FNP Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers
A+ Grade 2026/2027 | Comprehensive Final
Exam Study Guide
Terms in this set (131)
A patient has recurrent cluster C. Oxygen
headaches and asks about abortive
therapy. Which therapy is effective
for a majority of patients with
cluster headaches?
a. Lithium
b. NSAIDs
c. Oxygen
d. Verapamil
,A patient reports recurrent c. Rizatriptan
headaches occurring 1 or 2 times
per month that generally occur with
weather changes or when sleep
patterns are disrupted and
describes them as severe, with
throbbing on one side of the head
and sometimes accompanied by
nausea. What is the recommended
treatment for this type of
headache?
a. Gabapentin
b. Propranolol
c. Rizatriptan
d. Topiramate
Which medication is NOT useful in b. Lithium
treating tension-type headaches?
a. Antiemetics
b. Lithium
c. Muscle relaxants
d. NSAIDse. Oxygen
,A patient reports two episodes of b. Magnetic resonance imaging
visual disturbances and eye pain
that lasted 1 to 2 days each about 2
months apart. Which diagnostic
testing will the provider order
initially?
a. Lumbar puncture
b. Magnetic resonance imaging
c. Optical Coherence Tomography
d. Visual evoked potential
A patient with Parkinson's disease a. Amantadine
(PD) has been taking carbidopa-
levodopa (Sinemet) with good
results but develops increased
dyskinesia. Which drug will be
added to this patient's regimen to
help control this symptom?
a. Amantadine
b. Benztropine
c. Ropinirole
d. Tolcapone
All of the following are common c. Hyperphonia
symptoms seen in patients with
Parkinson's disease except:
a. Bradykinesia
b. Festination
c. Hyperphonia
d. Rigidity
e. Symmetric tremor
, Which drug is used to treat patients a. Carbamazepine
with focal epilepsy and complex
partial seizures?
a. Carbamazepine
b. Ethosuximide
c. Lamotrigine
d. Topiramate
A patient develops a gait disorder c. Examination of the optic fundi
and the patient's spouse reports
noticing recent personality
changes. The provider suspects a
brain lesion. Which evaluation is
especially important in the initial
physical examination?
a. Assessment of peripheral reflexes
b. Evaluation of speech
c. Examination of the optic fundi
d. Testing for memory loss
A+ Grade 2026/2027 | Comprehensive Final
Exam Study Guide
Terms in this set (131)
A patient has recurrent cluster C. Oxygen
headaches and asks about abortive
therapy. Which therapy is effective
for a majority of patients with
cluster headaches?
a. Lithium
b. NSAIDs
c. Oxygen
d. Verapamil
,A patient reports recurrent c. Rizatriptan
headaches occurring 1 or 2 times
per month that generally occur with
weather changes or when sleep
patterns are disrupted and
describes them as severe, with
throbbing on one side of the head
and sometimes accompanied by
nausea. What is the recommended
treatment for this type of
headache?
a. Gabapentin
b. Propranolol
c. Rizatriptan
d. Topiramate
Which medication is NOT useful in b. Lithium
treating tension-type headaches?
a. Antiemetics
b. Lithium
c. Muscle relaxants
d. NSAIDse. Oxygen
,A patient reports two episodes of b. Magnetic resonance imaging
visual disturbances and eye pain
that lasted 1 to 2 days each about 2
months apart. Which diagnostic
testing will the provider order
initially?
a. Lumbar puncture
b. Magnetic resonance imaging
c. Optical Coherence Tomography
d. Visual evoked potential
A patient with Parkinson's disease a. Amantadine
(PD) has been taking carbidopa-
levodopa (Sinemet) with good
results but develops increased
dyskinesia. Which drug will be
added to this patient's regimen to
help control this symptom?
a. Amantadine
b. Benztropine
c. Ropinirole
d. Tolcapone
All of the following are common c. Hyperphonia
symptoms seen in patients with
Parkinson's disease except:
a. Bradykinesia
b. Festination
c. Hyperphonia
d. Rigidity
e. Symmetric tremor
, Which drug is used to treat patients a. Carbamazepine
with focal epilepsy and complex
partial seizures?
a. Carbamazepine
b. Ethosuximide
c. Lamotrigine
d. Topiramate
A patient develops a gait disorder c. Examination of the optic fundi
and the patient's spouse reports
noticing recent personality
changes. The provider suspects a
brain lesion. Which evaluation is
especially important in the initial
physical examination?
a. Assessment of peripheral reflexes
b. Evaluation of speech
c. Examination of the optic fundi
d. Testing for memory loss
