Final Frontier: NPTE Practice Exam 2
supineA-AAnswerA___ApositionAaccentuatesAtheAsymptomsAofAanAabdominalAaneurysm
respiratoryAacidosis-->raisesAbloodApHA-
AAnswerAIntravenousAinjectionAofAsodiumAbicarbonateAisAusedAtoAtreat
>40A-AAnswerAAArespiratoryArateAofA___AfallsAunderAtheAcriteriaAtoAterminateAexercise
respiratoryAconditionA-AAnswerAaAlowApCO2AindicatesAaApatientAhasAaA___Acondition
decreaseAinAmoreAthanA10AbpmA-
AAnswerAAA____AinAHRAfallsAunderAtheAcriteriaAtoAterminateAexerciseAinAaApatientAwithAh
eartAfailure
S3Asound
ventricularAgallop,ACHFA-
AAnswerAAA____AheartAsoundAisAaAcriteriaAtoAterminateAexerciseAforAaApatientAwithAheart
Afailure
ClassA1A-
AAnswerANYAheartAassociationAfunctionalAclassA___:ApatientsAwillAhaveAnoAlimitationsAinAt
heirAphysicalAactivities
ClassA2A-
AAnswerANYAheartAassociationAfunctionalAclassA___:AHaveAslightAlimitationsAinAtheirAphysic
alAactivitiesAandAareAableAtoAcompleteAlessAthanAordinaryAphysicalAactivities
ClassA3A-
AAnswerANYAheartAassociationAfunctionalAclassA___:AhaveAmarkedAlimitationsAinAtheirAphys
icalAactivities.ATheyAareAcomfortableAatArestAandAlessAthanAordinaryAphysicalAactivitiesAcaus
eAfatigue,Apalpitations,Adyspnea,AorAanginalApain.
ClassA4A-
AAnswerANYAheartAassociationAfunctionalAclassA___:AareAunableAtoAcarryAonAphysicalAactivi
tyAwithoutAdiscomfort.ASymptomsAofAcardiacAinsufficiencyAorAanginalAsyndromeAmayAbeApres
entAevenAatArest.
,hyperkalemiaA-
AAnswerAdefinedAasAaAserumAorAplasmaApotassiumAlevelAaboveAtheAupperAlimitsAofAnormal
,AusuallyAgreaterAthanA5.0AmEq/LAtoA5.5AmEq/L.
PCO2AlevelsA-AAnswerAVentilatoryAfailureAcanAbeAdiagnosedAonAtheAbasisAofA___Alevels.
highAPCO2Alevels
lowAbloodApHA-AAnswerAVentilatoryAfailureA=A____APCO2AlevelsAandA___AbloodApH
contralateralAsideA-AAnswerAAApneumothoraxApushesAtheAtracheaAtoAtheA___Aside
ipsilateralAsideA-AAnswerAAAmassiveAatelectasisAwillApullAtheAtracheaAtoAtheA___Aside
2Aradiographs,AinAaAposterior-anteriorAstandingAviewA
aAleftAlateralAviewA(unlessAtheApathologyAisAsuspectedAonAtheArightAside)A-
AAnswerAStandardAforAradiographsAexaminingApulmonaryApathologies:
___Aradiographs,AinAaA___AviewA
aA___lateralAviewA(unlessAtheApathologyAisAsuspectedAonAtheA___Aside)
PleuralAeffusionA-
AAnswerA____:ApatientsAusuallyApresentAwithAdyspneaAonAexertionAthatAbecomesAprogressiv
e.AStabbing,AsharpAchestApainAexacerbatedAbyAcoughingAorAbreathingAthatAchangesAinAposit
ion.
PleuralAeffusionA-
AAnswerA___:ATachycardia,AdistantAheartAsounds,AfixedAjugularAdistention,AedemaAofAtheAe
xtremities,AandAaAparadoxicalApulse.
PneumothoraxA-
AAnswerAAnAaccumulationAofAairAorAgasAinAtheApleuralAcavityAcausedAbyAaAdefectAinAtheAv
isceralApleuraAorAchestAwall.
,PleuralAfibrosisA-
AAnswerA___:AmayAfollowAinflammationA(especiallyAfromAasbestos),AhemorrhagicAeffusion,Aa
ndAinfectionAofAtheApleurae.
AtelectasisA-
AAnswerATheAcollapseAofAaAnormallyAexpandedAandAaeratedAlungAtissueAatAanyAstructuralAl
evel.
greaterAorAequalAtoA80%A-
AAnswerAGoldAstagingAtoAclassifyACOPDAseverity:AmildACOPDA=A___%AFEV1/FVC
50-79%A-
AAnswerAGoldAstagingAtoAclassifyACOPDAseverity:AmoderateACOPDA=A___%AFEV1/FVC
30-49%A-
AAnswerAGoldAstagingAtoAclassifyACOPDAseverity:AsevereACOPDA=A___%AFEV1/FVC
lessAthanA30%
orAlessAthanA50%A+AtheApresenceAofAchronicArespiratoryAfailureA-
AAnswerAGoldAstagingAtoAclassifyACOPDAseverity:AveryAsevereACOPDA=A___%AFEV1/FVC
StageA2A-
AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:ApatientAdoesAnotAexperienceAanyAchangesAofAswellingAdu
ringAarmAelevationAandAinitialAsignsAofAfibroticAchangesAareApresent.
StageA1A-AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:AElevationAofAtheAarmAwillAreduceAswelling
StageA3A-AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:AisAconsideredAlymphostaticAelephantiasis
StageA1A-AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:AisAconsideredAreversibleAlymphedema
StageA3A-
AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:AhardeningAofAdermalAtissues,ApapillomasAofAtheAskinAwil
lAbeAnoticed.
, StageA0A(preclinicalAstage)A-
AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:ApatientAbeginsAtoAfeelAheavinessAofAtheAlimbs
5AweeksA-AAnswerAStrengthAtrainingAcanAbeginAafterA___AforApost-MIApatients
HypokalemiaA-AAnswerAECG:AinvertedATAwavesAcanAbeAcausedAbyA____
HyperkalemiaA-AAnswerAECG:AhighApeakedATAwavesAcanAbeAcausedAbyA____
invertedATAwavesA-AAnswerAHowAwouldAhypokalemiaApresentAinAaAECG?
highApeakedATAwavesA-AAnswerAHowAwouldAhyperkalemiaApresentAinAaAECG?
HydrocholorothiazideA-
AAnswerAAAsideAeffectAofA____AisAhypokalemiaAandAthereforeAshouldAnotAbeAprescribedAin
AaApatientAthatAalreadyAhasAinvertedATAwavesAonAaAECG.
hypokalemiaA-AAnswerAAAsideAeffectAofAhydrocholorothiazideAisA____
BetaAblockersA-AAnswerA____AhelpAregulateAabnormalAheartArhythms
continueAmonitoringAtheAECGAwithoutAanyAmodificationsAtoAexerciseA-
AAnswerAPTAresponseAtoAaAfirstAdegreeAheartAblock
decreaseAinAHRA-AAnswerADehydrationAinAolderApatientsA=A___AinAHRAwithAexercise
poorAturgorA-AAnswerADehydrationA=A___Aturgor
skinAturgorA-AAnswerATheAabilityAofAskinAtoAchangeAshapeAandAreturnAtoAnormal.
4-9AMETsA-
AAnswerADuringAphaseAtwoAofAcardiacArehab,AaApatientAcanAtolerateAactivitiesAbetweenA__-
___AMETs.
supineA-AAnswerA___ApositionAaccentuatesAtheAsymptomsAofAanAabdominalAaneurysm
respiratoryAacidosis-->raisesAbloodApHA-
AAnswerAIntravenousAinjectionAofAsodiumAbicarbonateAisAusedAtoAtreat
>40A-AAnswerAAArespiratoryArateAofA___AfallsAunderAtheAcriteriaAtoAterminateAexercise
respiratoryAconditionA-AAnswerAaAlowApCO2AindicatesAaApatientAhasAaA___Acondition
decreaseAinAmoreAthanA10AbpmA-
AAnswerAAA____AinAHRAfallsAunderAtheAcriteriaAtoAterminateAexerciseAinAaApatientAwithAh
eartAfailure
S3Asound
ventricularAgallop,ACHFA-
AAnswerAAA____AheartAsoundAisAaAcriteriaAtoAterminateAexerciseAforAaApatientAwithAheart
Afailure
ClassA1A-
AAnswerANYAheartAassociationAfunctionalAclassA___:ApatientsAwillAhaveAnoAlimitationsAinAt
heirAphysicalAactivities
ClassA2A-
AAnswerANYAheartAassociationAfunctionalAclassA___:AHaveAslightAlimitationsAinAtheirAphysic
alAactivitiesAandAareAableAtoAcompleteAlessAthanAordinaryAphysicalAactivities
ClassA3A-
AAnswerANYAheartAassociationAfunctionalAclassA___:AhaveAmarkedAlimitationsAinAtheirAphys
icalAactivities.ATheyAareAcomfortableAatArestAandAlessAthanAordinaryAphysicalAactivitiesAcaus
eAfatigue,Apalpitations,Adyspnea,AorAanginalApain.
ClassA4A-
AAnswerANYAheartAassociationAfunctionalAclassA___:AareAunableAtoAcarryAonAphysicalAactivi
tyAwithoutAdiscomfort.ASymptomsAofAcardiacAinsufficiencyAorAanginalAsyndromeAmayAbeApres
entAevenAatArest.
,hyperkalemiaA-
AAnswerAdefinedAasAaAserumAorAplasmaApotassiumAlevelAaboveAtheAupperAlimitsAofAnormal
,AusuallyAgreaterAthanA5.0AmEq/LAtoA5.5AmEq/L.
PCO2AlevelsA-AAnswerAVentilatoryAfailureAcanAbeAdiagnosedAonAtheAbasisAofA___Alevels.
highAPCO2Alevels
lowAbloodApHA-AAnswerAVentilatoryAfailureA=A____APCO2AlevelsAandA___AbloodApH
contralateralAsideA-AAnswerAAApneumothoraxApushesAtheAtracheaAtoAtheA___Aside
ipsilateralAsideA-AAnswerAAAmassiveAatelectasisAwillApullAtheAtracheaAtoAtheA___Aside
2Aradiographs,AinAaAposterior-anteriorAstandingAviewA
aAleftAlateralAviewA(unlessAtheApathologyAisAsuspectedAonAtheArightAside)A-
AAnswerAStandardAforAradiographsAexaminingApulmonaryApathologies:
___Aradiographs,AinAaA___AviewA
aA___lateralAviewA(unlessAtheApathologyAisAsuspectedAonAtheA___Aside)
PleuralAeffusionA-
AAnswerA____:ApatientsAusuallyApresentAwithAdyspneaAonAexertionAthatAbecomesAprogressiv
e.AStabbing,AsharpAchestApainAexacerbatedAbyAcoughingAorAbreathingAthatAchangesAinAposit
ion.
PleuralAeffusionA-
AAnswerA___:ATachycardia,AdistantAheartAsounds,AfixedAjugularAdistention,AedemaAofAtheAe
xtremities,AandAaAparadoxicalApulse.
PneumothoraxA-
AAnswerAAnAaccumulationAofAairAorAgasAinAtheApleuralAcavityAcausedAbyAaAdefectAinAtheAv
isceralApleuraAorAchestAwall.
,PleuralAfibrosisA-
AAnswerA___:AmayAfollowAinflammationA(especiallyAfromAasbestos),AhemorrhagicAeffusion,Aa
ndAinfectionAofAtheApleurae.
AtelectasisA-
AAnswerATheAcollapseAofAaAnormallyAexpandedAandAaeratedAlungAtissueAatAanyAstructuralAl
evel.
greaterAorAequalAtoA80%A-
AAnswerAGoldAstagingAtoAclassifyACOPDAseverity:AmildACOPDA=A___%AFEV1/FVC
50-79%A-
AAnswerAGoldAstagingAtoAclassifyACOPDAseverity:AmoderateACOPDA=A___%AFEV1/FVC
30-49%A-
AAnswerAGoldAstagingAtoAclassifyACOPDAseverity:AsevereACOPDA=A___%AFEV1/FVC
lessAthanA30%
orAlessAthanA50%A+AtheApresenceAofAchronicArespiratoryAfailureA-
AAnswerAGoldAstagingAtoAclassifyACOPDAseverity:AveryAsevereACOPDA=A___%AFEV1/FVC
StageA2A-
AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:ApatientAdoesAnotAexperienceAanyAchangesAofAswellingAdu
ringAarmAelevationAandAinitialAsignsAofAfibroticAchangesAareApresent.
StageA1A-AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:AElevationAofAtheAarmAwillAreduceAswelling
StageA3A-AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:AisAconsideredAlymphostaticAelephantiasis
StageA1A-AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:AisAconsideredAreversibleAlymphedema
StageA3A-
AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:AhardeningAofAdermalAtissues,ApapillomasAofAtheAskinAwil
lAbeAnoticed.
, StageA0A(preclinicalAstage)A-
AAnswerAStageA___Alymphedema:ApatientAbeginsAtoAfeelAheavinessAofAtheAlimbs
5AweeksA-AAnswerAStrengthAtrainingAcanAbeginAafterA___AforApost-MIApatients
HypokalemiaA-AAnswerAECG:AinvertedATAwavesAcanAbeAcausedAbyA____
HyperkalemiaA-AAnswerAECG:AhighApeakedATAwavesAcanAbeAcausedAbyA____
invertedATAwavesA-AAnswerAHowAwouldAhypokalemiaApresentAinAaAECG?
highApeakedATAwavesA-AAnswerAHowAwouldAhyperkalemiaApresentAinAaAECG?
HydrocholorothiazideA-
AAnswerAAAsideAeffectAofA____AisAhypokalemiaAandAthereforeAshouldAnotAbeAprescribedAin
AaApatientAthatAalreadyAhasAinvertedATAwavesAonAaAECG.
hypokalemiaA-AAnswerAAAsideAeffectAofAhydrocholorothiazideAisA____
BetaAblockersA-AAnswerA____AhelpAregulateAabnormalAheartArhythms
continueAmonitoringAtheAECGAwithoutAanyAmodificationsAtoAexerciseA-
AAnswerAPTAresponseAtoAaAfirstAdegreeAheartAblock
decreaseAinAHRA-AAnswerADehydrationAinAolderApatientsA=A___AinAHRAwithAexercise
poorAturgorA-AAnswerADehydrationA=A___Aturgor
skinAturgorA-AAnswerATheAabilityAofAskinAtoAchangeAshapeAandAreturnAtoAnormal.
4-9AMETsA-
AAnswerADuringAphaseAtwoAofAcardiacArehab,AaApatientAcanAtolerateAactivitiesAbetweenA__-
___AMETs.