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NSG 554/ NSG554 Exam 3 – Nurse Practitioners in Primary Care I Review| Wilkes (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Systemic S&S Answer: -fever, malaise, anorexia, weight loss, "butterfly" rash, panniculitis (lupus profundus), alopecia, Raynaud phenomenon QUESTION Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Joint S&S Answer: with or without active synovitis as an early manifestation QUESTION Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Ocular S&S Answer: conjunctivitis, photophobia, transient or permanent monocular blindness, blurring vision cotton-wool spots on the retina QUESTION Systemic Lupus Erythematous: Other Answer: pleurisy, pleural effusion, cardiac arrhythmias, hematologic, neurologic complications QUESTION Osteoarthritis (DJD) Answer: -most common joint dx -increases with age -characterized by degeneration of cartilage and by hypertrophy of the bone at the articular margins -inflammation is minimal -heredity and mechanical factors involved in pathogenesis -Risk factors: obesity, recreational running, competitive contact sports, bending/carrying objects frequently QUESTION Osteoarthritis medication: NSAIDs Answer: -NSAIDs; celecoxib only selective cox-2 inhibitor -SE: GI toxicity, renal, increased bleeding time QUESTION Osteoarthritis medication: Topical therapies Answer: -topical NSAIDs -knee and hand -lower rates of systemic SE than oral -early treatment with mild OA especially hand/knee QUESTION Osteoarthritis medication: Acetaminophen Answer: -mild OA -not 1st line for hip/knee QUESTION Osteoarthritis medication: Intrarticular injections Answer: -moderate/severe knee who do not respond to NSAIDs -corticosteroid, hyalurate or platelet rich plasma -not for LT pain or increasing function -not for OA of hand QUESTION Diagnostic tests for carpal tunnel: Tinel sign Answer: tingling or shock like pain on solar wrist percussion QUESTION Diagnostic tests for carpal tunnel: Phalen sign Answer: pain or paresthesia in distribution of median nerve when patient flexes both wrists to 90 degrees for 60 seconds QUESTION Diagnostic tests for carpal tunnel: Carpal compression test Answer: -numbness/tingling induced by direct application of pressure over the carpal tunnel -may be more sensitive and specific -muscle weakness or atrophy especially of the thenar eminence can appear later than sensory disturbances

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NSGl 554/l NSG554l Examl 3l –l Nursel
Practitionersl inl Primaryl Carel Il Review|l
Wilkesl (Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A

Q:l Systemicl Lupusl Erythematosus:l Systemicl S&S
Answer:
-fever,l malaise,l anorexia,l weightl loss,l "butterfly"l rash,l panniculitisl (lupusl profundus),l
alopecia,l Raynaudl phenomenon



Q:l Systemicl Lupusl Erythematosus:l Jointl S&S
Answer:
withl orl withoutl activel synovitisl asl anl earlyl manifestation



Q:l Systemicl Lupusl Erythematosus:l Ocularl S&S
Answer:
conjunctivitis,l photophobia,l transientl orl permanentl monocularl blindness,l blurringl visionl
cotton-wooll spotsl onl thel retina



Q:l Systemicl Lupusl Erythematous:l Other
Answer:
pleurisy,l pleurall effusion,l cardiacl arrhythmias,l hematologic,l neurologicl complications



Q:l Osteoarthritisl (DJD)

,Answer:
-mostl commonl jointl dx
-increasesl withl age
-characterizedl byl degenerationl ofl cartilagel andl byl hypertrophyl ofl thel bonel atl thel
articularl marginsl
-inflammationl isl minimal
-heredityl andl mechanicall factorsl involvedl inl pathogenesisl
-Riskl factors:l obesity,l recreationall running,l competitivel contactl sports,l bending/carryingl
objectsl frequently



Q:l Osteoarthritisl medication:l NSAIDs
Answer:
-NSAIDs;l celecoxibl onlyl selectivel cox-2l inhibitorl
-SE:l GIl toxicity,l renal,l increasedl bleedingl time



Q:l Osteoarthritisl medication:l Topicall therapies
Answer:
-topicall NSAIDsl
-kneel andl hand
-lowerl ratesl ofl systemicl SEl thanl orall
-earlyl treatmentl withl mildl OAl especiallyl hand/knee



Q:l Osteoarthritisl medication:l Acetaminophen
Answer:
-mildl OAl
-notl 1stl linel forl hip/knee



Q:l Osteoarthritisl medication:l Intrarticularl injections
Answer:
-moderate/severel kneel whol dol notl respondl tol NSAIDs

, -corticosteroid,l hyaluratel orl plateletl richl plasmal
-notl forl LTl painl orl increasingl functionl
-notl forl OAl ofl hand



Q:l Diagnosticl testsl forl carpall tunnel:l Tinell sign
Answer:
tinglingl orl shockl likel painl onl solarl wristl percussion



Q:l Diagnosticl testsl forl carpall tunnel:l Phalenl sign
Answer:
painl orl paresthesial inl distributionl ofl medianl nervel whenl patientl flexesl bothl wristsl tol
90l degreesl forl 60l seconds



Q:l Diagnosticl testsl forl carpall tunnel:l Carpall compressionl test
Answer:
-numbness/tinglingl inducedl byl directl applicationl ofl pressurel overl thel carpall tunnel
-mayl bel morel sensitivel andl specificl
-musclel weaknessl orl atrophyl especiallyl ofl thel thenarl eminencel canl appearl laterl thanl
sensoryl disturbances



Q:l Olecranonl bursitis
Answer:
-bursitisl presentsl withl focall tendernessl andl swellingl andl isl lessl likelyl tol affectl rangel
ofl motionl ofl thel adjacentl jointl
-olecranonl causesl anl ovall swellingl atl thel tipl ofl thel elbowl andl doesl notl affect.l jointl
motionl
-tenderness,l erythemal andl warmth,l cellulitis,l reportl ofl trauma,l andl evidencel ofl al skinl
lesionl arel morel commonl inl septicl bursitisl butl canl bel presentl withl asepticl
-1/3l withl septicl olecranonl bursitisl arel afebrile

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