that he: