PRIMARY CARE ART AND SCIENCE OF
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which medication helps decrease edema in the labyrinth of the
ear for peripheral vestibular disease?
Answer: Diamox.
◉ What is the hallmark of an absence seizure?
Answer: A blank stare.
◉ How often should drug levels be monitored for a controlled
seizure medication?
Answer: Whenever there is a problem.
◉ Which patient fits the classic description of multiple sclerosis?
Answer: A 60-year-old female.
◉ What is a specific test for multiple sclerosis?
Answer: There is no specific test.
,◉ Which drug should be administered for Alzheimer's disease at
the time of diagnosis?
Answer: Cholinesterase inhibitors.
◉ What type of hematoma occurs from tears in the middle
meningeal artery?
Answer: Epidural hematoma.
◉ Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with difficulty
chewing after a cerebrovascular accident?
Answer: CN V.
◉ What best describes a carotid bruit?
Answer: The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of
stenosis.
◉ Who is more likely to have a cluster headache?
Answer: A 45-year-old male awakened at night.
◉ What are the hallmark symptoms of delirium?
Answer: Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance.
◉ Which type of meningitis is more benign and self-limiting?
Answer: Aseptic meningitis.
, ◉ What is the most sensitive neuroimaging test for evaluating
encephalitis?
Answer: MRI.
◉ What is the first sign of herpes zoster?
Answer: A stabbing pain on one small area of the body.
◉ What is the expected recovery time for most patients with
Bell's palsy?
Answer: Complete recovery in 3 to 6 months.
◉ What is the primary goal of L-dopa therapy for Parkinson's
disease?
Answer: To replace depleted stores of dopamine.
◉ Which symptom is most commonly experienced in migraines?
Answer: Pulsatile pain.
◉ What differentiates peripheral vertigo from central vertigo?
Answer: There is an auditory-associated symptom with
peripheral vertigo.
◉ What percentage of stenosis should be present for carotid
endarterectomy to be considered?
ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSING
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SOLVED
QUESTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Which medication helps decrease edema in the labyrinth of the
ear for peripheral vestibular disease?
Answer: Diamox.
◉ What is the hallmark of an absence seizure?
Answer: A blank stare.
◉ How often should drug levels be monitored for a controlled
seizure medication?
Answer: Whenever there is a problem.
◉ Which patient fits the classic description of multiple sclerosis?
Answer: A 60-year-old female.
◉ What is a specific test for multiple sclerosis?
Answer: There is no specific test.
,◉ Which drug should be administered for Alzheimer's disease at
the time of diagnosis?
Answer: Cholinesterase inhibitors.
◉ What type of hematoma occurs from tears in the middle
meningeal artery?
Answer: Epidural hematoma.
◉ Which cranial nerve is affected in a patient with difficulty
chewing after a cerebrovascular accident?
Answer: CN V.
◉ What best describes a carotid bruit?
Answer: The higher the pitch of the bruit, the higher the degree of
stenosis.
◉ Who is more likely to have a cluster headache?
Answer: A 45-year-old male awakened at night.
◉ What are the hallmark symptoms of delirium?
Answer: Inattention and a sleep-wake cycle disturbance.
◉ Which type of meningitis is more benign and self-limiting?
Answer: Aseptic meningitis.
, ◉ What is the most sensitive neuroimaging test for evaluating
encephalitis?
Answer: MRI.
◉ What is the first sign of herpes zoster?
Answer: A stabbing pain on one small area of the body.
◉ What is the expected recovery time for most patients with
Bell's palsy?
Answer: Complete recovery in 3 to 6 months.
◉ What is the primary goal of L-dopa therapy for Parkinson's
disease?
Answer: To replace depleted stores of dopamine.
◉ Which symptom is most commonly experienced in migraines?
Answer: Pulsatile pain.
◉ What differentiates peripheral vertigo from central vertigo?
Answer: There is an auditory-associated symptom with
peripheral vertigo.
◉ What percentage of stenosis should be present for carotid
endarterectomy to be considered?
