3P Exam Study Guide

When performing a visual acuity test, the NP notes 20/30 in the left eye and 20/60 in the right eye. What is the next step? - Answer- Refer the patient to Ophthalmologist The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorder 5th Edition (DMs-5) describes Munchausen Syndrome by proxy as? - Answer- A caregiver making up or causing an illness or injury in a person under his or her care Symptoms of depression are a side effect of which neurotransmitter medications? - Answer- Dopamine The right lymphatic ducts drain into what part of the circulatory system? - Answer- Venous Which lesion is dark, raised, and asymmetric with irregular borders? - Answer- Melanoma A pediatric patient has areas of scaling on the scalp, which round patches of alopecia. This clinical finding is consistent with? - Answer- Tinea Capitis A patient with an acute presentation of acute aortic regurgitation (AR) typically presents with sudden SOB, lower extremity edema, a rapid heartbeat, and ? - Answer- Chest pain Which of the following conditions is associated with chronic bloody diarrhea? - Answer- Crohn's disease Which condition is caused by an insufficient production of intrinsic factor by the gastric mucosa and vitamin B insufficiency? - Answer- Pernicious anemia A 32 year old woman presents with dull puffiness of the eyes with pronounced non-pitting periorbital edema. This finding is suggestive of what condition? - Answer- Myxedema A 52 year old woman is inquiring about estrogen replacement therapy for symptoms of menopause. Which of the following is a contraindication? - Answer- Prior breast or uterine cancer Patient with asthma have a pathological finding of: - Answer- Hypertrophy of smooth muscle A 65 year old patient with a history of a DVT is being treated for a dental abscess. Which Abx is safe to use with warfarin? - Answer- Amoxicillin