What common musculoskeletal health problem is often associated with RA?
a. Paget's disease
b. Fibromyalgia
c. Marfan syndrome
d. osteoporosis
Answer: d. osteoporosis
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At a follow-up visit, the patient's serum uric acid level is 7 mg/dL, and the patient denies any current symptoms. The primary care NP should discontinue the probenecid and: a. prescribe colchicine. b. prescribe febuxostat. c. tell the patient to use an NSAID if symptoms recur. d. counsel the patient to report recurrence of symptoms.
While caring for a patient with a right radial arterial line, the nurse assesses that the right fingers are cool, pale, and dusky. Which intervention would be important to do first?
1. Notify the physician STAT. 2. Flush the arterial catheter and zero the line. 3. Try to obtain a pulse using Doppler ultrasound. 4. Obtain a blood pressure in the left arm.
Which of the following sources of knowledge is based on objective data?
A) authoritative B) traditional C) scientific D) applied
A nursing instructor is describing complex somatic symptom disorder to a group of nursing students. The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students state which of the following?
A) The disorder typically is diagnosed in men. B) The first symptom usually appears during adolescence. C) The disorder commonly occurs with substance abuse. D) Highly educated individuals often develop this disorder.