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LEIK FNP PRACTICE EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
What type of breath sounds are best heard over the base of the
lungs?
A) Fine breath sounds
B) Vesicular breath sounds
C) Bronchial sounds
D) Tracheal breath sounds - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Vesicular breath
sounds
Vesicular breath sounds are heard best over the base of the
lungs. Vesicular sounds are soft and/or blowing, heard
throughout inspiration, and fade away with expiration. Bronchial
sounds are heard over the bronchi, the largest tubes in the
anterior chest. Sounds are loud and high pitched. Tracheal breath
sounds are heard over the trachea. These sound harsh and
similar to air being blown through a pipe.
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A 70-year-old male with open-angle glaucoma is prescribed
Betimol (timolol) ophthalmic drops. All of the following are
contraindications to Betimol ophthalmic drops except:
A) Overt heart failure or sinus bradycardia
B) Asthmatic patients
C) Second- or third-degree AV block
D) Migraine headaches - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D) Migraine
headaches
Contraindications with Betimol (timolol) include heart failure or
sinus bradycardia, asthmatic patients, and second- or third-
degree AV block
The most current recommendation from the Joint National
Commission on the Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood
Pressure in Adults (JNC 8) for the blood pressure goal in
diabetics is:
A) <140/90
B) <130/85
C) <130/80
D) <125/75 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) < 140/90
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JNC 8 bp goals include < 140/90 in patients with diabetes.
All of the following pharmacologic agents are used to treat
inflammation in the lungs of asthmatics except:
A) Nedocromil sodium (Tilade) two sprays QID
B) Cromolyn sodium inhaler (Intal) two puffs QID
C) A long-acting oral theophylline (Theo-Dur) 200 mg every 12
hours
D) Fluticasone inhaler (Flovent) two puffs BID - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
C) A long-acting oral theophylline (Theo-Dur) 200 mg every 12
hours
Theophylline is used to control inflammation of the lungs. Tilade,
Intal, and Flovent help to treat inflammation.
All of the following clinical findings are considered benign oral
findings except:
A) A patch of leukoplakia
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B) Fordyce spots
C) Torus palatinus
D) Fishtail uvula - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) A patch of leukoplakia
An early sign of HIV is a hairy patch of leukoplakia on the tongue.
The nurse practitioner examines a 4-week-old boy whose
mother reports that he has cried for at least 3 hours a day at the
same time of day since birth. What is the main goal in the clinical
evaluation of this infant?
A) Rule out any physiologic cause for the crying spells
B) Make sure that the infant is well clothed
C) Evaluate the environment
D) Order laboratory and diagnostic testing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)
Rule out any physiologic cause for the crying spells
For infants that cry for several hours during the day, ruling out a
physiological problem that may be causing the distress is
recommended.
LEIK FNP PRACTICE EXAM | FREQUENTLY
TESTED QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS | BRAND NEW!
What type of breath sounds are best heard over the base of the
lungs?
A) Fine breath sounds
B) Vesicular breath sounds
C) Bronchial sounds
D) Tracheal breath sounds - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > B) Vesicular breath
sounds
Vesicular breath sounds are heard best over the base of the
lungs. Vesicular sounds are soft and/or blowing, heard
throughout inspiration, and fade away with expiration. Bronchial
sounds are heard over the bronchi, the largest tubes in the
anterior chest. Sounds are loud and high pitched. Tracheal breath
sounds are heard over the trachea. These sound harsh and
similar to air being blown through a pipe.
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A 70-year-old male with open-angle glaucoma is prescribed
Betimol (timolol) ophthalmic drops. All of the following are
contraindications to Betimol ophthalmic drops except:
A) Overt heart failure or sinus bradycardia
B) Asthmatic patients
C) Second- or third-degree AV block
D) Migraine headaches - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > D) Migraine
headaches
Contraindications with Betimol (timolol) include heart failure or
sinus bradycardia, asthmatic patients, and second- or third-
degree AV block
The most current recommendation from the Joint National
Commission on the Evaluation and Treatment of High Blood
Pressure in Adults (JNC 8) for the blood pressure goal in
diabetics is:
A) <140/90
B) <130/85
C) <130/80
D) <125/75 - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) < 140/90
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JNC 8 bp goals include < 140/90 in patients with diabetes.
All of the following pharmacologic agents are used to treat
inflammation in the lungs of asthmatics except:
A) Nedocromil sodium (Tilade) two sprays QID
B) Cromolyn sodium inhaler (Intal) two puffs QID
C) A long-acting oral theophylline (Theo-Dur) 200 mg every 12
hours
D) Fluticasone inhaler (Flovent) two puffs BID - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer >
C) A long-acting oral theophylline (Theo-Dur) 200 mg every 12
hours
Theophylline is used to control inflammation of the lungs. Tilade,
Intal, and Flovent help to treat inflammation.
All of the following clinical findings are considered benign oral
findings except:
A) A patch of leukoplakia
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B) Fordyce spots
C) Torus palatinus
D) Fishtail uvula - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A) A patch of leukoplakia
An early sign of HIV is a hairy patch of leukoplakia on the tongue.
The nurse practitioner examines a 4-week-old boy whose
mother reports that he has cried for at least 3 hours a day at the
same time of day since birth. What is the main goal in the clinical
evaluation of this infant?
A) Rule out any physiologic cause for the crying spells
B) Make sure that the infant is well clothed
C) Evaluate the environment
D) Order laboratory and diagnostic testing - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A)
Rule out any physiologic cause for the crying spells
For infants that cry for several hours during the day, ruling out a
physiological problem that may be causing the distress is
recommended.
