MN 568 FINAL REVIEW TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A
After 6 months of Synthroid therapy, the clinician and infection.
should expect which of the following in the repeat
thyroid studies? d) All of the above - -d) All of the above
Question options:
a) Elevated TSH
What is the recommended daily calcium intake
b) Normal TSH for adults over the age of 50 with low bone
mass?
c) Low TSH Question options:
a) 1,200 mg/day
d) Undetectable TSH - -b) normal TSH
b) 1,000 mg/day
Which of the following is diagnostic for diabetes c) 1,300 mg/day
mellitus?
Question options: d) 1,500 mg/day - -d) 1,500 mg/day
a) A1C 7.0 on one occasion
b) Fasting blood sugar (FBS) of 100 mg/dL on The clinician finds numerous nodules on the
two occasions thyroid of a 65-year-old woman. The clinician
suspects thyroid cancer. Which of the following
c) Random plasma glucose greater than or data would be most significant for this patient?
equal to 200 in a person with symptoms of Question options:
hyperglycemia a) A history of tonsillectomy in the 1940s
d) Two-hour post-load plasma glucose of 300 b) Recent exposure to mumps
mg/dL on one occasion - -c) Random
plasma glucose greater than or equal to 200 in a c) Vegetarian diet
person with symptoms of hyperglycemia
d) Allergy to iodine - -a) A history of
tonsillectomy in the 1940s
Which of the following statements is true
regarding the treatment of carpal tunnel
syndrome? Which of the following medications can cause
Question options: hyperglycemia?
a) The goal of treatment is to prevent flexion and Question options:
extension movements of the wrist. a) Prednisone
b) Splints are used in carpal tunnel syndrome, b) Metformin
because they allow for free movement of the
fingers and thumb while maintaining the wrist in a c) Synthroid
neutral position.
d) Cephalexin - -a) Prednisone
c) Corticosteroid injections are discouraged in
the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome because
of the risks for median nerve damage, scarring, You are performing muscle strength testing on a
, MN 568 FINAL REVIEW TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A
patient presenting with musculoskeletal pain and following should the clinician expect in the initial
find that the patient has complete ROM with test results for this patient?
gravity eliminated. Which numeric grade of Question options:
muscle strength would you give this patient? a) Elevated uric acid level
Question options:
a) 1 b) Elevated blood urea nitrogen
b) 2 c) Decreased urine pH
c) 3 d) Decreased C-reactive protein - -a)
Elevated uric acid level
d) 4
e) 5 - -b) 2 A patient with type 1 diabetes comes to the clinic
complaining of feeling nervous and clammy. He
states that he took his insulin this morning but
Which of the following tests is considered the was late for work and did not eat breakfast.
gold standard for definitively diagnosing Which action should the clinician take first?
osteoporosis? Question options:
Question options: a) Check his blood sugar.
a) Bone alkaline phosphatase levels
b) Have him drink 4 ounces of juice.
b) Urinary N-telopeptide assay
c) Call 911.
c) Bone mass density measurement by
densitometry d) Ask him about his usual eating habits. -
-b) Have him drink 4 ounces of juice.
d) Magnetic resonance imaging - -c) Bone
mass density measurement by densitometry
A BMI of 29 kg/m2 is considered obesity.
Question options:
How often should the clinician examine the feet a) True
of a person with diabetes? b) False - -b) false
Question options:
a) Once a year
Joyce is seen in the clinic complaining of vague
b) Every 6 months symptoms of nervousness and irritability. She
says that her hair will not hold a permanent wave
c) Every 3 months anymore. On physical examination, the clinician
finds an irregular heartbeat and brisk reflexes.
d) Every visit - -d) Every visit The differential diagnosis should include which of
the following conditions?
Question options:
Mr. S presents in the clinic with pain, tenderness, a) Myxedema
erythema, and swelling of his left great toe. The
clinician suspects acute gout. Which of the b) Thyrotoxicosis
After 6 months of Synthroid therapy, the clinician and infection.
should expect which of the following in the repeat
thyroid studies? d) All of the above - -d) All of the above
Question options:
a) Elevated TSH
What is the recommended daily calcium intake
b) Normal TSH for adults over the age of 50 with low bone
mass?
c) Low TSH Question options:
a) 1,200 mg/day
d) Undetectable TSH - -b) normal TSH
b) 1,000 mg/day
Which of the following is diagnostic for diabetes c) 1,300 mg/day
mellitus?
Question options: d) 1,500 mg/day - -d) 1,500 mg/day
a) A1C 7.0 on one occasion
b) Fasting blood sugar (FBS) of 100 mg/dL on The clinician finds numerous nodules on the
two occasions thyroid of a 65-year-old woman. The clinician
suspects thyroid cancer. Which of the following
c) Random plasma glucose greater than or data would be most significant for this patient?
equal to 200 in a person with symptoms of Question options:
hyperglycemia a) A history of tonsillectomy in the 1940s
d) Two-hour post-load plasma glucose of 300 b) Recent exposure to mumps
mg/dL on one occasion - -c) Random
plasma glucose greater than or equal to 200 in a c) Vegetarian diet
person with symptoms of hyperglycemia
d) Allergy to iodine - -a) A history of
tonsillectomy in the 1940s
Which of the following statements is true
regarding the treatment of carpal tunnel
syndrome? Which of the following medications can cause
Question options: hyperglycemia?
a) The goal of treatment is to prevent flexion and Question options:
extension movements of the wrist. a) Prednisone
b) Splints are used in carpal tunnel syndrome, b) Metformin
because they allow for free movement of the
fingers and thumb while maintaining the wrist in a c) Synthroid
neutral position.
d) Cephalexin - -a) Prednisone
c) Corticosteroid injections are discouraged in
the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome because
of the risks for median nerve damage, scarring, You are performing muscle strength testing on a
, MN 568 FINAL REVIEW TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS RATED A
patient presenting with musculoskeletal pain and following should the clinician expect in the initial
find that the patient has complete ROM with test results for this patient?
gravity eliminated. Which numeric grade of Question options:
muscle strength would you give this patient? a) Elevated uric acid level
Question options:
a) 1 b) Elevated blood urea nitrogen
b) 2 c) Decreased urine pH
c) 3 d) Decreased C-reactive protein - -a)
Elevated uric acid level
d) 4
e) 5 - -b) 2 A patient with type 1 diabetes comes to the clinic
complaining of feeling nervous and clammy. He
states that he took his insulin this morning but
Which of the following tests is considered the was late for work and did not eat breakfast.
gold standard for definitively diagnosing Which action should the clinician take first?
osteoporosis? Question options:
Question options: a) Check his blood sugar.
a) Bone alkaline phosphatase levels
b) Have him drink 4 ounces of juice.
b) Urinary N-telopeptide assay
c) Call 911.
c) Bone mass density measurement by
densitometry d) Ask him about his usual eating habits. -
-b) Have him drink 4 ounces of juice.
d) Magnetic resonance imaging - -c) Bone
mass density measurement by densitometry
A BMI of 29 kg/m2 is considered obesity.
Question options:
How often should the clinician examine the feet a) True
of a person with diabetes? b) False - -b) false
Question options:
a) Once a year
Joyce is seen in the clinic complaining of vague
b) Every 6 months symptoms of nervousness and irritability. She
says that her hair will not hold a permanent wave
c) Every 3 months anymore. On physical examination, the clinician
finds an irregular heartbeat and brisk reflexes.
d) Every visit - -d) Every visit The differential diagnosis should include which of
the following conditions?
Question options:
Mr. S presents in the clinic with pain, tenderness, a) Myxedema
erythema, and swelling of his left great toe. The
clinician suspects acute gout. Which of the b) Thyrotoxicosis
