Question 1.Question : Which of the following is a crucial element of developing a guideline?
Creating a physician expert panel
Reviewing the literature with ratings of available evidence
Conducting an external review of a guideline
Developing evidence-based tables
Question 2.Question : African American patients seem to have a negative reaction to which of
the following asthma medications?
Inhaled corticosteroids
Long-term beta-agonist bronchodilators
Leukotriene receptor agonists
Oral corticosteroids
Question 3.Question : Jolene has breast cancer that has been staged as T1, N0, M0. What might
this mean?
The tumor size cannot be evaluated; the cancer has not spread to the lymph nodes; and the
distant spread cannot be evaluated.
The cancer is in situ; it is spreading into the lymph nodes, but the spread cannot be evaluated
otherwise.
The cancer is less than 2 cm in size and has not spread to the lymph nodes or other parts of
the body.
The cancer is about 5 cm in size; nearby lymph nodes cannot be evaluated; and there is no
evidence of distant spreading.
Question 4.Question : Sondra's peripheral vestibular disease causes dizziness and vertigo. Which
of the following medications will help to decrease edema in the labyrinth of the ear?
Meclizine
, Diphenhydramine
Diamox
Diamox
Promethazine
Question 5.Question : Mandy presents with a cauliflower-like wart in her anogenital region. You
suspect it was sexually transmitted and document this as a:
Filiform/digitate wart
Dysplastic cervical lesion
Condyloma acuminata
Koilocytosis
Question 6.Question : Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance are the hallmark symptoms
of?
Dementia
Alzheimer's disease
Parkinson's disease
Delirium
Question 7.Question : You have taught Jennifer, age 15, about using a flow meter to assess how
to manage her asthma exacerbations. She calls you today because her peak expiratory flow rate is
65%. What would you tell her?
"Take your short-acting beta-2 agonist, remain quiet, and call back tomorrow."
"Use your rescue inhaler, begin the prescription of oral glucocorticoids you have, and call
back tomorrow."
"Drive to the emergency room now."
"Call 911."