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Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis scrotum is very enlar
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ged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a trash collector. You suspect the patient li
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kely has which of the following diagnoses?
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A -Varicocele
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B -Meningocele
B




C -Rectocele
B




D -Hydrocele - ANSWER
B B B A -Varicocele
B




The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults when positione
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d in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the following locations is most c
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ommonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
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A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
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B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
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C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
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D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line - ANSWER
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Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
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A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and physical. Upon your ini
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tial assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of the
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following diagnoses below would be the highest on your differential diagnose of this physical
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examination finding? B




A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
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B -Hyperthyroidism
B




C -hypothyroidism
B




D -Myexedma - ANSWER
B B B B -Hyperthyroidism
B




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,Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by pulmonology and has unde
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rwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare pr
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ovider, you have been asked to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient in afollow-
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up visit at which time the patient asks what the study was evaluating. To describe the PFT to th
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e patient in more useful terms, you state that the large inspiration of air to the furthest extent
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they could reasonably accomplish followed by a full exhalation is referred to as which of the fo
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llowing measurements during the PFT?
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A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
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B -Functional Reserve Capacity
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C -Inspiratory Reserve
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D -Forced Vital Capacity - ANSWER
B B B B B D -Forced vital capacity
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Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the following might you expect to f
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ind during examination?
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A -Abdominal striae
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B -Dowager hump
B B




C -Low body temperature
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D -Moon face - ANSWER
B B B B B -Dowager hump
B B




The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 should include w
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hich of the following while evaluating for end organ dysfunction of the disease?
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A -Renal function panel
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B -Urinalysis
B




C -Non-dilated eye exam
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D -All of these are appropriate options - ANSWER
B B B B B B B B D -All of these are appropriate options
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During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your health history inc
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ludes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts of the body are were likely invol
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ved?

A -Isolated to the colon
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,B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
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C -Chest
B




D -Face and Lips - ANSWER
B B B B B D -Face and Lips
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Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to prolonged expo
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sure to UV-B?
B B




A -Actinic Keratosis
B B




B -Basal cell carcinoma
B B B




C -Verucca
B




D -Seborrheic dermatitis - ANSWER
B B B B A -Actinic Keratosis
B B




Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following represents a suspico
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us finding?
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A -Irregular borders
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B -Symmetrical nature
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C -Brown color
B B




D -Diameter of 0.4 cm - ANSWER
B B B B B B A -Irregular borders
B B




Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and anhedonia. S
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uspecting a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the patient will benefit from treatin
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g their underlying deficit of which of the following neurotransmitters?
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A -GABA
B




B -Serotonin
B




C -Dobutamine
B




D -Glutamate - ANSWER
B B B B -Serotonin
B




As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are seeing should be ev
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aluated for early evidence of renal damage from both diabetes and hypertension. Which of th
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e following assessment tools should the nurse practitioner order first for the evaluation of earl
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y renal dysfunction secondary to diabetes or hypertension?
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, A -BUN/creatinine ratio
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B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
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C -Renal biopsy
B B




D -Urine sodium - ANSWER
B B B B B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
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While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you auscultate crackles in the
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poster left lower lobe, have the patient cough, with follow-
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up auscultation revealing clear breath sounds. Which one of the following would you suspect?
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A -Congestive heart failure
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B -Atelectasis
B




C -Laryngospasm
B




D -Bronchiactasis. - ANSWER
B B B B -Atelectasis
B




Your 39 year old patient who has recently been hospitalized for an appendectomy and is being
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seen in your clinic for post-operative follow-
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up with primary care. On assessment, the patient complains of some incisional pain and other
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wise examination is normal, with the exception of dull percussion sounds noted on the thorax
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over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses would be explained by this finding in post-
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operative patient? B




A -Left-sided heart failure
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B -Chronic bronchitis
B B




C -Atelectasis
B




D -Healthy patient with no coexising disease - ANSWER
B B B B B B B B C -Atelectasis
B




You are evaluating a 41 year old female patient in your clinic with symptoms of right upper qua
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drant pain which worsens with deep breathing. The patient exhibits a positive Murphy sign. Th
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ese findings are most consistent which one of the following?
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A -Appendicitis
B




B -Cholecystitis
B




C -Crohn's flare
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