NRNP 6540 FINAL TEST BANK COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED
TO PASS PRACTICE SOLUTION
●● Phalen's test, 90°wrist flexion for 60 seconds, reproduces symptoms
of:
Answer: Carpal tunnel syndrome
●● Which patient would benefit most from screening for type 2
diabetes?
Answer: an obese female with recurrent vaginitis
●● A 72 year old female patient reports a 6 month history of gradually
progressive swollen and painful distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of
one hand. She has no systemic symptoms but the erythrocyte
sedimentation rate (ESR), antinuclear antibody (ANA), and rheumatoid
factor (RF) are all minimally elevated. What is the most likely
diagnosis?
Answer: ostheoaethritis
●● A 32 year old male patient complains of urinary frequency and
burning on urination for 3 days. Urinalysis reveals bacteriuria. He denies
any past history of urinary tract infection. The initial treatment should
be:
,Answer: trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole for 3 dyas
●● A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early treatment of
which disease?
Answer: Myasthenia Gravis
●● The diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in males is
usually made by
Answer: clinical appearance (examination of the lesison)
●● The most effective intervention(s) to prevent stroke is (are):
Answer: smoking cessation and treatment of hypertension
●● What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome?
Answer: Administration of a glucocorticoid or ACTH
●● Which of the following medications may predispose the patient to
hypoglycemia?
Answer: Beta-adrenergic blockers
●● Diagnostic radiological studies are indicated for low back pain:
Answer: When there is a suspicion of a space-occupying lesion, fracture,
cauda equina, or infection.
,●● After treating a patient for Helicobacter pylori infection, what test do
you order to see if it has been cured?
Answer: A urea breath test
●● Which appropriate test for the initial assessment of Alzheimer's
disease provides the performance ratings on 10 complex, higher order
activities?
Answer: FAQ - Functional Activities Questionnaire
●● Major depression occurs most often in which of the following
conditions?
Answer: stroke
●● Which of the following statements about multiple sclerosis (MS) is
correct?
Answer: MS is a chronic, treatable illness with unknown cause and a
variable course.
●● Diagnostic evaluation of hypothyroidism reveals:
Answer: Elevated TSH and decreased T4
●● Risk factors for prostate cancer include all of the following except:
Answer: Benign prostatic hypertrophy
, ●● What information should patients with diabetes and their families
receive about hypoglycemia?
Answer: Hypoglycemia is serious, dangerous, and can be fatal if not
treated quickly.
●● Which history is commonly found in a patient with
glomerulonephritis?
Answer: Beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection
(uri or skin infection caused by these bacteria)
●● Which of the following is characteristic of a manic episode?
Answer: grandiose delusions
(A 1 week period of expansive elevated or irritable mood)
●● Central obesity, "moon" face, and dorsocervical fat pad are
associated with:
Answer: Cushings syndrome
●● Which of the following is the most common cause of low back pain?
Answer: Lumbar disc disease
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GUARANTEED
TO PASS PRACTICE SOLUTION
●● Phalen's test, 90°wrist flexion for 60 seconds, reproduces symptoms
of:
Answer: Carpal tunnel syndrome
●● Which patient would benefit most from screening for type 2
diabetes?
Answer: an obese female with recurrent vaginitis
●● A 72 year old female patient reports a 6 month history of gradually
progressive swollen and painful distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of
one hand. She has no systemic symptoms but the erythrocyte
sedimentation rate (ESR), antinuclear antibody (ANA), and rheumatoid
factor (RF) are all minimally elevated. What is the most likely
diagnosis?
Answer: ostheoaethritis
●● A 32 year old male patient complains of urinary frequency and
burning on urination for 3 days. Urinalysis reveals bacteriuria. He denies
any past history of urinary tract infection. The initial treatment should
be:
,Answer: trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole for 3 dyas
●● A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early treatment of
which disease?
Answer: Myasthenia Gravis
●● The diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in males is
usually made by
Answer: clinical appearance (examination of the lesison)
●● The most effective intervention(s) to prevent stroke is (are):
Answer: smoking cessation and treatment of hypertension
●● What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome?
Answer: Administration of a glucocorticoid or ACTH
●● Which of the following medications may predispose the patient to
hypoglycemia?
Answer: Beta-adrenergic blockers
●● Diagnostic radiological studies are indicated for low back pain:
Answer: When there is a suspicion of a space-occupying lesion, fracture,
cauda equina, or infection.
,●● After treating a patient for Helicobacter pylori infection, what test do
you order to see if it has been cured?
Answer: A urea breath test
●● Which appropriate test for the initial assessment of Alzheimer's
disease provides the performance ratings on 10 complex, higher order
activities?
Answer: FAQ - Functional Activities Questionnaire
●● Major depression occurs most often in which of the following
conditions?
Answer: stroke
●● Which of the following statements about multiple sclerosis (MS) is
correct?
Answer: MS is a chronic, treatable illness with unknown cause and a
variable course.
●● Diagnostic evaluation of hypothyroidism reveals:
Answer: Elevated TSH and decreased T4
●● Risk factors for prostate cancer include all of the following except:
Answer: Benign prostatic hypertrophy
, ●● What information should patients with diabetes and their families
receive about hypoglycemia?
Answer: Hypoglycemia is serious, dangerous, and can be fatal if not
treated quickly.
●● Which history is commonly found in a patient with
glomerulonephritis?
Answer: Beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection
(uri or skin infection caused by these bacteria)
●● Which of the following is characteristic of a manic episode?
Answer: grandiose delusions
(A 1 week period of expansive elevated or irritable mood)
●● Central obesity, "moon" face, and dorsocervical fat pad are
associated with:
Answer: Cushings syndrome
●● Which of the following is the most common cause of low back pain?
Answer: Lumbar disc disease
