NURS-6531N-8, Adv. Practice Care of Adults. mid and final exams elaborations

• Question 2 1 out of 1 points The most common cancer found on the auricle is: Selected Answer: Answers: Basal cell carcinoma Actinic keratosis Basal cell carcinoma Squamous cell carcinoma Acral-lentiginous melanoma • Question 3 0 out of 1 points Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient? Selected Answer: Answers: Anticholinerg ics Xanthines Antihistimine s Steroids Anticholinerg ics Question 4 0 out of 1 points A 47 year old male patient presents to the clinic with a single episode of a moderate amount of bright red rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How should the nurse practitioner proceed?Selected Answer: Answers: Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as bowel habits and diet. Instruct the patient on measures to prevent hemorrhoids such as bowel habits and diet. Order a topical hemorrhoid cream along with a stool softener. Refer the patient for a barium enema and sigmoidoscopy. Refer the patient for a surgical hemorrhoidectomy. • Question 5 0 out of 1 points Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis? Selected Answer: Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate Answers: Overweight, cyanosis, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate Underweight, pink skin, and increased respiratory rate Overweight, pink skin, and normal or slightly increased respiratory rate Normal weight, cyanosis, and greatly increased respiratory rate • Question 6 1 out of 1 points A 65-year-old female with a past medical history of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia rheumatica presents to urgent care with new onset left lower quadrant pain. Her current medications include omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily, simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily, and prednisone 12 milligrams po daily. The nurse practitioner suspects acute diverticulitis and possibly an abscess. The most appropriate diagnostic test for this patient at this time is: Selected Answer: Answers: CT scan CBC/dif Erythrocyte sedimentation rateAbdominal ultrasound CT scan Question 7 1 out of 1 points A patient reports “something flew in my eye” about an hour ago while he was splitting logs. If there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse practitioner would expect to find all except: Selected Answer: Purulent drainage Answers: Purulent drainage Tearing Photophobia A positive fluorescein stain Question 8 1 out of 1 points A 21 year old college student presents to the student health center with copious, markedly purulent discharge from her left eye. The nurse practitioner student should suspect: Selected Answer: Answers: Gonococcal conjunctivitis Viral conjunctivitis Common pink eye Gonococcal conjunctivitis Allergic conjunctivitisQuestion 9 0 out of 1 points A 35 year old man presents with radicular pain followed by the appearance of grouped vesicles consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 diferent thoracic dermatomes. He complains of pain, burning, and itching. The nurse practitioner should suspect: Selected Answer: Answers: A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical cortisone cream A common case of shingles and prescribe an analgesic and an antiviral agent A complicated case of shingles and prescribe acyclovir, an analgesic, and a topical cortisone cream Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be immunocompromised A recurrence of chickenpox and treat the patient’s symptoms Question 10 0 out of 1 points Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? Selected Answer: Answers: Adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma Epidermoid carcinoma Small cell carcinoma Large cell carcinom