PREPARATION NOTES
◉ The most commonly recommended method for prostate cancer
screening in a 55 year old male is Answer: Digital rectal examination
(DRE) plus prostate specific antigen (PSA)
◉ The primary goals of treatment for patients with alcohol abuse
disorder are: Answer: Psychotherapeutic and pharmacological
interventions to decrease desire for and effects of alcohol
◉ you are assessing a patient after a sports injury to his right knee.
You elicit a positive anterior/posterior drawer sign. This test
indicates an injury to the: Answer: Cruciate ligament
◉ Marsha presents with symptoms resembling both fibromyalgia
and chronic fatigue syndrome, which have many similarities. Which
of the following is more characteristic of fibromyalgia Answer:
Musculoskeletal pain
◉ Differential diagnosis of proteinuria includes which of the
following? Answer: Orthostatic proteinuria
, ◉ A patient presenting for an annual physical exam has a BMI of 25
kg/m2 This patient would be classified as: Answer: overweight
◉ Reed-Sternberg B lymphocytes are associated with which of the
following disorders Answer: Hodgkin's lympoma
◉ A 77-year-old female presents to the office complaining a sudden
swelling on her right elbow. She denies fever, chills, trauma, or pain.
The physical exam reveals a non-tender area of swelling over the
extensor surface over the right elbow with evidence of trauma or
irritation. The nurse practitioner suspects: Answer: olecranon
bursitis
◉ Establishment of a definitive diagnosis of osteomyelitis requires:
Answer: Biopsy of culture of the pathogen from blood or bone
aspirate.
◉ The most accurate measure of diabetes control is: Answer: HbA1c
has evolved to become the gold standard outcome to measure the
efficacy of glucose-lowering medications.
◉ A patient has been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder
(GAD). Which of the following medications may be used to treat
generalized anxiety disorder? Answer: