Exam 2: NSG550/ NSG 550 (New 2024/ 2025) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade

Exam 2: NSG550/ NSG 550 (New 2024/ 2025) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade QUESTION pulmonary function tests can be used for what? Conducted to evaluate the response of bronchodilator therapy Pre-op evaluation of lung function Determination between restrictive and obstructive forms of pulmonary disease QUESTION Bronchoscopy can be used for what? Answer: Direct visualization of the tracheobronchial tree, removal of foreign bodies, evaluation and tissue biopsy of abnormal lesions QUESTION what are the priorities in the initial appointment for a patient presenting with HTN? Answer: A complete and comprehensive health history and physical exam!! Assess risk factors! Think of your differentials and order the appropriate tests Consider white coat syndrome. Ask for a blood pressure journal or record from home. Consider secondary causes QUESTION What labs to order for HTN? Answer: Fasting blood glucose Complete blood count Lipid profile Serum creatinine with eGFR Serum sodium, potassium, calcium/ CMP Thyroid-stimulating hormone Urinalysis Troponin (assess MI) BNP (CHF) QUESTION Secondary causes of HTN Answer: thyroid disease Primary hyperparathyroidism Pheochromocytoma/ paraganglioma Cushing's disease obstructive sleep apnea renovascular disease drug or alcohol-induced Primary aldosteronism. QUESTION Records the electrical impulses that stimulate the heart to contract. Used to evaluate arrhythmias, conduction defects, myocardial injury and damage, hypertrophy (both left and right), and pericardial disease. It can also be useful in assisting diagnosis of non-cardiac issues such as electrolyte abnormalities, abnormal drug levels, and pulmonary disease. Answer: EKG QUESTION Used to evaluate chest pain in a patient with suspected CAD, to determine safe limits of exercise during cardiac rehab or used in patients with cardiac disease to develop a safe exercise plan. Indicated to detect labile or exercise-related HTN, for intermittent claudicat