1) An older patient has been diagnosed with pernicious anemia. The FNP
knows that this condition could be related to
Decreased gastric acid secretion
2) The FNP is examining a patient who tells the FNP “I sure sweat a lot
especially on my face and feet but it doesn’t have an odor”. The FNP knows
that this could be related to
The eccrine glands
3) During an abdominal assessment the FNP elicits tenderness on light
palpation in the right lower quadrant. The FNP interprets that this finding
could indicate a disorder which of these structures?
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4) An Inuit visiting Nevada from anchorage has come to the clinic in July
during the hottest part of the day. It so happens that the clinics air
conditioning is broken and the temperature is very hot. The FNP knows that
which of these statements is true about the Inuit sweating tendencies?
They will sweat more on their faces and less on their trunks and extremities
5) The FNP notices that a patient has black, tarry stool and recalls that a
possible cause would be
Gastrointestinal bleeding
6) The FNP knows that during an abdominal assessment deep palpation is used
to determine
Enlarged organs
7) The FNP is assessing the abdomen of an aging adult. Which of these
statements regarding an aging adult and abdominal assessment is true?
The abdominal musculature is thinner