(detailed & elaborated) ACTUAL EXAM 2025 TESTS!!
Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled short-acting beta-2 agonist daily. Her
exacerbations affect her activities and they occur at least twice weekly and may last for days. She is
affected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbation. Which category of asthma
severity is Lisa in?
Ans: Moderate Persistent
Quiz Harriet, a 79-year-old woman, comes to your office every 3 months for follow up on her
hypertension. Her medications include one baby aspirin daily, Lisinopril 5mg daily, and Calcium 1500 mg
daily. At today's visit. Her blood pressure is 170/89. According to JNC VIII guidelines, what should you do
next to control Harriet's blood pressure?
Ans: Add thiazide diuretic to Lisinopril 5mg daily
Quiz What condition is associated with mucus production greater than 3 months per year for at least 2
consecutive years?
Ans: Chronic Bronchitis
Quiz Risk factors for acute arterial insufficiency include which of the following?
Ans: Recent MI, Arterial Fibrillation, and Atherosclerosis
, Quiz Other than smoking cessation, which of the following slows the progression of COPD in smokers?
Ans: Engaging in moderate to high levels of physical activity
Quiz Management of a patient with hypertension and an abdominal aortic aneurysm would include:
Ans: Referral to a cardiologist
Quiz A patient presents to urgent care complaining of dyspnea, fatigue, and lower extremity edema. The
echocardiogram reveals and ejection fraction of 38%. The nurse practitioner knows that these findings
are consistent with:
Ans: Systolic heart failure
Quiz A 20 year old is diagnosed with mild persistent asthma. What drug combination would be most
effective in keeping him symptom-free?
Ans: A bronchodilator PRN and an inhaled corticosteroid
Quiz A 57-year-old male presents to urgent care complaining of substernal chest discomfort for the past
hour. The EKG reveals ST elevations in Leads II, III, and AVF. The nurse practitioner is aware that these
changes are consistent with which myocardial infarction territory?
Ans: Inferior wall
Quiz Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the treatment of which of
the following disease processes?