Your patient is a 75-year-old female who is complaining of generalized weakness and loss of appetite. Your physical exam reveals no remarkable findings, and the patient has no significant past medical history. You reassure the patient that these are common complaints among people in her age group. Which of the following should you do next?
A) Advise the patient to make an appointment with her doctor if a good night's sleep does not make her feel better.
B) Transport the patient for evaluation of a potentially serious medical problem.
C) Call a family member to come and stay with the patient.
D) Reassure the patient that there is nothing to worry about; these things happen as you get older.
B
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stop the bleeding? A) Platelets B) Plasma C) White blood cells D) Red blood cells
Which domain of Medicin concepts would you expand to find "Benign Syndromes"?
What will be an ideal response?
A partial thickness burn involves the epidermis and dermis.
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A. A
B. B
C. C
Sue received an unfavorable performance evaluation. She truly believes that the outcome was not her fault and blames her supervisor for not allowing her to be successful. Her reaction is consistent with the ___________ trait.?
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word