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The APRN is giving a pathophysiology lecture to APRN students on renal blood flow glomerular filtration rate autoregulation

September 24, 2020 in /by

The APRN is giving a pathophysiology lecture to APRN students on renal blood flow glomerular filtration rate autoregulation The APRN is giving a pathophysiology lecture to APRN students on renal blood flow, glomerular filtration rate, autoregulation, and related hormone factors regulating renal blood flow Question: What would be the most important concept of autoregulation that the APRN should address? 

The APRN is giving a pathophysiology lecture to APRN students on renal blood flow related hormones and glomerular filtration rate  

September 24, 2020 in /by

The APRN is giving a pathophysiology lecture to APRN students on renal blood flow related hormones and glomerular filtration rate The APRN is giving a pathophysiology lecture to APRN students on renal blood flow, related hormones, and glomerular filtration rate. Question: What would be the most important concept of glomerular filtration rate that the APRN should […]

A 64-year-old woman with long standing coronary artery disease presents to the clinic with lower extremity swelling abdominal distension and shortness of breath

September 24, 2020 in /by

A 64-year-old woman with long standing coronary artery disease presents to the clinic with lower extremity swelling abdominal distension and shortness of breath A 64-year-old woman with long standing coronary artery disease presents to the clinic with lower extremity swelling, abdominal distension, and shortness of breath. Patient states she has a 30-pound weight gain in 6 weeks […]

Hannah is a 19-year-old college sophomore who came to Student Health with a chief complaint of lower abdominal pain

September 24, 2020 in /by

Hannah is a 19-year-old college sophomore who came to Student Health with a chief complaint of lower abdominal pain Hannah is a 19-year-old college sophomore who came to Student Health with a chief complaint of lower abdominal pain. She says the pain has been present for 2 months and she has had multiple episodes of diarrhea […]

A 23-year-old bisexual man with a history of intravenous drug abuse presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of fever fatigue loss of appetite nausea vomiting abdominal pain and dark urine

September 24, 2020 in /by

A 23-year-old bisexual man with a history of intravenous drug abuse presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of fever fatigue loss of appetite nausea vomiting abdominal pain and dark urine A 23-year-old bisexual man with a history of intravenous drug abuse presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of fever, fatigue, loss of appetite, nausea, vomiting, abdominal […]

A 46-year-old Caucasian female presents to the PCPs office with a chief complaint of severe intermittent right upper quadrant pain for the last 3 days

September 24, 2020 in /by

A 46-year-old Caucasian female presents to the PCPs office with a chief complaint of severe intermittent right upper quadrant pain for the last 3 days A 46-year-old Caucasian female presents to the PCP’s office with a chief complaint of severe, intermittent right upper quadrant pain for the last 3 days. The pain is described as […]

A 65-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presents to his PCPs office 2 months after suffering from a myocardial infarction

September 24, 2020 in /by

A 65-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presents to his PCPs office 2 months after suffering from a myocardial infarction A 65-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presents to his PCP’s office 2 months after suffering from a myocardial infarction.  He declined anticoagulation due to fear he would bleed to death. He has had sudden-onset, moderately severe diffuse abdominal […]

A 45-year-old man with known alcoholic cirrhosis portal hypertension and ascites is brought to the ED by his family due to increasing confusion

September 24, 2020 in /by

A 45-year-old man with known alcoholic cirrhosis portal hypertension and ascites is brought to the ED by his family due to increasing confusion A 45-year-old man with known alcoholic cirrhosis, portal hypertension, and ascites is brought to the ED by his family due to increasing confusion. The family states that he had been stumbling for several days but had […]

A 48-year-old man presents to his gastroenterologist for increasing abdominal girth and increasing jaundice

September 24, 2020 in /by

A 48-year-old man presents to his gastroenterologist for increasing abdominal girth and increasing jaundice A 48-year-old man presents to his gastroenterologist for increasing abdominal girth and increasing jaundice. He has a long history of alcoholic cirrhosis and has multiple admissions for encephalopathy and GI bleeding from esophageal varices. He has been diagnosed with portal hypertension. […]