NURS 5334 Advanced Pharmacology Exam
Questions and verified Answers. Graded A+
Question 1
You see a 59-year-old man with poorly controlled
hypertension. On physical examination, you note
grade 1 hypertensive retinopathy. You anticipate all
of the following will be present except:
A. patient report of acute visual change.
B. narrowing of the terminal arterioles.
C. sharp optic disc borders.
D. absence of retinal hemorrhage.
Correct Answer
A
Question 2
Which of the following is true concerning colorectal
cancer?
A. Most colorectal cancers are found during rectal
examination.
B. Rectal carcinoma is more common than cancers
involving the colon.
C. Early manifestations include abdominal pain
and cramping.
D. Later disease presentation often includes
iron-deficiency anemia.
Correct Answer
D
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,Question 3
Criteria favoring hip replacement surgery for a patient
with OA should include all of the following except:
A. pain control requires daily use of NSAID therapy.
B. >80% of articular cartilage is worn away.
C. physical functioning is severely compromised.
D. patient can tolerate the surgical procedure and
rehabilitation.
Correct Answer
A
Question 4
Which part of the prostate is readily palpable during
a DRE?
A. anterior lobe
B. median lobe
C. lateral lobes
D. posterior lobe
Correct Answer
D
Question 5
Which of the following is inconsistent with the description
of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?
A. obliterated median sulcus
B. size larger than 2.5 cm × 3 cm
C. sensation of incomplete emptying
D. boggy gland
Correct Answer
D
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,Question 6
You examine an 82-year-old woman who has a history
of heart failure (HF). She is in the office because of
increasing shortness of breath. When auscultating her
heart, you note a tachycardia with a rate of 104 beats
per minute and a single extra heart sound early in
diastole. This sound most likely represents:
A. summation gallop.
B. S3.
C. opening snap.
D. S4.
Correct Answer
B
Question 7
Which of the following is inconsistent with the
diagnosis of asthma?
A. a troublesome nocturnal cough
B. cough or wheeze after exercise
C. morning sputum production
D. colds "go to the chest" or take more than 10 days to
clear
Correct Answer
C
Question 8
All of the following can cause an elevated PSA level
except:
A. current prostate infection.
B. recent cystoscopy.
C. BPH.
D. prostatectomy.
Correct Answer
D
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, Question 9
All of the following electrolyte disorders are commonly
found in a person with chronic renal failure except:
A. hypernatremia.
B. hypercalcemia.
C. hyperkalemia.
D. hypophosphatemia.
Correct Answer
D
Question 10
Which of the following characteristics is predictive
of severity of chronic liver disease in a patient with
chronic hepatitis C?
A. female gender, age younger than 30 years
B. coinfection with hepatitis B, daily alcohol use
C. acquisition of virus through intravenous drug
use, history of hepatitis A infection
D. frequent use of aspirin, nutritional status
Correct Answer
B
Question 11
Erythropoietin is a glycoprotein that influences a stem
cell to become a:
A. lymphocyte.
B. platelet.
C. neutrophil.
D. red blood cell.
Correct Answer
D
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Questions and verified Answers. Graded A+
Question 1
You see a 59-year-old man with poorly controlled
hypertension. On physical examination, you note
grade 1 hypertensive retinopathy. You anticipate all
of the following will be present except:
A. patient report of acute visual change.
B. narrowing of the terminal arterioles.
C. sharp optic disc borders.
D. absence of retinal hemorrhage.
Correct Answer
A
Question 2
Which of the following is true concerning colorectal
cancer?
A. Most colorectal cancers are found during rectal
examination.
B. Rectal carcinoma is more common than cancers
involving the colon.
C. Early manifestations include abdominal pain
and cramping.
D. Later disease presentation often includes
iron-deficiency anemia.
Correct Answer
D
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,Question 3
Criteria favoring hip replacement surgery for a patient
with OA should include all of the following except:
A. pain control requires daily use of NSAID therapy.
B. >80% of articular cartilage is worn away.
C. physical functioning is severely compromised.
D. patient can tolerate the surgical procedure and
rehabilitation.
Correct Answer
A
Question 4
Which part of the prostate is readily palpable during
a DRE?
A. anterior lobe
B. median lobe
C. lateral lobes
D. posterior lobe
Correct Answer
D
Question 5
Which of the following is inconsistent with the description
of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?
A. obliterated median sulcus
B. size larger than 2.5 cm × 3 cm
C. sensation of incomplete emptying
D. boggy gland
Correct Answer
D
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,Question 6
You examine an 82-year-old woman who has a history
of heart failure (HF). She is in the office because of
increasing shortness of breath. When auscultating her
heart, you note a tachycardia with a rate of 104 beats
per minute and a single extra heart sound early in
diastole. This sound most likely represents:
A. summation gallop.
B. S3.
C. opening snap.
D. S4.
Correct Answer
B
Question 7
Which of the following is inconsistent with the
diagnosis of asthma?
A. a troublesome nocturnal cough
B. cough or wheeze after exercise
C. morning sputum production
D. colds "go to the chest" or take more than 10 days to
clear
Correct Answer
C
Question 8
All of the following can cause an elevated PSA level
except:
A. current prostate infection.
B. recent cystoscopy.
C. BPH.
D. prostatectomy.
Correct Answer
D
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, Question 9
All of the following electrolyte disorders are commonly
found in a person with chronic renal failure except:
A. hypernatremia.
B. hypercalcemia.
C. hyperkalemia.
D. hypophosphatemia.
Correct Answer
D
Question 10
Which of the following characteristics is predictive
of severity of chronic liver disease in a patient with
chronic hepatitis C?
A. female gender, age younger than 30 years
B. coinfection with hepatitis B, daily alcohol use
C. acquisition of virus through intravenous drug
use, history of hepatitis A infection
D. frequent use of aspirin, nutritional status
Correct Answer
B
Question 11
Erythropoietin is a glycoprotein that influences a stem
cell to become a:
A. lymphocyte.
B. platelet.
C. neutrophil.
D. red blood cell.
Correct Answer
D
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