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All of the following represent a potential for neurological emergencies regarding headache except:

Which of the following is not typically a trigger of migraine headache?

Several patients have been brought into the ED with a chief complaint of headache. Which of the following patients should be seen first (ie, which is most likely to have a potentially life- threatening condition)?

15 year old female has never menstruated, She and her mother are concerned. What is the most important for the NP to assess.

The NP reviews the patient with a diagnosis of osteoarthritis, an expected finding would be:

  This figure shows the stomach. Which number indicates the fundus?

A 50-year-old woman comes to her doctor complaining of low back pain for exactly 1 month after a fall. She has no history of fever, unexplained weight loss, diabetes, and cancer. She had a hysterectomy for fibroids at age 40. Which of the following characteristics would prompt further evaluation?  

A 45-year-old man without significant past medical history presents with severe back pain after lifting boxes at work 2 days ago. Other than his back pain, his review of symptoms is negative. The pain radiates from his lower back down his posterior thigh to his great toe when you perform both a straight leg raise test and the contralateral leg raise. His strength, sensation, and reflexes are preserved. Which of the following imaging studies should be done immediately?

A positive Tinnel’s test can be used to assess for carpal tunnel syndrome. What other test can be used to assess for this?

A 65 yo male is diagnosed with an initial episode of gout. It is likely that he: