EIK FNP practice questions & answers
Lung cancer ✔️✔️The most common cause of cancer deaths in males is?
Macrocytic and normocytic RBCs (Pernicious anemia) ✔️✔️What would you see in a patient
with Folate deficiency anemia (macrocytic)?
Elevated ✔️✔️When confirming a case of temporal arteritis, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
(ESR) is expected to be?
Rheumatoid arthritis ✔️✔️Ms. Green, age 45 is compiling of generalized morning stiffness,
especially in both of her wrists and hands. It is much worse in the morning and lasts for a few
hours. She also complains of fatigue and generalized body aches that have been present for the
past few months. What diagnosis is most likely?
He should not give whole milk to his son until the boy is at least 12 months old. ✔️✔️During a
well child visit, a new father wants to know if he can five fresh whole milk to his 6-mo old son.
The NP would recommend what?
Indomycin (Indocin) ✔️✔️What medication is effective in treating pain on a pt having an
acute exacerbation of gout?
,Allopurinol ✔️✔️What medication is effective for maintenance of gout?
Loss of joint mobility and renal failure as well as increased risk of kidney stones (Urate levels)
✔️✔️The complications of untreated gout include?
Endocarditis prophylaxis is not necessary ✔️✔️A 21 yr old female who is complaining of
random palpitations is diagnosed mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Her echocardiogram(EKG)
reveal redundant and thickened leaflets. You note a Grade III/VI systolic murmur with an
ejection click during physical exam. You would recommend
Bouchard's nodes ✔️✔️You note bony nodules located at the proximal interphalangeal joints
on both the hands of your 65 yr old female patient. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Heberden's nodes ✔️✔️Nodules on the distal phalangeal joints are?
Tophi deposits ✔️✔️Nodules on the joints that can eventually destroy the bone that occur with
high levels of uric acid
Osteoarthritic nodules ✔️✔️Nodes that develop in the joints of the hands
Diabetes Mellitus ✔️✔️Which chronic illness disproportionately affects the Hispanic
population?
,Initiate a prescription of nicotinic acid (niacin/niaspan) ✔️✔️A lipid profile done on a newly
diagnosed hypertensive patient shows a triglyceride level of 650mg/dL, total cholesterol
240mg/dL, LDL 145mg/dL, and and HDL of 35mg/dL. What is the best intervention for this
patient?
Cullen's Sign ✔️✔️A yellowish blue skin color change around the umbilicus that is most
commonly associated with acute appendicitis
An endoscopy with a tissue biopsy ✔️✔️The gold standard for the diagnosis of active
Helicobacter pylori infection of the stomach or the duodenum is?
Iron-fortified cereal ✔️✔️What food would you advise a mother to introduce to her 6mo. old
infant first?
Fasting plasma glucose level >126
Glycosylated HbA1c > 6
Glucose tolerance test >200 ✔️✔️Jim Wheeler is obese (BMI=33), fatigued and complaining
of excessive thirst and hunger. You suspect type2 diabetes mellitus. Initial testing to confirm
diagnosis can include
Bulla ✔️✔️A superficial vesicle filled with serious fluid greater than 1cm in size
, Give the baby both hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immunoglobulin ✔️✔️A newborn's
mother is discovered to be HBsAg positive. What would you recommend for the infant?
Western Blot ✔️✔️What is a confirmatory test for the HIV screening test?
Maculopapular rash of the palms and soles
Lymphadenopathy
Condyloma lata ✔️✔️The following are associated with the secondary stage of an infection by
the organism Treponema pallidum:
diaphragm with spermicide
Progesterone only pills
Condoms ✔️✔️What are acceptable methods of birth control for a breastfeeding mother?
Ectopic pregnancy
Scarring of the fallopian tubes
Infertility ✔️✔️Women with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) have an increased
risk for the following complications:
Syphilis
Genital herpes
Chancroid ✔️✔️The differential diagnosis for genital ulceration includes the following:
Lung cancer ✔️✔️The most common cause of cancer deaths in males is?
Macrocytic and normocytic RBCs (Pernicious anemia) ✔️✔️What would you see in a patient
with Folate deficiency anemia (macrocytic)?
Elevated ✔️✔️When confirming a case of temporal arteritis, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
(ESR) is expected to be?
Rheumatoid arthritis ✔️✔️Ms. Green, age 45 is compiling of generalized morning stiffness,
especially in both of her wrists and hands. It is much worse in the morning and lasts for a few
hours. She also complains of fatigue and generalized body aches that have been present for the
past few months. What diagnosis is most likely?
He should not give whole milk to his son until the boy is at least 12 months old. ✔️✔️During a
well child visit, a new father wants to know if he can five fresh whole milk to his 6-mo old son.
The NP would recommend what?
Indomycin (Indocin) ✔️✔️What medication is effective in treating pain on a pt having an
acute exacerbation of gout?
,Allopurinol ✔️✔️What medication is effective for maintenance of gout?
Loss of joint mobility and renal failure as well as increased risk of kidney stones (Urate levels)
✔️✔️The complications of untreated gout include?
Endocarditis prophylaxis is not necessary ✔️✔️A 21 yr old female who is complaining of
random palpitations is diagnosed mitral valve prolapse (MVP). Her echocardiogram(EKG)
reveal redundant and thickened leaflets. You note a Grade III/VI systolic murmur with an
ejection click during physical exam. You would recommend
Bouchard's nodes ✔️✔️You note bony nodules located at the proximal interphalangeal joints
on both the hands of your 65 yr old female patient. What is the most likely diagnosis?
Heberden's nodes ✔️✔️Nodules on the distal phalangeal joints are?
Tophi deposits ✔️✔️Nodules on the joints that can eventually destroy the bone that occur with
high levels of uric acid
Osteoarthritic nodules ✔️✔️Nodes that develop in the joints of the hands
Diabetes Mellitus ✔️✔️Which chronic illness disproportionately affects the Hispanic
population?
,Initiate a prescription of nicotinic acid (niacin/niaspan) ✔️✔️A lipid profile done on a newly
diagnosed hypertensive patient shows a triglyceride level of 650mg/dL, total cholesterol
240mg/dL, LDL 145mg/dL, and and HDL of 35mg/dL. What is the best intervention for this
patient?
Cullen's Sign ✔️✔️A yellowish blue skin color change around the umbilicus that is most
commonly associated with acute appendicitis
An endoscopy with a tissue biopsy ✔️✔️The gold standard for the diagnosis of active
Helicobacter pylori infection of the stomach or the duodenum is?
Iron-fortified cereal ✔️✔️What food would you advise a mother to introduce to her 6mo. old
infant first?
Fasting plasma glucose level >126
Glycosylated HbA1c > 6
Glucose tolerance test >200 ✔️✔️Jim Wheeler is obese (BMI=33), fatigued and complaining
of excessive thirst and hunger. You suspect type2 diabetes mellitus. Initial testing to confirm
diagnosis can include
Bulla ✔️✔️A superficial vesicle filled with serious fluid greater than 1cm in size
, Give the baby both hepatitis B vaccine and hepatitis B immunoglobulin ✔️✔️A newborn's
mother is discovered to be HBsAg positive. What would you recommend for the infant?
Western Blot ✔️✔️What is a confirmatory test for the HIV screening test?
Maculopapular rash of the palms and soles
Lymphadenopathy
Condyloma lata ✔️✔️The following are associated with the secondary stage of an infection by
the organism Treponema pallidum:
diaphragm with spermicide
Progesterone only pills
Condoms ✔️✔️What are acceptable methods of birth control for a breastfeeding mother?
Ectopic pregnancy
Scarring of the fallopian tubes
Infertility ✔️✔️Women with a history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) have an increased
risk for the following complications:
Syphilis
Genital herpes
Chancroid ✔️✔️The differential diagnosis for genital ulceration includes the following:
