A 30-year-old patient presents for a wellness examination. T…

A 30-year-old patient presents for a wellness examination. The nurse practitioner is examining the patients nails and notices pigmented bands in the nail beds. The patient is not dark-skinned and they tell the nurse practitioner they just noticed the bands last week. The nurse practitioner identifies this as an indication of:

A 16-year-old patient presents to the emergency department c…

A 16-year-old patient presents to the emergency department complaining of left knee pain. Upon physical examination the nurse practitioner notes left leg weakness and a reduced rotation of the internal left hip. The nurse practitioner should suspect which abnormality?

A patient presents to the clinic complaining of a sudden ons…

A patient presents to the clinic complaining of a sudden onset of a red bump that is extremely tender. The nurse practitioner notes that the area is erythematous, indurated and tender on palpation. The lesions looks like this: What is the name of this lesion and what is the most common organism that causes it?