NR 511 MIDTERM EXAM – POSSIBLE QUESTION AND ANSWERS

NR 511 MIDTERM EXAM – POSSIBLE QUESTION AND ANSWERS 1. If you suspect diverticulitis, you can treat with abx alone. No imaging is necessary. False 2. It is safe to use laxatives long-term for the treatment of constipation. True 3. According to the American Cancer Society guidelines, African Americans with no other risk factors for colon cancer should begin routine colon cancer screening at age 45. True 4. In ulcerative colitis, typical symptoms include abdominal cramping, fever, anorexia, wt loss, spasm, flatulence, and RLQ pain or mass. Stools may contain blood, mucous, and/or pus. False 5. In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include bleeding, cramping pain, and the urge to defecate. Stools are characteristically watery diarrhea with blood and mucus. False 6. In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include LLQ pain and tenderness, fever, change in bowel habits (usually diarrhea), and sometimes nausea/vomiting. True 7. Acute gastroenteritis is the most common cause of nausea and vomiting. True 8. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea do not usually occur together in acute gastroenteritis. False 9. The most common pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis is bacterial. False 10. If a person presents to the office with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which of the following would prompt you to order stool studies? Antibiotic use in the past month 11. Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment for prophylaxis or treatment of traveler's diarrhea? Ciprofloxin 12. The history is the most important part of the visit for a patient with complaint of a hearing disorder. True 13. Meniere's disease is diagnoses of exclusion. True 14. The majority of TM ruptures will heal themselves. True 15. Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is classified as which type of hearing loss? Sensorineural 16. The triad of symptoms associated with Meniere's disease include _____. Hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo 17. The most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis or tonsillitis is from Group _____ Hemolytic Streptococcus. A 18. Which are not findings associated with mononucleosis? Cough 19. Name the four clinical features suggestive of bacterial pharyngitis (Centor criteria) Fever, cervical adenopathy, pharyngeal/tonsillar exudate, no cough 20. A red tongue with enlarged papillae, sometimes seen with strep throat is called a _____ tongue Strawberry 21. Patients with 3 Centor criteria can be empirically diagnosed with GABHS and treated without further testing. True NR 511 MIDTERM EXAM – POSSIBLE QUESTION AND ANSWERS 1. If you suspect diverticulitis, you can treat with abx alone. No imaging is necessary. False 2. It is safe to use laxatives long-term for the treatment of constipation. True 3. According to the American Cancer Society guidelines, African Americans with no other risk factors for colon cancer should begin routine colon cancer screening at age 45. True 4. In ulcerative colitis, typical symptoms include abdominal cramping, fever, anorexia, wt loss, spasm, flatulence, and RLQ pain or mass. Stools may contain blood, mucous, and/or pus. False 5. In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include bleeding, cramping pain, and the urge to defecate. Stools are characteristically watery diarrhea with blood and mucus. False 6. In diverticulitis, typical symptoms include LLQ pain and tenderness, fever, change in bowel habits (usually diarrhea), and sometimes nausea/vomiting. True 7. Acute gastroenteritis is the most common cause of nausea and vomiting. True 8. Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea do not usually occur together in acute gastroenteritis. False 9. The most common pathogen responsible for acute gastroenteritis is bacterial. False 10. If a person presents to the office with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea, which of the following would prompt you to order stool studies? Antibiotic use in the past month 11. Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment for prophylaxis or treatment of traveler's diarrhea? Ciprofloxin 12. The history is the most important part of the visit for a patient with complaint of a hearing disorder. True 13. Meniere's disease is diagnoses of exclusion. True 14. The majority of TM ruptures will heal themselves. True 15. Age-related hearing loss (presbycusis) is classified as which type of hearing loss? Sensorineural 16. The triad of symptoms associated with Meniere's disease include _____. Hearing loss, tinnitus, vertigo 17. The most common bacterial cause of pharyngitis or tonsillitis is from Group _____ Hemolytic Streptococcus. A 18. Which are not findings associated with mononucleosis? Cough 19. Name the four clinical features suggestive of bacterial pharyngitis (Centor criteria) Fever, cervical adenopathy, pharyngeal/tonsillar exudate, no cough 20. A red tongue with enlarged papillae, sometimes seen with strep throat is called a _____ tongue Strawberry 21. Patients with 3 Centor criteria can be empirically diagnosed with GABHS and treated without further testing. True