QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
What medication should be avoided when prescribing prophylactic therapy for headaches in a
patient with a past history of asthma and chronic migraines? - ANS Nimodipine
What pathological finding is noted in asthma? - ANS hypertrophy of smooth muscle
What should be included in the initial treatment of bacterial epididymitis in a sexually active 22
year old male? - ANS Doxycycline and ceftriaxone
What should not be prescribed for migraine prophylaxis in a 42-year-old woman? -
ANS amitriptyline (Elavil)
What suggests hyperandrogenism in an adolescent female? - ANS hirsutism
What symptoms in a college student living in a dorm would be suspicious for atypical
community acquired pneumonia? - ANS low grade fever, malaise, and crackles audible
throughout the lung fields
What symptoms would lead the nurse practitioner to suspect atypical community acquired
pneumonia in an 18-year-old living in a college dorm? - ANS
What test of renal function is the best measure of renal insufficiency? - ANS 24 hour
creatinine clearance
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, What would you advise for a patient taking an oral glucocorticoid? - ANS take with food
When interpreting a complete blood count (CBC) lab report, which of the following results
describes the size of the RBCs? - ANS Mean corpuscular volume (MCV)
When measuring the fundal height of a pregnant female at 32 weeks' gestation, which
measurement would prompt the nurse practitioner to suspect fetal growth restriction? -
ANS - 29 cm
When measuring the fundal height of a pregnant woman at 32 weeks, which measurement
would prompt the nurse practitioner to suspect fetal growth restriction?- - ANS Metformin
(Glucophage XR)
Which area does not drain to the right lymph duct? - ANS the right leg
Which best describes the lower extremity calf pain associated with peripheral artery disease? -
ANS dull aching or cramping
Which condition is associated with chronic, bloody diarrhea? - ANS Crohn's disease
Which condition is best treated by using alpha adrenergic antagonists? - ANS overflow
incontinence
Which cranial nerves are assessed when assessing bilateral eye movement? - ANS III,IV, and
V1
Which finding is associated with early clinical development of diabetic nephropathy? -
ANS Microalbuminuria
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