PC-PNCB Exam Topics
BACKGROUND:
- 3yo boy
- ordinary stools x6mo (greasy, floating)
- Freq sinus infxn (tx = amox)
QUESTION: Which DX test?
A) Anti-transglutaminase IgA
B) Ciliary biopsy + molecular genetic checking out
C) Pulm Fxn Testing
D) Sweat Chloride Testing
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
D) Sweat Chloride Test for CF (>60mEq/L)
WRONG ANSWERS:
A) Dx's celiac ailment
B) Dx's number one ciliary dyskinesia
C) Dx allergies & determines lung fxn in CF
BACKGROUND:
- IOM suggestions of NP as part of a crew
QUESTION: Which is proper?
A) Regulatory construct that mandates autonomy of NP
B) Leader appointed by way of statute
,C) Laws permit complete participation of group to potential of education and ability
D) NP function varies
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
D) NP role varies
WRONG ANSWERS:
A) Team-primarily based care isn't a regulatory construct
B) Should be flexible
C) Current legal guidelines prohibit this
BACKGROUND:
- 1 wk antique infant
- "Clunk" with adducting legs even as making use of downward and lateral pressure on
knees
QUESTION: What sign is that this?
A) Barlow
B) Psoas
C) Ortolani
D) Galeazzi
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
A) Barlow --> DDH
WRONG ANSWERS:
B) Pain elicited via passively extending thigh of pt mendacity on aspect --> appendicitis
C) Hip relocation and "clunk" w/abduction of legs and lifting up on trochanters -->DDH
D) Discrepancy in peak of flexed thighs (affected limb is shortened) -->DDH
,BACKGROUND:
- 25-OH Vitamin D Level of 19ng/mL
- Normal Xrays
QUESTION: What is the prognosis?
A) Vitamin D Deficiency
B) Rickets
C) Vitamin D Insufficiency
D) Nothing, this toddler is everyday
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
A) Vit D Deficiency levels are <20
WRONG ANSWERS:
B) Can't be this because normal Xray
C) Vit D Insuff levels are 20-30
D) Incorrect
BACKGROUND:
- Screening test of 100 subjects
- 20 screening tests are positive (18 actually have it)
- 80 screening tests are negative (10 actually have it)
QUESTION: What probability that pt has it when test is positive?
A) 0.28
B) 0.64
C) 0.87
D) 0.90
, CORRECT ANSWER(S):
D) Positive Predictive Value:
18 correct positives / 20 total positives = 0.90 % are correct positives
WRONG ANSWERS:
A) This is the Prevalence (total number of those that actually have it / total number of
subjects)
B) This is the Sensitivity (# positive tests/#people with disease)
C) Negative Predictive Value (probability that person will not have the disease if the test is
negative = 70/80)
BACKGROUND:
- Avoidance
QUESTION: What is true when using avoidance as a method of conflict resolution?
A) Results in pursuing one's own goals at expense of another
B) Results in meeting the goal's of the other person
C) It does not address the conflict
D) Effective when individuals are of equal power
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
C) It does not address the conflict, only postpones it
WRONG ANSWERS:
A) This is Competition
B) This is Accommodation
D) This is Compromise
BACKGROUND:
BACKGROUND:
- 3yo boy
- ordinary stools x6mo (greasy, floating)
- Freq sinus infxn (tx = amox)
QUESTION: Which DX test?
A) Anti-transglutaminase IgA
B) Ciliary biopsy + molecular genetic checking out
C) Pulm Fxn Testing
D) Sweat Chloride Testing
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
D) Sweat Chloride Test for CF (>60mEq/L)
WRONG ANSWERS:
A) Dx's celiac ailment
B) Dx's number one ciliary dyskinesia
C) Dx allergies & determines lung fxn in CF
BACKGROUND:
- IOM suggestions of NP as part of a crew
QUESTION: Which is proper?
A) Regulatory construct that mandates autonomy of NP
B) Leader appointed by way of statute
,C) Laws permit complete participation of group to potential of education and ability
D) NP function varies
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
D) NP role varies
WRONG ANSWERS:
A) Team-primarily based care isn't a regulatory construct
B) Should be flexible
C) Current legal guidelines prohibit this
BACKGROUND:
- 1 wk antique infant
- "Clunk" with adducting legs even as making use of downward and lateral pressure on
knees
QUESTION: What sign is that this?
A) Barlow
B) Psoas
C) Ortolani
D) Galeazzi
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
A) Barlow --> DDH
WRONG ANSWERS:
B) Pain elicited via passively extending thigh of pt mendacity on aspect --> appendicitis
C) Hip relocation and "clunk" w/abduction of legs and lifting up on trochanters -->DDH
D) Discrepancy in peak of flexed thighs (affected limb is shortened) -->DDH
,BACKGROUND:
- 25-OH Vitamin D Level of 19ng/mL
- Normal Xrays
QUESTION: What is the prognosis?
A) Vitamin D Deficiency
B) Rickets
C) Vitamin D Insufficiency
D) Nothing, this toddler is everyday
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
A) Vit D Deficiency levels are <20
WRONG ANSWERS:
B) Can't be this because normal Xray
C) Vit D Insuff levels are 20-30
D) Incorrect
BACKGROUND:
- Screening test of 100 subjects
- 20 screening tests are positive (18 actually have it)
- 80 screening tests are negative (10 actually have it)
QUESTION: What probability that pt has it when test is positive?
A) 0.28
B) 0.64
C) 0.87
D) 0.90
, CORRECT ANSWER(S):
D) Positive Predictive Value:
18 correct positives / 20 total positives = 0.90 % are correct positives
WRONG ANSWERS:
A) This is the Prevalence (total number of those that actually have it / total number of
subjects)
B) This is the Sensitivity (# positive tests/#people with disease)
C) Negative Predictive Value (probability that person will not have the disease if the test is
negative = 70/80)
BACKGROUND:
- Avoidance
QUESTION: What is true when using avoidance as a method of conflict resolution?
A) Results in pursuing one's own goals at expense of another
B) Results in meeting the goal's of the other person
C) It does not address the conflict
D) Effective when individuals are of equal power
CORRECT ANSWER(S):
C) It does not address the conflict, only postpones it
WRONG ANSWERS:
A) This is Competition
B) This is Accommodation
D) This is Compromise
BACKGROUND:
