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NURSING 201
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QUESTION 1
Joan is a 39 y/o female who presents to the clinic with a chief complaint of:
3-day history of fever (101 F degrees), chills, n & v, and flank pain. During
the physical exam, the NP notices that Joan has CVA tenderness. In a
urine check, the NP notes that she has many leukocytes, hematuria, WBC
casts, and mild proteinuria. Complications for Joan would include all the
following except:
a) Shock

b) Renal failure
c) Gram-positive septicemia
d) None of the above


QUESTION 2
Sierra, a 42 y/o female, comes to the clinic to follow up on some lab work
that was drawn at her last visit. Her labs showed a low TSH and an increase
in both her serum free T4 and T3. Sierra's most likely diagnosis is:
a) Hypothyroidism

b) Primary hyperthyroidism (Graves' disease)
c) Primary hyperparathyroidism

d) None of the above


QUESTION 3

,Susan is a 29 y/o female who comes to the clinic with a 3-day history of
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a urine dipstick and discoverthat Susan is positive for nitrites, leukocytes,
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and >10 WBCs. The physical exam reveals a
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CVA tenderness. Within 2 weeks, Susan returns to the clinic and a culture
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Juan, an 82 y/o male, is brought to the clinic by his daughter with sudden
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LLQ pain, nausea,vomiting, diarrhea, or constipation. The patient has a
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Martin is a 73 y/o male who has a 50 pack/year history of smoking and
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T comes to the clinic for his annual physical. As you are leading him back to
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the exam room you note that he has dyspnea with minimal cough, a barrel
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a) Albuterol

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Wen is a 48 y/o female who comes to the clinic with fatigue, weight gain,
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cold intolerance,constipation, and menstrual abnormalities. The NP orders
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T a TSH and free serum T4 and thyroid peroxidase antibody (TPO). The TSH
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QUESTION 8 T




Risk factors for Alcohol Use Disorder include which of the following?
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