NSG 555/ NSG555 Exam 1– (NEW 2026/ 2027 Update) Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care II Guide | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- Wilkes

NSGl 555/l NSG555l Examl 1–l (NEWl 2026/l
2027l Update)l Nursel Practitionersl inl
Primaryl Carel IIl Guidel |l Questionsl &l
Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes


QUESTION
PFTs

Answer:
Spirometry
Lungl volumes
DLCO



QUESTION
Spirometry

Answer:
Measuresl howl muchl airl al personl canl breathel inl orl out,l andl howl fastl theyl canl dol it



QUESTION
FEV1

Answer:
Forcedl expiratoryl volumel inl 1l second



QUESTION
FVC

,Answer:
Amountl ofl airl exhaledl (notl justl inl 1l second)



QUESTION
FVC/FEV1l ratio

Answer:
Ratiol betweenl thel twol isl usedl withl reversibilityl tol distinguishl asthmal froml COPD



QUESTION
Lungl volumes

Answer:
totall amountl ofl airl thel lungsl canl holdl andl howl muchl airl remainsl afterl exhalingl fully
Helpsl detectl restrictivel lungl dz



QUESTION
DLCOl -l diffusingl capacityl forl carbonl monoxide

Answer:
Checksl howl welll oxygenl movesl froml thel lungsl intol thel blood
Usefull forl identifyingl problemsl withl lungl tissuel orl bloodl vessels
Abilityl tol transferl gasl froml alveolil tol blood,l reflectingl alveolar-capillaryl membranel
function
Impairedl gasl exchangel mayl bel froml interstitiall lungl dz,l emphysemal orl pulmonaryl
vascularl dz



QUESTION
Lowl backl imagingl isl indicated

Answer:
ifl painl notl improvedl byl 4l weeks

,QUESTION
MRIl forl backl pain

Answer:
Itl ptl isl notl improvingl inl 3l months
Newl redl flags
Acutel radiculopathyl w/l painl radiatingl pastl knee
Neurologicl sxl (notablel weaknessl orl numbnessl orl droppedl reflex)



QUESTION
Backl imagingl isl indicated

Answer:
Severel orl progressivel neurologicl deficits
Whenl seriousl underlyingl conditionsl arel suspectedl (infx,l ca,l caudal equina)
Afterl thel pt'sl painl hasl notl improvedl withl conservativel tx
Whenl surgeryl orl steroidl injectionsl arel beingl considered



QUESTION
Immediatel imagingl forl backl pain

Answer:
isl NOTl INDICATED



QUESTION
Cluesl tol systemicl dzl withl backl pain

Answer:
Agel underl 20l orl overl 50
Constantl pain,l espl ifl worsel atl night
Unexplainedl weightl loss
Hxl ofl cancer

, QUESTION
Neurologicl redl flagsl ofl caudal equinal sx

Answer:
Saddlel anesthesia
Urinaryl retentionl orl bowel/bladderl incontinence
Lossl ofl anall sphincterl tone
Severel weaknessl orl fixedl numbness



QUESTION
Cluesl tol infxl (backl pain)

Answer:
Fevers
Chills
Chronicl infx
Immunosuppression
Hxl orl activel IVl drugl use



QUESTION
Testingl L4

Answer:
Heell walk
Anklel dorsiflexion



QUESTION
Testingl S1

Answer:
Toel walk



QUESTION