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FNP Practice Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / / /
A /28-year-
old
/student
/is
/seen
/in
/the
/school
/health
/clinic
/with
/complaints
/of /
a
/hacking
/cough
/that
/is
/productive
/of
/small
/amounts
/of
/sputum
/and /
a
/runny
/nose.
/He
/does
,/not
/take
/any
/medications,
/denies
/any /allergies, /and /has /no /significant /medical /history. /Physical /examination /reveals /a /low-
grade
/temperature
/of
/99.9
/degrees
/Fahrenheit,
/respirations
/of
/16/min, /
a
/pulse
/of
/90
/beats /per /minute, /and /diffuse /fine /crackles /in /the /base /of /the /lungs. /A /chest /radiograph /(x-
ray)
/shows /diffuse /infiltrates /on /the /lower /lobe /of /the /right /lung. /The /total /white /blood /cell /count
/is /10,500/uL. /What /is /the /most /likely /diagnosis?
A) /Streptococcal /pneumonia
B) /Mycoplasma /pneumonia
C) /Acute /bronchitis
D) /Legionnaires /disease /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /B) /Mycoplasma /pneumonia /
Mycoplasma
/pneumonia
/is
/the
/organism
/most
,/commonly
/seen
/in
/children
/and
/young
/adults.
/It
/is
/easily
/spread
/from
/droplets,
/from /sneezing /and /coughing, /in /close /proximity. /Diagnosis /is /based /on /symptoms /and /x-
ray /results /of /infiltrates /in /lower /lobes.
Which
/of
/the
/following
/antihypertensive
/medications /has /beneficial /effects /for /an /elderly /White /female /with /osteoporosis?
A) /Calcium /channel /blocker
B) /Angiotensin-converting /enzyme /(ACE) /inhibitor
C) /Beta-blocker
D) /Diuretic /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /A) /Calcium /channel /blocker /
Calcium
/channel
/blockers
/act
/by
/blocking
, /the
/cal-
/cium
/channels
/in /the /heart /muscle /and /the /blood /vessels, /thereby /keeping /more /calcium /in /the /bones.
All /of /the /following /are /false /statements /regarding /acute /gastritis /except:
A) /Chronic /intake /of /nonsteroidal /anti-inflammatory /drugs /(NSAIDs) /can /cause /the /disorder
B) /Chronic /lack /of /dietary /fiber /is /the /main /cause /of /the /disorder
C) /The /screening /test /for /the /disorder /is /the /barium /swallow /test
D)
/The
/gold
/standard
/to
/evaluate
/the
/disorder
/is /
a
/colonoscopy /-
/correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /C) /The /screening /test /for /the /disorder /is /the /barium /swallow /test /
The
/gold
/standard
/for
/diagnosing
/gastric
/disease
/is
/biopsy
/of
LEIK
/
FNP Practice Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / / /
A /28-year-
old
/student
/is
/seen
/in
/the
/school
/health
/clinic
/with
/complaints
/of /
a
/hacking
/cough
/that
/is
/productive
/of
/small
/amounts
/of
/sputum
/and /
a
/runny
/nose.
/He
/does
,/not
/take
/any
/medications,
/denies
/any /allergies, /and /has /no /significant /medical /history. /Physical /examination /reveals /a /low-
grade
/temperature
/of
/99.9
/degrees
/Fahrenheit,
/respirations
/of
/16/min, /
a
/pulse
/of
/90
/beats /per /minute, /and /diffuse /fine /crackles /in /the /base /of /the /lungs. /A /chest /radiograph /(x-
ray)
/shows /diffuse /infiltrates /on /the /lower /lobe /of /the /right /lung. /The /total /white /blood /cell /count
/is /10,500/uL. /What /is /the /most /likely /diagnosis?
A) /Streptococcal /pneumonia
B) /Mycoplasma /pneumonia
C) /Acute /bronchitis
D) /Legionnaires /disease /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /B) /Mycoplasma /pneumonia /
Mycoplasma
/pneumonia
/is
/the
/organism
/most
,/commonly
/seen
/in
/children
/and
/young
/adults.
/It
/is
/easily
/spread
/from
/droplets,
/from /sneezing /and /coughing, /in /close /proximity. /Diagnosis /is /based /on /symptoms /and /x-
ray /results /of /infiltrates /in /lower /lobes.
Which
/of
/the
/following
/antihypertensive
/medications /has /beneficial /effects /for /an /elderly /White /female /with /osteoporosis?
A) /Calcium /channel /blocker
B) /Angiotensin-converting /enzyme /(ACE) /inhibitor
C) /Beta-blocker
D) /Diuretic /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /A) /Calcium /channel /blocker /
Calcium
/channel
/blockers
/act
/by
/blocking
, /the
/cal-
/cium
/channels
/in /the /heart /muscle /and /the /blood /vessels, /thereby /keeping /more /calcium /in /the /bones.
All /of /the /following /are /false /statements /regarding /acute /gastritis /except:
A) /Chronic /intake /of /nonsteroidal /anti-inflammatory /drugs /(NSAIDs) /can /cause /the /disorder
B) /Chronic /lack /of /dietary /fiber /is /the /main /cause /of /the /disorder
C) /The /screening /test /for /the /disorder /is /the /barium /swallow /test
D)
/The
/gold
/standard
/to
/evaluate
/the
/disorder
/is /
a
/colonoscopy /-
/correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /C) /The /screening /test /for /the /disorder /is /the /barium /swallow /test /
The
/gold
/standard
/for
/diagnosing
/gastric
/disease
/is
/biopsy
/of
