NURS 6531 FINAL EXAM| LATEST|COMPREHENSIVE
QUESTIONS AND VERI-FIED ANSWERS
1. Question 2. Which of the following is a potential acquired cause of throm-
bophilia
*Answer√√ Homocysteinuria
Protein C deficiency
Factor V Leiden
Antiphospholipid antibodies
2. Question 3
Phalen's test, 90°wrist flexion for 60 seconds, reproduces symptoms of
*Answer√√ Ulnar
tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome
,Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Myofascial pain syndrome
3. Question 4
Which patient would benefit most from screening for type 2 diabetes?
*Answer√√ A 30 year
old female with unintended weight loss.
A 25 year old male with family history of type 1 diabetes
An obese female with recurrent vaginitis
A 50 year old hyperlipidemic male
4. Question 5
A 72 year old female patient reports a 6 month history of gradually progres-
sive swollen and painful distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of one hand. She
has no systemic symptoms but the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), anti-
,nuclear antibody (ANA), and rheumatoid factor (RF) are all minimally elevated.
What is the most likely diagnosis?*Answer√√ Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Lupus
Peripheral neuropathy
5. Question 6
A 32 year old male patient complains of urinary frequency and burning on uri-
nation for 3 days. Urinalysis reveals bacteriuria. He denies any past history of
urinary tract infection. The initial treatment should be*Answer√√ Trimethoprim-
sulfamethoxazole for 3 days
, Ciprofloxacin for 7-10 days
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 14 days
Ciprofloxacin for 3 days
6. A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early treatment of which
disease?
*Answer√√ Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Huntington's chorea
7. Question 8
The diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in males is usually
made by
*Answer√√ Clinical appearance
QUESTIONS AND VERI-FIED ANSWERS
1. Question 2. Which of the following is a potential acquired cause of throm-
bophilia
*Answer√√ Homocysteinuria
Protein C deficiency
Factor V Leiden
Antiphospholipid antibodies
2. Question 3
Phalen's test, 90°wrist flexion for 60 seconds, reproduces symptoms of
*Answer√√ Ulnar
tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome
,Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Myofascial pain syndrome
3. Question 4
Which patient would benefit most from screening for type 2 diabetes?
*Answer√√ A 30 year
old female with unintended weight loss.
A 25 year old male with family history of type 1 diabetes
An obese female with recurrent vaginitis
A 50 year old hyperlipidemic male
4. Question 5
A 72 year old female patient reports a 6 month history of gradually progres-
sive swollen and painful distal interphalangeal (DIP) joints of one hand. She
has no systemic symptoms but the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), anti-
,nuclear antibody (ANA), and rheumatoid factor (RF) are all minimally elevated.
What is the most likely diagnosis?*Answer√√ Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Lupus
Peripheral neuropathy
5. Question 6
A 32 year old male patient complains of urinary frequency and burning on uri-
nation for 3 days. Urinalysis reveals bacteriuria. He denies any past history of
urinary tract infection. The initial treatment should be*Answer√√ Trimethoprim-
sulfamethoxazole for 3 days
, Ciprofloxacin for 7-10 days
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 14 days
Ciprofloxacin for 3 days
6. A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early treatment of which
disease?
*Answer√√ Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Huntington's chorea
7. Question 8
The diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in males is usually
made by
*Answer√√ Clinical appearance
