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Mrs. Anderson is a 35-year-
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old woman who has been recently diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrom
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e. She has two young children and asks the clinician what the chances are t
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hat they also will develop carpal tunnel syndrome. Which of the following
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responses would be correct regarding the risk of developing carpal tunnel
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syndrome? - c
✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Carpal tunnel syndrome commonly occurs in f
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amilies. Genetic factors are thought to account for about one-
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half the risk of developing carpal tunnel.
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A 23-year-
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old sexually active man is seen in the clinic with unilateral painful testicula
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r swelling, and he is diagnosed with epididymitis. In order to prescribe the
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correct drug, the clinician must understand that which of these is the most
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common causative organism? -
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c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Chlamydia trachomatis
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,A patient with a basilar skull fracture may experience an impaired downw
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ard gaze or diplopia from which affected cranial nerve? -
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c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > CN IV c c c c c
A history of overuse or excessive force, as opposed to a fall, hyperextensio
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n, or the twisting of a joint, is more likely related to which musculoskeletal i
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njury? - ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > A strain
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Which of the following statements is true regarding the treatment of carp
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al tunnel syndrome? -
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c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The goal of treatment is to prevent flexion an
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d extension movements of the wrist. Splints are used in carpal tunnel synd
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rome, because they allow for free movement of the fingers and thumb wh
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ile maintaining the wrist in a neutral position. Corticosteroid injections ar
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e discouraged in the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome because of the
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risks for median nerve damage, scarring, and infection.
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Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment for a patient wi
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th mild BPH? -
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c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Reevaluate symptoms in 1 to 3 months.
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When a patient recovering from a fractured tibia asks what callus formati
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on is, the nurse tells her it is: -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > a part of the bone healing process after a fract
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ure when new bone is being formed over the fracture site.
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,A 78-year-
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old man is diagnosed with C2 prostate cancer, and he asks the clinician wh
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at that means. In order to answer the patient, the clinician must have whic
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h of these understandings of the Jewett rating system? -
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c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > The cancer involves the seminal vesicles.
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Which patient statement indicates the need for additional teaching for a
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patient with rheumatoid arthritis who is taking meloxicam (Mobic)? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > I take aspirin before I go to bed.
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Which foods should the home health nurse suggest for the patient with os
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teoporosis to help slow the disease? - c c c c c c
c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Leafy green vegetables
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A 30-year-
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old man is seen with a chief complaint of loss of libido. Which of the followi
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ng laboratory tests would help establish a diagnosis? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Testosterone level
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Which of the following should be considered in a patient presenting with e
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rectile dysfunction? - c c
c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, atheroscler
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osis
A 35-year-
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old man presents with complaints of painful erections, and he notices his
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penis is crooked when erect. What is the most likely diagnosis? -
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c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Peyronie's disease
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, The patient with BPH is seen for follow-
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up. He has been taking finasteride (Proscar) for 6 months. The clinician sh
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ould assess this patient for which of these side effects? -
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✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Erectile dysfunction
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The clinician should prescribe an antibiotic that covers which of these org
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anisms for a patient with acute prostatitis? -
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c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Gram-negative bacillus
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The 56-year- c
old man with chronic prostatitis should be treated with trimethoprim 80
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mg- sulfamethoxazole 400 mg (TMP-SMX, Bactrim) for how long? -
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c✔✔✔ Correct Answer > 6 to 12 weeks
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A 46-year-
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old man presents with urinary hesitancy and low back pain. He has no hist
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ory of UTI. Digital rectal examination (DRE) reveals a normal prostate, and
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a diagnosis of prostatodynia is made. Which is the appropriate treatment?
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- ✔✔✔ Correct Answer > Terazosin 2 mg PO once a day
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Which test is used to confirm a diagnosis of epididymitis? - ✔✔✔
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Correct Answer > Ultrasound of the scrotum
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Treatment for epididymitis includes which of the following? - ✔✔✔
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Correct Answer > Scrotal elevation c c c c