MIDTERM EXAM 2023-
2024 ACTUAL EXAM
WITH QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALREADY
RATED 100% GRADED
A+
A 47 year old male patient presents
to the clinic with a single episode of a
moderate amount of bright red rectal
bleeding. On examination, external
hemorrhoids are noted. How should
,the nurse practitioner proceed? -
ANSWERS-Refer the patient for a
barium enema and sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient
characteristics are associated with
chronic bronchitis? -
ANSWERS-Overweight, cyanosis,
and normal or slightly
increased respiratory
rate
A 65-year-old female with a past
medical history of hypertension,
hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia
rheumatica presents to urgent care
with new onset left lower quadrant
pain. Her current medications include
,omeprazole 20 milligrams po daily,
lisinopril 20 milligrams po daily,
simvastatin 20 milligrams po daily,
and prednisone 12 milligrams po
daily. The nurse practitioner suspects
acute diverticulitis and possibly an
abscess. The most appropriate
diagnostic test for this patient at this
time is: - ANSWERS-CT scan
A patient reports "something flew in
my eye" about an hour ago while he
was splitting logs. If there were a
foreign body in his eye, the nurse
practitioner would expect to find all
except: - ANSWERS-Purulent
drainage
, A 21 year old college student
presents to the student health center
with copious, markedly purulent
discharge from her left eye. The
nurse practitioner student should
suspect: - ANSWERS-Gonococcal
conjunctivitis
A 35 year old man presents with
radicular pain followed by the
appearance of grouped
vesicles consisting of about 15
lesions across 3 different thoracic
dermatomes. He
complains of pain, burning, and
itching. The nurse practitioner
should suspect: -