physical examination and health assessment test bank

A patient presents with signs of chest pain, the nurse practitioner observes jugular venous distention. Their finding is consistent with:

In a patient who has a history of migraine headaches, which characteristic is most common?

An 85-year-old man with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease presents to your office with his daughter with the complaint of new onset chest pain, shortness of breath, and cough. He is clearly tachypneic and has tactile fremitus and egophony and crackles heard at the right lung base. His daughter just wants you to give him an antibiotic pill so that she can take him home. You are concerned that he might need to be hospitalized and require IV antibiotics. What statement is true?

A 57-year-old post-menopausal female presents with a complaint of vaginal burning, pruritus, and painful intercourse. On examination, the nurse practitioner would be most concerned with the findings:

Which one of the following statements about treating scabies with lindane (Kwell) is correct?