Dunphy Primary Care Midterm Review questions with correct answers

Nausea is difficult to discern in a young child. What question might you ask to determine if a child has nausea? 1. "Are you sick to your tummy?" 2. "Are you hungry?" 3. "Are you eating the way you normally eat?" 4. "Are you nauseous?" - Answer "Are you hungry?" Zena just had a hemorrhoidectomy. You know she has not understood your teaching when she tells you she will: 1. Take a sitz bath after each bowel movement for 1 to 2 weeks after surgery. 2. Drink at least 2000 mL of fluids per day. 3. Decrease her dietary fiber for 1 month. 4. Take stool softeners as prescribed. - Answer Decrease her dietary fiber for 1 month. Susan, age 59, has no specific complaints when she comes in for her annual examination. She does, however, have type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), slight hypertension, dyslipidemia, and central obesity. How would you diagnose her? 1. As a healthy adult with several problems. 2. As having a glycemic event. 3. As having metabolic syndrome. 4. As having multiple organ dysfunction. - Answer As having metabolic syndrome.