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A 70-year-old patient presents with a complaint of difficulty swallowing,
tachycardia, sweating, and unintentional weight loss. Upon physical exam,
the patient is found to have an enlarged thyroid that has an abnormal
contour. Without any further testing, what diagnosis would you say is the
most likely?
Overt hypothyroidism
Hashimoto's thyroiditis
Subclinical hyperthyroidism
Nodular goiter
Nodular goiter
A maximum of 20 alternative hours can be used as part of the 125 hour
practicum requirement for each clinical course--> T/F
Fasle- Can use only 15
Maddie has a history of asthma that is classified as mild, intermittent
asthma. She comes to the office today with wheezing which is not improving
with her inhaler. Which would be the best ICD-10 code to apply wiith only the
information given?
A. Severe persistent asthma (J45.5)
B. Mild intermittent asthma with acute exacerbation (J45.21)
C. Unspecified asthma with acute exacerbation (J45.901)
,D. Other asthma (J45.998)
Mild intermittent asthma with acute exacerbation (J45.21)
Morbidity refers to the number of people who have died from a particular
disease T/F
False
The number of new cases of a particular disease in a population at a given
time is known as:
A. Prevalence
B. Risk
C. Incidence
D. Morbidity
Incidence
Seat belt use is considered _________________ prevention:
A. Primary
B. Secondary
C. Tertiary
D. Unnessary
Primary
,Systemic reviews of randomized clinical trial studies are considered Level
__________ evidence
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
1
Sporadic outbreaks occur when there are occasional cases of an event
unrelated in space or time T/F
True
The level of Evaluation & Management (E&M) coding for new and established
patients is based on documentation that is provided in the patient's medical
record. T/F
True
Which one of the following do NOT meet the requirements of this program?
A. MS degree with board certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner (ANP)
B. DNP degree with board certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
(ACNP)
, C. Graduate degree with board certification as a Physicians Assistant (PA-C)
D. Current, unencumbered state license as MD, NP or PA
B. DNP degree with board certification as an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
(ACNP)
The History of Present Illness (HPI) is a detailed breakdown of the
____________ and its documented as ____________:
A. Review of Systems, PMH
B. Past medical history, SOAP
C. Chief complaint, Review of systems
D. Chief complaint, OLDCARTS
D. Chief complaint, OLDCARTS
What are the three main components of determining the E & M code?
A. History, physical, diagnosis
B. History, physical, medical decision making
C. Risk, data, diagnosis
D. Diagnosis, age of patient, complexity of visit
B. History, physical, medical decision making
Which one of the following preceptors would not meet the FNP program
requirements?