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I HUMAN CASE WEEK #4 69 YEAR OLD MALE REASON FOR ENCOUNTER:CHEST PAIN ( NURS 6531)
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I HUMAN CASE WEEK #4 69YEAR OLD MALE REASON FOR
ENCOUNTER:CHEST PAIN (
NURS 6531)
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, A 13 year old obese (BMI greater than 95%) boy reports low-grade left
knee pain for the past 2 months. He denies antecedent trauma but
admits to frequent horseplay with his friends. The pain has
progressively worsened, and he is now unable to bear weight at all on
his left leg. His current complaints include left groin, thigh, and medial
knee pain and tenderness. His examination demonstrates negative
Drawer, Lachman, and McMurray tests; left hip with decreased internal
rotation and abduction; and knee flexion causing external hip rotation.
Based on the above scenario, the NP should suspect:
a. a left meniscal tear.
b. a left ACL tear
c. a slipped capital femoral epiphysis
d. osgood-schlatter disease. - ANSWER>>>C.
Colchicine may be used to terminate an acute attack of gouty arthritis
as well as prevent recurrent episodes. The mechanism of action is to:
a. interrupt the cycle of urate crystal deposition and inflammatory
response.
b. increase serum uric acid levels.
c. potentiate the excretion of uric acid.
d. inhibit the tubular reabsorption of urate, promoting the excretion of
uric acid. - ANSWER>>>A.
Cass, age 67, tells the NP that she has been diagnosed with a condition
that causes sudden flares of pain, swelling, and redness of the joints in
her toes. She cannot remember the name of the diagnosis, but she
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