NURS 620 Adult 1 Exam 2024/2025 questions and
answers verified
A 25-year-old woman who has seasonal allergic rhinitis likes to spend time outdoors. She asks you when
the pollen count is likely to be the lowest. You respond:
a) "Early in the morning."
b) "After a rain shower."
c) "When the sky is overcast."
d) "During breezy times of the day." -
ansb) "After a rain shower."
A 42-year-old male presents with the following lipid profile. He is not on any medications for cholesterol
or herbal supplements.
Total: 210
LDL: 145
TG 162
HDL 52
What medication would you recommend?
a) Fish oil
b) Low dose fibrate
c) Low dose statin
d) Low dose bile acid sequestrant - ansc) Low dose statin
, A 58 year old male presents to your office with an episode of chest tightness in his substernal area that
radiated to his back while he was jogging. It was relieved with rest. Which of the following does this best
describe?
a) Acute myocardial infarction
b) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
c) Angina pectoris
d) Acute costochondritis - ansc) Angina pectoris
A 72-year-old female presents to your office with gradual difficulty breathing, non-productive cough,
bilateral swelling of her feet, and a 10 pound weight gain. Upon examination you hear crackles and
rhonchi with an S3 heart sound. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a) COPD
b) Asthma
c) Congestive heart failure
d) Renal hypertension - ansc) Congestive heart failure
Acute otitis media is diagnosed when there is:
a) Fluid in the middle ear accompanied by otalgia and fever.
b) Fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of an ear infection.
c) A diagnosis of three or more episodes of otitis media within 1 year.
d) Fluid in the middle ear for at least 3 months. - ansa) Fluid in the
middle ear accompanied by otalgia and fever.
An acutely presenting, erythematous, tender lump within the eyelid is called:
a) Blepharitis
b) Iritis
answers verified
A 25-year-old woman who has seasonal allergic rhinitis likes to spend time outdoors. She asks you when
the pollen count is likely to be the lowest. You respond:
a) "Early in the morning."
b) "After a rain shower."
c) "When the sky is overcast."
d) "During breezy times of the day." -
ansb) "After a rain shower."
A 42-year-old male presents with the following lipid profile. He is not on any medications for cholesterol
or herbal supplements.
Total: 210
LDL: 145
TG 162
HDL 52
What medication would you recommend?
a) Fish oil
b) Low dose fibrate
c) Low dose statin
d) Low dose bile acid sequestrant - ansc) Low dose statin
, A 58 year old male presents to your office with an episode of chest tightness in his substernal area that
radiated to his back while he was jogging. It was relieved with rest. Which of the following does this best
describe?
a) Acute myocardial infarction
b) Gastroesophageal reflux disease
c) Angina pectoris
d) Acute costochondritis - ansc) Angina pectoris
A 72-year-old female presents to your office with gradual difficulty breathing, non-productive cough,
bilateral swelling of her feet, and a 10 pound weight gain. Upon examination you hear crackles and
rhonchi with an S3 heart sound. What is the most likely diagnosis?
a) COPD
b) Asthma
c) Congestive heart failure
d) Renal hypertension - ansc) Congestive heart failure
Acute otitis media is diagnosed when there is:
a) Fluid in the middle ear accompanied by otalgia and fever.
b) Fluid in the middle ear without signs or symptoms of an ear infection.
c) A diagnosis of three or more episodes of otitis media within 1 year.
d) Fluid in the middle ear for at least 3 months. - ansa) Fluid in the
middle ear accompanied by otalgia and fever.
An acutely presenting, erythematous, tender lump within the eyelid is called:
a) Blepharitis
b) Iritis
