A nursing student comes to the university health center complaining of a sore throat, malaise, and loss of appetite. The nurse assesses the student and determines she has large white yellow exudates in the back of the throat and a fever
The student is presenting with a/an
A) Infectious disease
B) Viral illness
C) Throat mass
D) Mononucleosis
Ans: A
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