6531 midterm review questions
and answers 2025
The most common cancer found on the auricle is: - answer Basal cell
carcinoma
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in
patients with acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute
to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient? - answer
Antihistimines
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? - answer Refer the patient for a barium enema
and sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with
chronic bronchitis? - answer 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: - answer 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: - answer
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: - answer 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: -
answer Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be
immunocompromised
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? - answer
Small cell carcinoma
An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea
for several days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence
one time. She describes loose stools 3-4 times a day for several
weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The
history suggests that the patient has: - answer Chronic diarrhea
Margaret, age 32, comes into the office with painful joints and a
distinctive rash in a butterfly distribution on her face. The rash has
red papules and plaques with a fine scale. What do you suspect? -
answer Systemic lupus erythematosus
Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little
benefit to the treatment of which of the following disease
processes? - answer Acute bronchitis
Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled
short-acting beta-2 agonist daily. Her exacerbations affect her
activities and they occur at least twice weekly and may last for
days. She is affected more than once weekly during the night with
and answers 2025
The most common cancer found on the auricle is: - answer Basal cell
carcinoma
Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in
patients with acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute
to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient? - answer
Antihistimines
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? - answer Refer the patient for a barium enema
and sigmoidoscopy.
Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with
chronic bronchitis? - answer 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: - answer 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: - answer
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: - answer 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: -
answer Herpes zoster and consider that this patient may be
immunocompromised
Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? - answer
Small cell carcinoma
An 83-year-old female presents to the office complaining of diarrhea
for several days. She explains she has even had fecal incontinence
one time. She describes loose stools 3-4 times a day for several
weeks and denies fever, chills, pain, recent antibiotic use. The
history suggests that the patient has: - answer Chronic diarrhea
Margaret, age 32, comes into the office with painful joints and a
distinctive rash in a butterfly distribution on her face. The rash has
red papules and plaques with a fine scale. What do you suspect? -
answer Systemic lupus erythematosus
Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little
benefit to the treatment of which of the following disease
processes? - answer Acute bronchitis
Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled
short-acting beta-2 agonist daily. Her exacerbations affect her
activities and they occur at least twice weekly and may last for
days. She is affected more than once weekly during the night with
