CPHON AND APHON PACKAGED EXAMS
END OF COURSE STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UPDATED ACTUAL TESTED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Treatment of OIH.
Answer: Stop opioids and start ketamine
⩥ Hospice criteria COPD.
Answer: Fev1 after bronchodilator less than 30%
O2 sat less than 88% on RA
Dyspnea at rest
No response to bronchodilator
⩥ What bronchodilator to treat mild to severe copd.
Answer: SABA albuterol or levalbuterol
⩥ What is FEV1.
Answer: forced expiratory volume in one second
⩥ Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).
,Answer: a questionnaire useful for determining the level of depressive
symptoms that a person is reporting
⩥ Cancer Diagnosis most related to patient depression.
Answer: Pancreatic
⩥ To treat hiccups patient with ESRD.
Answer: Baclofen 5-10 mg po tid
⩥ Which of the following diagnosis is has a typical trajectory of overall
decline with repeated acute episode of illness and functional decline.
Answer: Congestive heart failure
⩥ CervicalCancer patient 24 yrs old , md thinks depressed but she is
hopeful, in a support group and educating her self about dx. What is
this?.
Answer: Adjustment
⩥ What drug has been useful in the treatment of depression in medically
ill patients?.
Answer: Methylphenidate
⩥ Methylphenidate (Ritalin).
,Answer: Treatment of nausea and to increase appetite. Initial dosage is
2.5 mg before lunch and dinner or just a evening dose at 2.5mg up to 20
mg daily
⩥ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Answer: physiological basic life system needs
safety and security
tlove and belonging
self-esteem
⩥ Painad.
Answer: assessment tool for pain; assesses 5 common behaviors:
breathing, vocalization, facial expression, body language, and
consolability. A score of 4 or above indicates a need for pain
management.
⩥ What is the most challenging to assess in a patient with progressive
cva with dysarthria and impaired executive fuction?.
Answer: Pain
⩥ Name three drugs to treat dementia.
Answer: Mild to moderate
Donepezil (aricept)
Galaantamin ( razadyne)
, Severe/ moderate nameda
⩥ What test and score can support a diagnosis of dementia.
Answer: MMSE ( mini mental state exam)
Score below 25
Score below 15 can not adequately state pain
⩥ Stage C of heart failure
ACCF/AHA
Meds for Managment.
Answer: Increased shortness of breath
Edema
Chest pain with most activity
Loop diuretic and
ACEI
⩥ Describe opiate withdrawal symptoms.
Answer: Goose flesh, irritability, insomnia, diarrhea, tremors
⩥ Tylenol withdrawal symptoms.
Answer: Nausea, abdominal pain, anorexia
END OF COURSE STUDY GUIDE LATEST
UPDATED ACTUAL TESTED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
⩥ Treatment of OIH.
Answer: Stop opioids and start ketamine
⩥ Hospice criteria COPD.
Answer: Fev1 after bronchodilator less than 30%
O2 sat less than 88% on RA
Dyspnea at rest
No response to bronchodilator
⩥ What bronchodilator to treat mild to severe copd.
Answer: SABA albuterol or levalbuterol
⩥ What is FEV1.
Answer: forced expiratory volume in one second
⩥ Beck Depression Inventory (BDI).
,Answer: a questionnaire useful for determining the level of depressive
symptoms that a person is reporting
⩥ Cancer Diagnosis most related to patient depression.
Answer: Pancreatic
⩥ To treat hiccups patient with ESRD.
Answer: Baclofen 5-10 mg po tid
⩥ Which of the following diagnosis is has a typical trajectory of overall
decline with repeated acute episode of illness and functional decline.
Answer: Congestive heart failure
⩥ CervicalCancer patient 24 yrs old , md thinks depressed but she is
hopeful, in a support group and educating her self about dx. What is
this?.
Answer: Adjustment
⩥ What drug has been useful in the treatment of depression in medically
ill patients?.
Answer: Methylphenidate
⩥ Methylphenidate (Ritalin).
,Answer: Treatment of nausea and to increase appetite. Initial dosage is
2.5 mg before lunch and dinner or just a evening dose at 2.5mg up to 20
mg daily
⩥ Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs.
Answer: physiological basic life system needs
safety and security
tlove and belonging
self-esteem
⩥ Painad.
Answer: assessment tool for pain; assesses 5 common behaviors:
breathing, vocalization, facial expression, body language, and
consolability. A score of 4 or above indicates a need for pain
management.
⩥ What is the most challenging to assess in a patient with progressive
cva with dysarthria and impaired executive fuction?.
Answer: Pain
⩥ Name three drugs to treat dementia.
Answer: Mild to moderate
Donepezil (aricept)
Galaantamin ( razadyne)
, Severe/ moderate nameda
⩥ What test and score can support a diagnosis of dementia.
Answer: MMSE ( mini mental state exam)
Score below 25
Score below 15 can not adequately state pain
⩥ Stage C of heart failure
ACCF/AHA
Meds for Managment.
Answer: Increased shortness of breath
Edema
Chest pain with most activity
Loop diuretic and
ACEI
⩥ Describe opiate withdrawal symptoms.
Answer: Goose flesh, irritability, insomnia, diarrhea, tremors
⩥ Tylenol withdrawal symptoms.
Answer: Nausea, abdominal pain, anorexia
