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Which of the following statements is correct regarding antidepressants? 

You are working in the emergency department when a woman arrives frantic with her young son, who had been feeling ill but is now unconscious. She informs you that they are in town visiting the child’s grandparents, that he has been sick with a fever and body aches for several days, and that the grandfather gave the child a Bayer ® aspirin from his medicine cabinet. You suspect that the child was ill with _______ and that he is now presenting signs of ________. 

Selegiline (Emsam ®) is a _______ that can be administered ________ for the treatment of depression. 

A 3-year-old has a high fever ranging from 102F to 104F and was treated at an urgent care center with antibiotics with no response. On exam, the NP notes that the child’s eyes are red bilaterally, her lips are red and cracked, and cervical lymphadenopathy. You suspect:

Which of the following diagnostic tests should be ordered to rule out or confirm angina?

Your patient is a 52-year-old Caucasian male with a history of hypertension and diabetes. His antihypertensive medications include: hydrochlorothiazide 25 mg and lisinopril 40 mg daily. The patient’s blood pressure is adequately controlled, however he now complains of an irritating, dry cough. What would be the best therapeutic intervention?

A 45-year-old male complains of severe back pain that developed last evening after he lifted some heavy boxes in his garage. His past medical history is not significant. On physical exam, the pain radiates down his thigh to his great toe, and on straight leg raise test and with contralateral leg raise test.Sensation and reflexes are present. diagnostic studies should be done now?

An adult female presents to the NP with tenderness over the right radial wrist, which is worse with lifting. She cannot remember an injury. most likely diagnosis is:

Reviewing the lipid results of a 40-year-old male, the NP notes the triglyceride levels are 550 mg/dl.The nurse practitioner prescribes:

Which of the following describes the cardiac anomalies associated with the Tetralogy of Fallot?