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
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
