NR511 MIDTERM COMPREHENSIVE
EXAMINATION TEST WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ High specificity. Answer: high percentage of healthy individuals
will show a normal result
◉ Low specificity. Answer: -getting a positive result when it i not
present
-a high number of false-positives- meaning that a healthy person has a
disease when they actually do not
◉ Sensitivity. Answer: the proportion of true positives out of all
patients with a designated condition
◉ If a diagnostic study has a high specificity:. Answer: then a high %
of health individuals will show a normal result
◉ If a diagnostic study has a high sensitivity:. Answer: then a high
percentage of persons with the given condition will have an abnormal
result
◉ Part A medicare covers:. Answer: inpatient hospital stay; skilled
nursing care; hospice; and home care
,◉ Part B medicare covers:. Answer: outpatient services; provider
visits; surgery; lab tests; medical equipment; and preventive exams
◉ Part C medicare covers:. Answer: vision exams, hearing exams, eye
glasses, and hearing aids
◉ Part D medicare covers:. Answer: prescription drugs
◉ Tinea vesicolor. Answer: flat to slightly elevated brown papules
and plaques that scale when they are rubbed along with areas of
hypopigmentation;prurtis; most commonly found on trunk and
shoulders
◉ Balantitis. Answer: candidiasis in the glans of the penis
◉ Tinea corporis. Answer: Annual lesions with scaly borders and
central clearing on the trunk; has ring-shaped lesions (ring worm)
with scaly borders and central clearing or scaly patches with distinct
borders on exposed skin surfaces or on the trunk.
◉ Tinea pedis. Answer: athletes foot-feet and between toes
◉ Tinea cruis. Answer: jock-itch in groin area
,◉ Tinea unguium. Answer: white or yellow nail discoloration,
thickening of the nail and separation of the nail from the nail bed
(most common in toe nails)
◉ Cellulitis. Answer: spreading infection of the epidermis and
subcutaneous tissues that usually begins after a break in the skin
◉ Folliculitis. Answer: bacterial infection of the hair follicle (think
papules)
◉ Impetigo. Answer: -highly contagious
-symptoms may be burning and itching with lymphadenopathy
◉ Epidermal inclusion cyst. Answer: history of cyst on the same site
for months to years, may have cheesy white discharge with strong
odor when expressed
◉ Cholinergic urticaria. Answer: hives or wheels that are pruritic and
occur on the trunk and arms following exercise, anxiety, elevated
body temperature, or hot baths/showers
*treat with antihistamine
◉ Atopic dermatitis. Answer: extremely low threshold for pruritus
and the "itch" often appears before the rash
-cardinal sign is severe pruritus
, ◉ Herpes simplex. Answer: Symptoms include:
-blistering sores
-itching
-pain during urination (during genital outbreak)
-fever
-headache
-tiredness
-lack of appetite
◉ Goal of treatment for herpes simplex. Answer: suppress virus
◉ Herpes zoster. Answer: -caused by varicella-zoster and is
characterized by a painful rash with blisters
-rash is unilateral along dermatome
-begins as erythema then changes to papular lesions that rapidly form
into vesicles
◉ First line of treatment for acne. Answer: Benzoyl peroxide
◉ Who would be good candidates for oral abx treatment for acne?.
Answer: -those at risks for pigmentation changes or scarring
-nodulocystic acne
-those who need quick relief from inflammatory acne
EXAMINATION TEST WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
◉ High specificity. Answer: high percentage of healthy individuals
will show a normal result
◉ Low specificity. Answer: -getting a positive result when it i not
present
-a high number of false-positives- meaning that a healthy person has a
disease when they actually do not
◉ Sensitivity. Answer: the proportion of true positives out of all
patients with a designated condition
◉ If a diagnostic study has a high specificity:. Answer: then a high %
of health individuals will show a normal result
◉ If a diagnostic study has a high sensitivity:. Answer: then a high
percentage of persons with the given condition will have an abnormal
result
◉ Part A medicare covers:. Answer: inpatient hospital stay; skilled
nursing care; hospice; and home care
,◉ Part B medicare covers:. Answer: outpatient services; provider
visits; surgery; lab tests; medical equipment; and preventive exams
◉ Part C medicare covers:. Answer: vision exams, hearing exams, eye
glasses, and hearing aids
◉ Part D medicare covers:. Answer: prescription drugs
◉ Tinea vesicolor. Answer: flat to slightly elevated brown papules
and plaques that scale when they are rubbed along with areas of
hypopigmentation;prurtis; most commonly found on trunk and
shoulders
◉ Balantitis. Answer: candidiasis in the glans of the penis
◉ Tinea corporis. Answer: Annual lesions with scaly borders and
central clearing on the trunk; has ring-shaped lesions (ring worm)
with scaly borders and central clearing or scaly patches with distinct
borders on exposed skin surfaces or on the trunk.
◉ Tinea pedis. Answer: athletes foot-feet and between toes
◉ Tinea cruis. Answer: jock-itch in groin area
,◉ Tinea unguium. Answer: white or yellow nail discoloration,
thickening of the nail and separation of the nail from the nail bed
(most common in toe nails)
◉ Cellulitis. Answer: spreading infection of the epidermis and
subcutaneous tissues that usually begins after a break in the skin
◉ Folliculitis. Answer: bacterial infection of the hair follicle (think
papules)
◉ Impetigo. Answer: -highly contagious
-symptoms may be burning and itching with lymphadenopathy
◉ Epidermal inclusion cyst. Answer: history of cyst on the same site
for months to years, may have cheesy white discharge with strong
odor when expressed
◉ Cholinergic urticaria. Answer: hives or wheels that are pruritic and
occur on the trunk and arms following exercise, anxiety, elevated
body temperature, or hot baths/showers
*treat with antihistamine
◉ Atopic dermatitis. Answer: extremely low threshold for pruritus
and the "itch" often appears before the rash
-cardinal sign is severe pruritus
, ◉ Herpes simplex. Answer: Symptoms include:
-blistering sores
-itching
-pain during urination (during genital outbreak)
-fever
-headache
-tiredness
-lack of appetite
◉ Goal of treatment for herpes simplex. Answer: suppress virus
◉ Herpes zoster. Answer: -caused by varicella-zoster and is
characterized by a painful rash with blisters
-rash is unilateral along dermatome
-begins as erythema then changes to papular lesions that rapidly form
into vesicles
◉ First line of treatment for acne. Answer: Benzoyl peroxide
◉ Who would be good candidates for oral abx treatment for acne?.
Answer: -those at risks for pigmentation changes or scarring
-nodulocystic acne
-those who need quick relief from inflammatory acne
