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WHAT FINDINGS ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC GLAUCOMA WOULD BE NOTED ON FUNDOSCOPIC EXAM? |
INCREASED CUP TO DISC RATIO |
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A SUDDEN, SEVERE, UNILATERAL EYE PAIN MAY BE CAUSED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING: |
RETINAL DETACHMENT *ACUTE GLAUCOMA CORNEAL ULCER UVEITIS |
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A SUDDEN, PAINLESS UNILATERAL VISION LOSS MAY BE CAUSED BY WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING? |
*RETINAL DETACHMENT CORNEAL ULCER ACUTE GLAUCOMA UVEITIS |
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PATIENT PRESENTS WITH UNILATERAL HYPEREMIA OF THE CONJUCTIVA, PURULENT DISCHARGE WITH EARLY MORNING EYE LID CRUSTING. THIS TYPE OF CONJUCTIVITIS IS MOST LIKELY: |
BACTERIAL |
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WHICH OCULAR EXAM TEST WILL HELP DIAGNOSE VISION LOSS DUE TO EARLY CHRONIC GLAUCOMA? |
VISUAL FIELD BY CONFRONTATION |
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PATIENT WHO IS AN AVID SWIMMER PRESENTS WITH LEFT EAR PAIN AND DRAINAGE. ON EXAMINATION, PATIENT HAS PAIN WHEN EAR TRAGUS IS MANIPULATED. THE CANAL IS NARROWED, ERYTHEMATOUS AND FILLED WITH WHITE DEBRIS. THE REST OF THE EXAM IS NORMAL. WHAT IS THE DIAGNOSIS? |
OTITIS EXTERNA |
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ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA IS DIAGNOSED WHEN THERE IS: |
FLUID IN THE MIDDLE EAR ACCOMPANIED BY OTALGIA AND FEVER |
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THE ANTIBIOTIC OF CHOICE FOR BETA-LACTAMSE COVERAGE OF OTITIS MEDIA IS: |
AMOXICILLIN AND POTASSIUM CLAVULANATE |
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CATARACTS ARE A COMMON DISORDER IN PERSONS OVER 60 YRS OF AGE. YOU COUNSEL YOUR PATIENT THAT THE OPTIMAL CURE FOR CATARACTS IS: |
LENS EXTRACTION SURGERY |
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WHEN THE WEBER TEST IS PREFORMED WITH A TUNING FORK TO ASSESS HEARING AND THERE IS NO LATERALIZATION, THIS INDICATES: |
A NORMAL FINDING |
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AGE-RELATED HEARING LOSS USUALLY IS: |
ASYMMETRICAL |
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A MIDDLE-AGED PATIENT COMPLAINS OF TROUBLE READING ITEMS AND STATES HE CAN SEE PRINT CLEARER IF HE HOLDS THE ITEM WITH EXTEND ARM OR FURTHER AWAY FROM FACE. THE NP RECOGNIZES THIS AS PRESBYOPIA AND TELLS THE PATIENT: |
THIS IS A NORMAL AGE RELATED CHANGE AND REFERS HIM TO AN OPTOMETRIST FOR CORRECTIVE LENS. |
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THE NP DIAGNOSES A 22 FEMALE WITH ALLERGIC RHINITIS. ON PHYSICAL EXAM OF THE NASAL MUSCOSA, WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY FINDING? |
PALE TO BLUISH, BOGGY MUCOSA |
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A MALE WITH CHRONIC HIV PRESENTS WITH COMPLAINT OF SORE MOUTH. THE NP DIAGNOSES THRUSH OR ORAL CANDIDIASIS. WHAT IS THE MOST LIKELY PHYSICAL FINDING SEEN UPON EXAMINATION OF THE THROAT? |
WHITE PLAQUES |
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THE NP DIAGNOSES A 13 YR OLD WITH TONSILLITIS. WHAT WOULD YOU TYPICALLY EXPECT TO SEE ON PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE OROPHARYNX? |
EXUDATES ON THE TONSILS |
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A WELL NOURISHED OLDER ADULT STATES SHE RECENTLY HAD TWO NOSEBLEEDS. SHE DOES NOT TAKE ANTICOAGULANTS, AND THE NP HAS RULED OUT COAGULOPATHIES. THE MOST LIKELY CAUSE OF THE NOSEBLEED IS: |
TRAUMA OR IRRITATED MUCOUS MEMBRANES |
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A 20YR OLD FEMALE PRESENTS WITH A SORE THROAT FOR THE PAST 2 DAYS. ROS REVEALS, SHE HAS CLEAR NASAL DRAINAGE WITH CONGESTION, HOARSENESS, AND COUGH. ON EXAM, SHE HAS TEMPERATURE OF 99.0 F; THREE PLUS BOGGY TONSILS AND MINIMAL PALPABLE CERVICAL LYMPH NODES. WHAT IS MOST LIKELY DIAGNOSIS? |
VIRAL PHARYNGITIS |
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MALE 18 YR OLD HAS A PERSISTENT SORE THROAT, FEVER, AND MALAISE NOT RELIEVED WITH PENICILLIN THERAPY. WHAT WOULD THE NP ORDER NEXT? |
A MONOSPOT TEST |
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THE MOST COMMON OFFENDING ALLERGENS CAUSING ALLERGIC RHINITIS ARE: |
POLLENS OF GRASSES, TREES, AND WEEDS |
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THE FIRST LINE ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY FOR AN ADULT WITH NO KNOWN ALLERGIES AND SUSPECTED GROUP A BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCAL PHARYNGITIS IS: |
PENICILLIN |
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FEMALE PRESENTS WITH PAIN AND PRESSURE OVER HER CHEEKS AND DISCOLORED NASAL DISCHARGE. THE NP CANNOT TRANSILLUMINATE THE SINUSES. WHICH COMMON SINUS WOULD YOU SUSPECTED TO BE AFFECTED? |
MAXILLARY |
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A SEXUAL HISTORY OF ORAL-GENITAL CONTACT IN A PATIENT PRESENTING WITH PHARYNGITIS IS SIGNIFICANT WHEN WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS SUSPECTED? |
NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS NOT A NORMAL SENSORY DEFICIT ASSOCIATED WITH AGING? |
LOSS OF PERIPHERAL VISION NORMAL: DECLINE IN SENSE OF PROPRIOCEPTON, SENSE OF TASTE, HEARING LOSS OF HIGH FREQUENCY TONES |
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A FEMALE PRESENTS WITH A SUDDEN ONSET SORE THROAT. EXAM REVEALS TONSILLAR EXUDATE, ANTERIOR CERVICAL ADENOPATHY PRESCENCE OF A FEVER, AND ABSENCE OF A COUGH. THERE IS A HIGH PROBABLITY OF WHICH CAUSATIVE AGENT: |
GROUP A BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPTOCOCCUS |
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THE MOST COMMON ETIOLOGY OF ACUTE BRONCHITIS IS: |
VIRAL |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BEST DESCRIBES THE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA? |
AIRWAY INFLAMMATION AND BRONCHOCONSTRICTION |
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PERSONS WITH ASTHMA DIAGNOSIS USUALLY DEMONSTRATE THIS FINDING ON SPIROMETER TESTING: |
INCREASED EXPIRATORY VOLUME AFTER BRONCHODILATOR ADMINISTRATION |
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WHEN CRACKLES, WHEEZE, OR RHONCHI CLEAR WITH COUGH, WHCH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A LIKELY ETIOLOGY? |
BRONCHITIS |
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BRONCHITIS PRESENTS MOST OFTEN WITH: |
PROGRESSIVE COUGH |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PARAMETERS WOULD INDICATE THE NEED TO OBTAIN CHEST X-RAY IN PATIENT PRESENTING WITH ACUTE COUGH? |
TACHYCARDIA, HEART RATE >100/MIN |
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CLINICAL FINDINGS CHARACTERISTIC OF ASTHMA INCLUDE ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT: |
A CONGESTED COUGH WORSE DURING THE DAY |
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THE CORNERSTONE OF DRUG THERAPY FOR MODERATE PERSISTENT ASTHMA IS: |
INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS |
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ASKING A PATIENT TO REPEAT A WORD OR A NUMBER (I.E. 99) WHILE THE NP AUSCULTATES LUNG IS BRONCHOPHONY. NORMAL VOCAL RESONANCE THROUGH AIR-FILLED LUNG TISSUE IS EXPECTED TO BE HEARD: |
MUFFLED OR INDISTINCT |
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PROVIDE A SHORT EXPLANATION WHY ANTIBIOTIC RX WILL NOT BENEFIT A PERSON WITH ACUTE VIRAL BRONCHITIS: |
PT NEEDS TO BE EDUCATED ABOUT THE RISK OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE. 90% OF ACUTE BRONCHITIS IS VIRAL AND ANTIBIOTICS WILL NOT TREAT RHINOVIRUS, CORONA VIRUS, INFLUENZA VIRUS & SYNCTYIAL VIRUS CAUSING ILLNESS. COUGH WILL NORMALLY RESOLVE IN 6 WK. SYMPTOMATIC APPROACH FAVORABLE. |
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EVIDENCE OF CONSOLIDATION ON LUNG PHYSICAL EXAM SUGGESTING PNEUMONIA INCLUDES ALL OF THE FOLLOWING EXCEPT: |
RESONANCE INCLUDE:EGOPHONY, DULLNESS TO PERCUSSION, INCREASED TACTILE FREMITUS |
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THE NP IS EVALUATING A 60 YR OLD MALE WITH DIAGNOSIS OF COPD. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING FINDINGS ARE LIKELY TO BE NOTED ON PHYSICAL EXAM OF THIS PATIENT? |
DIMINISHED OR DISTANT LUNG SOUNDS |
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SPIROMETRY IS THE GOLD STANDARD FOR DIAGNOSIS OF COPD. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEASURES OF LUNG FUNCTION CONFIRMS MODERATE STAGE COPD DIAGNOSIS? |
FEV 1 BETWEEN 50-79% OF PREDICTED |
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A PATIENT WHO IS A CURRENT SMOKER AND WHO HAS COPD DIAGNOSIS ASKS, "WHY SHOULD I QUIT SMOKING NOW, THE DAMAGE IS DONE." WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE RESPONSE BY THE NP PROVIDER? |
SMOKING CESSATION NOW CAN PREVENT FURTHER LOSS OF LUNG FUNCTION |
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WHAT CRITERIA IS NECESSARY TO DIAGNOSE A PATIENT WITH HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA (HCAP)? |
HOSPITALIZATION IN AN ACUTE CARE OR LONG TERM CARE FACILITY WITHIN THE LAST 14 DAYS |
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THE NP SUSPECTS DIAGNOSIS OF LOBAR PNEUMONIA IN A PATIENT WHO PRESENTS WITH COUGH AND HIGH FEVER. A SPUTUM ANALYSIS FOR CULTURE AND GRAM STAIN FOR THIS PATIENT: |
CAN IDENTIFY ONLY 40-70% OF CAUSATIVE ORGANISMS |
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PNEUMONOCOCCAL VACCINE IS RECOMMENDED FOR: |
PERSONS AGE 65 OR GREATER |
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A COUGH RELATED TO AN ACE INHIBTOR TYPICALLY PRESENTS AS |
NON-PRODUCTIVE |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS APPROPRIATE OUTPATIENT THERAPY FOR COMMUNITY AQUIRED PNEUMONIA (CAP) IN A 40 YR OLD PERSON WITHOUT CO-MORBIDITIES AND WHO HAS NOT BEEN ON ANTIBIOTICS IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS? |
AZITHROMYCIN |
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THE GOAL OF THERAPY WITH AN ANTITUSSIVE SUCH AS CODEINE IS: |
PREVENT OR CONTROL COUGH |
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A MALE PATIENT COMES TO THE OFFICE FOR EVALUATION OF PAIN IN HIS LEGS. HE HAS SMOKED TWO PACKS A DAY SINCE AGE OF 16, BUT HE IS OTHERWISE HEALTHY. THE NP IS CONCERNED THAT HE MAY HAVE PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL DISEASE. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A SYMPTOM OF PERIPHERAL ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY? |
INTERMITTENT CLAUDICATION |
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THE NP IS PREFORMING A ROUTINE EXAM ON AN ELDERLY MALE PATIENT IN THE VASCULAR SURGERY CLINIC. THE NP NOTES THAT HE HAS A HISTORY OF CHRONIC ARTERIAL INSUFFICIENCY. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING PHYSICAL EXAMINATION FINDINGS IN THE LOWER EXTREMITIES WOULD BE EXPECTED WITH HIS DISEASE? |
THIN, SHINY, ATROPHIC SKIN |
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WHAT IS THE DURATION OF ANTICOAGULATION THERAPY FOR A CONFIRMED DVT? |
3-6 MONTHS |
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WHAT IS CONSIDERED A DESIRABLE THERAPEUTIC INR FOR WARFARIN ADMINISTERED FOR DVT? |
2 TO 3 IU |
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PHYSICAL EXAM FINDINGS IN PATIENTS WITH VITAMIN B12 DEFICIENCY ANEMIA MAY INCLUDE: |
STOCKING-GLOVE NEUROPATHY |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING MEDICATIONS MAY REDUCE THE ABSORPTION OF VITAMIN B12? |
RANITIDINE |
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THE MOST COMMON TYPE OF ANEMIA WORLDWIDE IS: |
IRON DEFICIENCY |
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FERROUS SULFATE IS AN ORAL IRON PREPARATION USED TO TREAT IRON DEFICIENCY ANEMIA. WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE ON TAKING FERROUS SULFATE TO ENHANCE IRON ABSORPTION? |
TAKE ON AN EMPTY STOMACH |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING RED BLOOD CELL INDICES CLASSIFIES THE TYPE OF ANEMIA? |
MEAN CORPUSCULAR VOLUME (MCV) |
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NORMAL RED BLOOD CELL SURVIVAL IS APPROXIMATELY |
120 DAYS |
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PAIN IN CALF UPON DORSIFLEXION OF THE FOOT IS: |
NOT A SENSITIVE PHYSICAL EXAM TEST FOR DVT |
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HEALTHY PEOPLE 2020 IS: |
NATIONAL GUIDELINES TO IMPROVE HEALTH OF ALL PEOPLE IN THE US THROUGH HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION |
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EVIDENCE SHOWS THAT SMOKING CESSATION MEDICATIONS E.G. NICOTINE REPLACEMENT ARE SUCCESSFUL IF: |
COMBINED WITH A SMOKING CESSATION GROUP |
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MR. R DESCRIBES HIMSELF AS MOTIVATED TO QUIT SMOKING. HE SMOKES 20 CIGARETTES PER DAY. THE NP'S PLAN OF CARE APPROXIMATELY WOULD INCLUDE: |
ALL OF THE ABOVE [NICOTINE REPLACEMENT RECOMMENDATION, REFERRAL TO A SMOKING CESSATION GROUP, PRESCRIPTION FOR BUPROPION (ZYBAN)] |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING BODY MASS INDEX (BMI) MEASURES IS CLASSIFIED AS OVERWEIGHT? |
BETWEEN 25 AND 29.9 |
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BMI CALCULATION OF AN OLDER ADULT IS HELPFUL IN SCREENING FOR: |
UNDER NUTRITION |
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LIFESTYLE ASSESSMENT AND COUNSELING IN PRIMARY CARE IS: |
USEFUL BECAUSE INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIORS CONTRIBUTE TO MAJORITY OF PREMATURE DEATHS |
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OBESITY IS CONSIDERED A RISK FACTOR FOR WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING: |
ALL OF THE ABOVE (DIABETES, HYPERTENSION, BREAST & COLON CANCER) |
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INTRA-ABDOMINAL VISCERAL FAT DEPOSITS ARE: |
ASSOCIATED WITH MORE SERIOUS HEALTH CONSEQUENCES |
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ONE SIDE EFFECT OF THE OBESITY MANAGEMENT DRUG PHENOTEMINE IS: |
TACHYCARDIA |
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LIFESTYLE COUNSELING ABOUT EXERCISE OR ACTIVITY ENCOURAGES THAT A MINIMUM PEOPLE SHOULD: |
WALK 30-60 MINUTES 3 TO 4 TIMES PER WEEK |
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LIST ONE RESPONSE A NP COULD REPLY TO A PATIENT WHO IS A CURRENT SMOKER AND WHO CLAIMS THAT HE OR SHE S NOT INTERESTED IN QUITTING SMOKING CIGARETTES. |
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU MAY NOT BE CONSIDERING SMOKING CESSATION AT THIS TIME; HOWEVER, I WISH THAT YOU CONSIDER THE IMPROVEMENT IN YOUR HEALTH AND PREVENTION OF ILLNESS THAT WOULD OCCUR IF YOU DO. ADVICE MAY BE OFFERED TO HELP YOU QUIT, SUPPORT GROUPS EXIST TO HELP, AND MEDICATIONS MAY BE AN OPTION TO HELP YOU STAY AWAY FROM SMOKING ONCE YOU DECIDE TO QUIT. I AM HERE TO GUIDE YOU ALONG THE WAY. |
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A 22 YR OLD FEMALE PRESENTS WITH CHEST DISCOMFORT. SHE APPEARS ANXIOUS. THE NP ASCULTATES HER HEART AND DIAGNOSES MITRAL VALVE PROLAPSE. WHAT DID THE NP HEAR TO MAKE THIS DIAGNOSIS? |
A MIDSYSTOLIC CLICK |
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AN ELDERLY MALE WITH A HISTORY OF CLASS 3 CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE PRESENTS FOR A ROUTINE CHECK UP. ON EXAMINATION OF HIS CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM, WHAT WOULD HE NP EXPECT TO FIND? |
PMI IN THE 5TH INTERSPACE, ANTERIOR AXILLARY LINE |
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A MALE PATIENT PRESENTS WITH CHEST PAN THAT HAS BEEN WAXING AND WANING OVER PAST FEW DAYS WITH TRANSIENT ST CHANGES ON HIS EKG WHILE EXPERIENCING THE PAIN. THE NP DIAGNOSES UNSTABLE ANGINA. APPROPRIATE INTERVENTION INCLUDES: |
HOSPITALIZATION TO OBSERVE FOR FURTHER THERAPY
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AN ANTERIOR WALL MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION MOST LIKELY OCCURS FROM OCCLUSION OF WHICH CORONARY ARTERY? |
LEFT ANTERIOR DESCENDING |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WARRANT BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS PROPHYLAXIS? |
PROSTHETIC HEART VALVES |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CAUSES CORONARY VALVE LEAFLETS TO BILLOW INTO THE ATRIUM DURING VENTRICULAR SYSTOLE? |
MITRAL VALVE PROPLAPSE |
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A 78 YR OLD FEMALE PRESENTS WITH COMPLAINT OF COUGH THAT WAKES HER UP AT NIGHT. ON EXAM THE NP FINDS AN S3 HEART SOUND, PULMONARY CRACKLES (RALES) AND PERIPHERAL EDEMA. WHAT IS SUSPECTED DIAGNOSIS? |
HEART FAILURE |
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A PATIENT PRESENTS WITH SUBSTERNAL CHEST PAIN THAT IS PROVOKED BY EXERTION AND RELIEVED BY REST AND NITROGLYCERIN. WHAT IS THE SUSPECTED DIAGNOSIS? |
STABLE ANGINA |
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THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH IN WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES IS: |
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE |
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A PATIENT HAS HAD SEVERAL TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACKS. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC EVALUATION, WHAT MEDICATION SHOULD BE STARTED? |
CLOPIDOGREL (PLAVIX) |
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THE CHOLESTEROL COMPONENT(S) CONSIDERED MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE FORMATION IS (ARE): |
LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN (LDL) CHOLESTEROL |
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DURING A CARDIOVASCULAR/HYPERTENSION ASSESSMENT WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO NOTE FUNDUSCOPIC CHANGES? |
CHANGES MAY SUGGEST POSSIBILITY OF TARGET ORGAN INVOLVEMENT |
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IN CHOOSING COMBINATION THERAPY FOR A NON-BLACK PATIENT WITH BP OF 160/100 (STAGE 2) WITH PMH SIGNIFICANT FOR DM, STAGE 1 DIASTOLIC CHF AND NORMAL SERUM CREATININE, THE BEST INITIAL TREATMENT WOULD INCLUDE: |
THIAZIDE DIURETIC AND ACE INHIBITOR |
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A BLOOD PRESSURE OF 140/90 MM HG IS CLASSIFIED AS: |
STAGE 1 HTN |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS TRUE OF HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL-COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITORS (STATINS)? |
MAY CAUSE MYOPATHIES, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER DOSES |
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YOU ARE SCREENING PEOPLE AT THE MALL AS PART OF A HEALTH FAIE. THE FIRST PERSON WHO COMES FOR SCREENIG HAS A BLOOD PRESSURE OF 132/85. HOW WOULD YOU CATEGORIZE THIS? |
PRE-HYPERTENSION |
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THE PRIMARY GOAL OF TREATING HYPERTENSION IS TO: |
PREVENT OR AVOID DISEASE-RELATED TARGET ORGAN DAMAGE |
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THE NP IS EVALUATING A 50 YR OLD WOMAN WITH NO SIGNICANT PMH WHO HAS A LDL-C OF 210 MG/DL. ACCORDING TO THE ACC/AHA GUIDELINES, WHICH THERAPY IS INDICATED FOR THIS PATIENT? |
HIGH INTENSITY STATIN THERAPY |
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ALTHOUGH INDIVIDUAL RESPONSE TO STATIN THERAPY VARIES, WHAT APPROXIMATE LDL-C REDUCTIONS IS ANTICIPATED FROM HIGH INTENSITY STATIN THERAPY? |
> 50% |
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THE BLOOD PRESSURE GOAL FOR THE GENERAL POPULATION YOUNGER THAN AGE 60 IS: |
SYSTOLIC BELOW 140 MM HG DIASTOLIC BELOW 90 MM HG |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING STATEMENTS IS TRUE ABOUT LISPRO (HUMALOG) INSULIN? |
IT WORKS FASTER THAN REGULAR INSULIN |
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A PATIENT WITH INSULIN DEPENDEDNT DIABETES REPORTS HYPERGLYCEMIA BEFORE DINNER. A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM IS TO: |
ADD PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BETWEEN LUNCH AND DINNER |
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ACE INHIBITORS ARE GIVEN TO PATIENTS WITH DIABETES WHO HAVE: |
PERSISTENT PROTEINURIA |
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PATIENT WITH DIABETES ON SULFONYLUREA AND METFORMIN WITH HGBA1C OF 6.5 REPORTS EPISODES OF LOW BLOOD SUGAR. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING CHANGES WOULD BE MOST APPROPRIATE? |
DECREASE THE SULFONYUREA |
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A NEWLY DIAGNOSED PATIENT WITH DIABETES WHO HAS HGBA1C OF 7.5 IS STARTED ON THERAPEUTIC LIFESTYLE CHANGES (EXERCISE) AND MEDICAL NUTRITIONAL THERAPY (DIET). WHICH ORAL ANTIDIABETIC AGENT IS RECOMMENDED AS MONOTHERAPY? |
METFORMIN (GLUCOPHAGE) |
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WHICH TYPE OF INSULIN WOULD BE EXPECTED TO HAVE THE EARLIEST ONSET OF ACTION? |
ASPART (NOVOLOG) |
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THE FASTING BLOOD SUGAR THAT IS CONSIDERED DIAGNOSTIC FOR DIABETES MELLITUS IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN |
126 MG/DL |
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THE RANDOM PLASMA GLUCOSE THAT IS CONSIDERED DIAGNOSTIC FOR DIABETES MELLITUS IN PATIENTS WITH SYMPTOMS OF HYPERGLYCEMIA IS EQUAL TO OR GREATER THAN |
200 MG/DL |
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WHICH VALUE IS CONSIDERED A GOAL OF THERAPY FOR DIABETES? |
A1C <7 |
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HGBA1C PROVIDES INFORMATION ON GLUCOSE CONTROL OVER THE PAST |
8-12 WEEKS |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING IS A SIGN OF HYPOTHYROIDISM? |
BRITTLE HAIR |
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THE PATIENT HAS A DIAGNOSIS OF HYPOPARATHYROIDISM. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD THE NP ASSESS DURING PHYSICAL EXAM AND ASSOCIATE WITH THAT DIAGNOSIS? |
CHVOSTEK'S SIGN |
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WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING THERAPIES MAY BE USED TO LOWER SERUM CONCENTRATION OF THYROID HORMONES AND REESTABLISH EUMETABOLIC STATE IN THE PATIENT WITH GRAVES' DISEASE? |
ANTITHYROID DRUGS |
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AN ELDERLY PATIENT PRESENTS WITH PALPITATIONS. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING LAB TESTS IS IMPORTANT IN FORMING THE DIAGNOSIS? |
TSH |
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A MAJOR RISK FACTOR FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THYROID CANCER IS |
EXPOSURE TO RADIATION |
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TROUSSEAU'S SIGN ASSESS FOR |
HYPOCALCEMIA |
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THE MOST COMMON WORLDWIDE CAUSE OF HYPOTHYROIDISM IS |
IODINE DEFICIENCY |
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CUSHING'S DISEASE IS CHARACTERIZED AS A PROBLEM OF CIRCULATING CORTISOL DEFICIT |
FALSE |
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HYPERTHYROIDISM TYPICALLY IS ASSOCIATED WITH A LOW TSH LEVEL |
TRUE |
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THE NP IS REVIEWING A PATIENTS'S LAB RESULTS AND NOTES AN ELEVATED TSH LEVEL |
HYPOTHYROIDISM |
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DURING A ROUTINE PHYSICAL EXAM, THE NP NOTES THE PRESENCE OF A THYROID NODULE. THIS IS A NEW FINDING. WHICH OF THE FOLLOWING WOULD THE NP ORDER NEXT TO AID DIAGNOSIS? |
TSH & THYROID ULTRASOUND |