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Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and
anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the
patient will benefit from treating their underlying deficit of which of the following
neurotransmitters?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate
B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are
seeing should be evaluated for early evidence of renal damage from both
diabetes and hypertension. Which of the following assessment tools should the
nurse practitioner order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction
secondary to diabetes or hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
,While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you
auscultate crackles in the poster left lower lobe, have the patient cough,
with follow-up auscultation
revealing clear breath sounds. Which one of the following would you suspect?
A -Congestive heart failure
B -Atelectasis
C -Laryngospasm
D -Bronchiactasis.
B -Atelectasis
Your 39 year old patient who has recently been hospitalized for an
appendectomy and is being seen in your clinic for post-operative follow-up
with primary care. On
assessment, the patient complains of some incisional pain and otherwise
examination is normal, with the exception of dull percussion sounds noted on
the thorax over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses would be
explained by this finding in post-
operative patient?
A -Left-sided heart failure
B -Chronic bronchitis
C -Atelectasis
D -Healthy patient with no coexising disease
C -Atelectasis
You are evaluating a 41 year old female patient in your clinic with symptoms of right
upper quadrant pain which worsens with deep breathing. The patient exhibits a
positive Murphy sign. These findings are most consistent which one of the
following?
A -Appendicitis
B -Cholecystitis
C -Crohn's flare
D -Pancreatitis
B -Cholecystitis
,In educating your patient about the non-pharmacologic management of
gastroesophageal reflux disease, you include teaching to the patient that their
heartburn is aggravated by al of the following except which one?
A -Activities including lifting or bending over
B -Alcohol intake
C -Foods, such as citrus, onions and coffee
D -Gastric dumping, or increased emptying into the small intestines
D -Gastric dumping, or increased emptying into the small intestines
The patient is experiencing acute closed angle glaucoma. Which of the following
examination findings by the nurse practitioner is most consistent with their
diagnosis?
A -Macular degeneration
B -Increase in intraocular pressure
C -AV nicking
D -Loss of aqueous humor volume
B -Increase in intraocular pressure
While managing the care of the patient with chronic alcoholism, the nurse
practitioner would likely anticipate which findings on the CBC with
differential?
A -Low MCV and MCH
B -Normal MCV and MCH
C -Chronic alcoholism will not affect the differential
D -Elevated MCV and MCH
D -Elevated MCV and MCH
, The nurse practitioner is caring for a patient with an elevated WBC, fever, chills,
and
malaise. When developing a differential diagnosis for this finding, which of the
following is not a potential cause of the elevated WBC?
A -Sepsis
B -Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
C -Leukemia
D -Recent oral corticosteroid therapy
B -Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
You are treating a patient who has stopped taking their diuretic regimen against
medical advice while they are on vacation since it made them urinate too
frequently for their
plans. Now they are 21 pounds heavier than their baseline weight, have
respiratory crackles in bilateral bases, and have severe generalized lower
extremity and truncal
edema extending to the sacrum and abdomen. On your documentation, this is
referred to as which of the following conditions?
A -Nephrotic syndrome
B -Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SAIDH)
C -Ascites
D -Anasarca
D -Anasarca
Most Recent Exam Actual Complete Questions And
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Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and
anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the
patient will benefit from treating their underlying deficit of which of the following
neurotransmitters?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate
B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are
seeing should be evaluated for early evidence of renal damage from both
diabetes and hypertension. Which of the following assessment tools should the
nurse practitioner order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction
secondary to diabetes or hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
,While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you
auscultate crackles in the poster left lower lobe, have the patient cough,
with follow-up auscultation
revealing clear breath sounds. Which one of the following would you suspect?
A -Congestive heart failure
B -Atelectasis
C -Laryngospasm
D -Bronchiactasis.
B -Atelectasis
Your 39 year old patient who has recently been hospitalized for an
appendectomy and is being seen in your clinic for post-operative follow-up
with primary care. On
assessment, the patient complains of some incisional pain and otherwise
examination is normal, with the exception of dull percussion sounds noted on
the thorax over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses would be
explained by this finding in post-
operative patient?
A -Left-sided heart failure
B -Chronic bronchitis
C -Atelectasis
D -Healthy patient with no coexising disease
C -Atelectasis
You are evaluating a 41 year old female patient in your clinic with symptoms of right
upper quadrant pain which worsens with deep breathing. The patient exhibits a
positive Murphy sign. These findings are most consistent which one of the
following?
A -Appendicitis
B -Cholecystitis
C -Crohn's flare
D -Pancreatitis
B -Cholecystitis
,In educating your patient about the non-pharmacologic management of
gastroesophageal reflux disease, you include teaching to the patient that their
heartburn is aggravated by al of the following except which one?
A -Activities including lifting or bending over
B -Alcohol intake
C -Foods, such as citrus, onions and coffee
D -Gastric dumping, or increased emptying into the small intestines
D -Gastric dumping, or increased emptying into the small intestines
The patient is experiencing acute closed angle glaucoma. Which of the following
examination findings by the nurse practitioner is most consistent with their
diagnosis?
A -Macular degeneration
B -Increase in intraocular pressure
C -AV nicking
D -Loss of aqueous humor volume
B -Increase in intraocular pressure
While managing the care of the patient with chronic alcoholism, the nurse
practitioner would likely anticipate which findings on the CBC with
differential?
A -Low MCV and MCH
B -Normal MCV and MCH
C -Chronic alcoholism will not affect the differential
D -Elevated MCV and MCH
D -Elevated MCV and MCH
, The nurse practitioner is caring for a patient with an elevated WBC, fever, chills,
and
malaise. When developing a differential diagnosis for this finding, which of the
following is not a potential cause of the elevated WBC?
A -Sepsis
B -Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
C -Leukemia
D -Recent oral corticosteroid therapy
B -Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
You are treating a patient who has stopped taking their diuretic regimen against
medical advice while they are on vacation since it made them urinate too
frequently for their
plans. Now they are 21 pounds heavier than their baseline weight, have
respiratory crackles in bilateral bases, and have severe generalized lower
extremity and truncal
edema extending to the sacrum and abdomen. On your documentation, this is
referred to as which of the following conditions?
A -Nephrotic syndrome
B -Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SAIDH)
C -Ascites
D -Anasarca
D -Anasarca
