Based on this description, what is your most likely diagnosis?
A 68-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of a skin lesion. On the right temporal area of the forehead, you see a flattened papule the same color as his skin, covered by a dry scale that is round and feels hard. He has several more of these scattered on the forehead, arms, and legs.
A) Actinic keratosis
B) Seborrheic keratosis
C) Basal cell carcinoma
D) Squamous cell carcinoma
A) Actinic keratosis
This is a typical description of actinic keratosis. Actinic keratosis may be easier to feel than to see. If left untreated, approximately 1% of cases can develop into squamous cell carcinoma.
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The nurse is preparing the patient for surgery to correct the arterial occlusive disease the patient has in the right arm. The nurse should:
A) Keep the patient's right arm at heart level. B) Initiate an IV in the right arm. C) Apply cool compresses to the right arm. D) Apply a tensor to the right arm.
The nurse is caring for a couple trying to get pregnant and have not been able to for over a year. The couple asks what kind of problems a man can have that can cause infertility. What should be the nurse's response?
A) "Men can have increased prolactin levels that decrease sperm viability." B) "Men can have problems that increase the temperature around their testicles and decrease the quality of their semen." C) "Men may inherit the gene that causes low sperm production." D) "Men may produce sperm that are incompatible with the shape of the egg."
A correct "sig" for this prescription is
A. 2 caps po four times a day for 7 days. B. 7 caps four times a day for 2 days. C. 2 po four times a day for 7 days. D. 2 po four times a day x 7.