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NSG 550/ NSG550 Exam 2 – Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Guide| Wilkes (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION TB testing is used to detect Answer: active TB QUESTION TB culture Answer: gold standard for dx of TB QUESTION A TB culture should be performed on patients who Answer: productive cough, night sweats, anorexia, weight loss QUESTION Virus testing is done to Answer: detect viral disease by detecting IgM and IgG QUESTION VQ Scan (Ventilation/Perfusion) Answer: -Evaluate the circulation of air & blood w/in the lungs -Ventilation-looks at the abiity of air to reach all parts of the lungs -Perfusion-evaluates how well blood circulates w/in the lungs -Check for blood clots or abnormal blood flow, COPD, & pneumonia QUESTION PET scan Answer: show blood flow and tissue perfusion of a specific area evaluation of cancers, heart disease and brain disorders QUESTION Chest X-Ray (PA view) Answer: rays pass from the back to the front QUESTION Chest X-Ray (Later View) Answer: enters from the side e.g. effusions QUESTION Chest X-Ray (oblique view) Answer: passes through the body at various angels e.g. fractured ribs QUESTION Arteriography (Angiography) Answer: show anatomy of vascular structures identification of occlusion QUESTION TB skin test Answer: simple skin test to determine the presence of a TB infection QUESTION oximetry test Answer: non invasive monitoring for Spo2 % QUESTION PFT test Answer: detection of abnormality in respiratory function QUESTION function of aldosterone

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NSGl 550/l NSG550l Examl 2l –l Diagnosticl
Reasoningl forl Nursel Practitionersl Guide|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l TBl testingl isl usedl tol detect
Answer:
activel TB



Q:l TBl culture
Answer:
goldl standardl forl dxl ofl TB



Q:l Al TBl culturel shouldl bel performedl onl patientsl who
Answer:
productivel cough,l nightl sweats,l anorexia,l weightl loss



Q:l Virusl testingl isl donel to
Answer:
detectl virall diseasel byl detectingl IgMl andl IgG



Q:l VQl Scanl (Ventilation/Perfusion)
Answer:

,-Evaluatel thel circulationl ofl airl &l bloodl w/inl thel lungs
-Ventilation-looksl atl thel abiityl ofl airl tol reachl alll partsl ofl thel lungs
-Perfusion-evaluatesl howl welll bloodl circulatesl w/inl thel lungs
-Checkl forl bloodl clotsl orl abnormall bloodl flow,l COPD,l &l pneumonia



Q:l PETl scan
Answer:
showl bloodl flowl andl tissuel perfusionl ofl al specificl area
evaluationl ofl cancers,l heartl diseasel andl brainl disorders



Q:l Chestl X-Rayl (PAl view)
Answer:
raysl passl froml thel backl tol thel front



Q:l Chestl X-Rayl (Laterl View)
Answer:
entersl froml thel side
e.g.l effusions



Q:l Chestl X-Rayl (obliquel view)
Answer:
passesl throughl thel bodyl atl variousl angelsl
e.g.l fracturedl ribs



Q:l Arteriographyl (Angiography)
Answer:
showl anatomyl ofl vascularl structures
identificationl ofl occlusion

, Q:l TBl skinl test
Answer:
simplel skinl testl tol determinel thel presencel ofl al TBl infection



Q:l oximetryl test
Answer:
nonl invasivel monitoringl forl Spo2l %



Q:l PFTl test
Answer:
detectionl ofl abnormalityl inl respiratoryl function



Q:l functionl ofl aldosterone
Answer:
responsiblel forl renall absorptionl ofl sodiuml &l excretionl ofl potassium



Q:l Apolipoproteinsl seruml testing
Answer:
betterl predictorl ofl atherogenicl heartl andl PVD



Q:l decreasedl levelsl ofl apol a-Il andl increasedl apopl Bl arel associatedl with
Answer:
increasedl CAD

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