NSG 6998 FNP PREDICTOR EXAM 2025/2026 |/\| |//\\|| |/\| |//\\|| ||//\\||
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A 32 year old man has acute bronchitis. He is a non smoker and is otherwise healthy. How
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should he be managed? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A. Treat symptoms only
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B. Prescribe a macrolide antibiotic.
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C. Prescribe an an antitussive.
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D. Prescribe an antibiotic and antitussive.
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An 84 year old male has acute bronchitis. Which of the following tests would you perform as
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the Nurse Practitioner?||//\\|| ||//\\||
A. Sputum culture
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B. Chest X-ray
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C. Chest CT
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D. Chest MRI||//\\|| ||//\\||
B. Chest X-ray ||//\\||
,A 58 year old male has acute bronchitis. He is a heavy smoker, but is otherwise healthy. What
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is the most likely etiology?
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A. Viral infection
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B. S. pneumoniae
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C. B. Pertussis
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D. Haemophilus influenzae
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D. Haemophilus influenzae
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A 76 year old man has acute productive cough, fever 100-101 F for the past 3-4 days. He
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is a non smoker and is otherwise healthy. Which likely diagnosis should be included in
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your differential? ||//\\||
A. Acute bronchitis ||//\\||
B. Pneumonitis
C. Pneumonia
D. COPD
E. Bronchiectasis
F. Pertussis
C. Pneumonia
Which of the following warrant a chest x-ray when an acute cough is present?
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A. Temp 100.4 |//\\||
B. HR 86 ||//\\||
, C. Rales, consolidation ||//\\||
D. >65 years of age ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
E. RR 26 ||//\\||
A. C. E. ||//\\||
Abnormal vital signs (increased RR or HR, temp >100.4) Rales, ||//\\|| |//\\| |//\\| ||//\\|| |//\\| |//\\|| |//\\| |//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
consolidation
>75 years of age with cough
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A 76 year old male has a chest x-ray that shows infiltrates. Which of the following medication
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is first-line treatment?
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A. Amoxicillin 1 gram TID |//\\| |//\\|| |//\\|
B. Doxycycline 100 mg BID |//\\| |/\\|| |//\\||
C. Azithromycin 500 mg on first day, then 250 mg daily ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| |//\\|| |/\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
D. Clarithromycin 500 mg BID |//\\| |/\\|| |/\\||
A. Amoxicillin 1 gram TID |//\\| |//\\|| |//\\|
A 76 year old male with a he of COPD, diabetes mellitus, and alcoholism has a chest x-ray
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that shows infiltrates. Which of the following medications is first line treatment?
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A. Amoxicillin
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B. Levofloxacin
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C. Azithromycin
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+ ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A 32 year old man has acute bronchitis. He is a non smoker and is otherwise healthy. How
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should he be managed? ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
A. Treat symptoms only
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B. Prescribe a macrolide antibiotic.
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C. Prescribe an an antitussive.
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D. Prescribe an antibiotic and antitussive.
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A. Treat symptoms only |//\\|| ||//\\||
An 84 year old male has acute bronchitis. Which of the following tests would you perform as
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the Nurse Practitioner?||//\\|| ||//\\||
A. Sputum culture
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B. Chest X-ray
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C. Chest CT
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D. Chest MRI||//\\|| ||//\\||
B. Chest X-ray ||//\\||
,A 58 year old male has acute bronchitis. He is a heavy smoker, but is otherwise healthy. What
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is the most likely etiology?
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A. Viral infection
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B. S. pneumoniae
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C. B. Pertussis
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D. Haemophilus influenzae
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D. Haemophilus influenzae
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A 76 year old man has acute productive cough, fever 100-101 F for the past 3-4 days. He
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is a non smoker and is otherwise healthy. Which likely diagnosis should be included in
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your differential? ||//\\||
A. Acute bronchitis ||//\\||
B. Pneumonitis
C. Pneumonia
D. COPD
E. Bronchiectasis
F. Pertussis
C. Pneumonia
Which of the following warrant a chest x-ray when an acute cough is present?
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A. Temp 100.4 |//\\||
B. HR 86 ||//\\||
, C. Rales, consolidation ||//\\||
D. >65 years of age ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
E. RR 26 ||//\\||
A. C. E. ||//\\||
Abnormal vital signs (increased RR or HR, temp >100.4) Rales, ||//\\|| |//\\| |//\\| ||//\\|| |//\\| |//\\|| |//\\| |//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
consolidation
>75 years of age with cough
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A 76 year old male has a chest x-ray that shows infiltrates. Which of the following medication
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is first-line treatment?
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A. Amoxicillin 1 gram TID |//\\| |//\\|| |//\\|
B. Doxycycline 100 mg BID |//\\| |/\\|| |//\\||
C. Azithromycin 500 mg on first day, then 250 mg daily ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\|| |//\\|| |/\\|| ||//\\|| ||//\\||
D. Clarithromycin 500 mg BID |//\\| |/\\|| |/\\||
A. Amoxicillin 1 gram TID |//\\| |//\\|| |//\\|
A 76 year old male with a he of COPD, diabetes mellitus, and alcoholism has a chest x-ray
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that shows infiltrates. Which of the following medications is first line treatment?
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A. Amoxicillin
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B. Levofloxacin
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C. Azithromycin
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