NRNP 6531 Week 5 Knowledge Check; Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions (April 2021)

1. Question: Which drug category contains the drugs that are the first line Gold standard therapy for COPD? 2. Question: What condition is associated with mucus production greater than 3 months per year for at least 2 consecutive years? 3. Question: A 57-year-old male presents to urgent care complaining of substernal chest discomfort for the past hour. The EKG reveals ST elevations in Leads II, III, and AVF. The nurse practitioner is aware that these changes are consistent with which myocardial infarction territory? 4. Question: Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the treatment of which of the following disease processes? 5. Question: A patient presents to urgent care complaining of dyspnea, fatigue, and lower extremity edema. The echocardiogram reveals and ejection fraction of 38%. The nurse practitioner knows that these findings are consistent with: 6. Question: Which of the following best describes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy? 7. Question: Harriet, a 79-year-old woman, comes to your office every 3 months for follow up on her hypertension. Her medications include one baby aspirin daily, Lisinopril 5mg daily, and Calcium 1500 mg daily. At today’s visit. Her blood pressure is 170/89. According to JNC VIII guidelines, what should you do next to control Harriet’s blood pressure? 8. Question: Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis? 9. Question: Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patientswith acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in thepatient? 10. Question: Themostcommoncorrelate(s)withchronicbronchitisandemphysemais(are): 11. Question: A patient presents to the office with a blood pressure 142/80. This patient is classified as having: 12. Question: Salmeterol (Servent) is prescribed for a patient with asthma. What is the most important teaching point about this medication? 13. Question: Other than smoking cessation, which of the following slows the progression of COPD in smokers? 14. Question: In order to decrease deaths from lungcancer: 15. Question: An 8 year old presents to the health clinic with history of acute onset severe sore throat and respiratory distress with stridor in the last 2 hours. The child’s history is positive for fever and pharyngitis for 2 days. What is the most likely diagnosis? 16. Question: A 20 year old is diagnosed with mild persistent asthma. What drug combination would be most effective in keeping him symptom-free? 17. Question: Which of the following is not a risk factor for coronary arterial insufficiency? 18. Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis? 19. Question: Management of a patient with hypertension and an abdominal aortic aneurysm would include: 20. Question: Which of the following is not a goal of treatment for the patient with cystic fibrosis?