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FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers)
Q: Sensitivity
Ans: defined as the ability of a test to detect a person who has the disease.
Q: Specificity
Ans: defined as the ability of a test to detect a person who is healthy or to
detect the person without the disease.
Q: Trauma to Kiesselbachs plexus
Ans: will result in an anterior nosebleed
Q: The diagnostic or gold standard test for sickle cell anemia,
G6PD anemia, and alpha or beta thalassemia
Ans: hemoglobin electrophoresis
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Q: questions asking for "action"
Ans: the initial action might be to interview and gather subjective data or the
history
Q: erythromycin "allergy" vs adverse reaction
Ans: adverse reactio-symptoms of nausea or GI upset
allergy -hives, angioedema
Q: acute mononucleosis
Ans: the patient will most likely be a teen presenting with the classic triad of
sore throat, prolonged fatigue, and enlarged cervical nodes.
Q: Alpha thalassemia
Ans: more common among Southeast Asians such as filipinos
Q: Lupus
Ans: present with malar rash(butterfly rash)Pts need to avoid or to minimize
sunlight exposure(photosensitivity)
Q: treatment for polymyalgic rheumatica(PMR)
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Ans: first line treatment for PMR includes long-term steroids. Long term steroids
are commonly used to control symptoms(pain, stiffness on shoulders, and hip
girdle). PMR pts have higher risk for temporal arteritis.
Q: Gold standard exam for temporal arteritis
Ans: biopsy of the temporal artery. refer pt to opthalmologist for mgt
Q: Finkelstein's test
Ans: Positive in De Quervains tenosynovitis
Q: Anterior Drawer maneuver and Lachman maneuver
Ans: Positive if anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of knee damaged. The knee may
also be unstable
Q: McMurray's sign
Ans: Positive in meniscus injuries of the knee
Q: Damaged Joints
Ans: order X-ray first, but MRI is the Gold Standard
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Q: Diabetic retinopathy
Ans: neovascularization, hard exudates, cotton wool spots, and micoaneurysms
Q: Hypertensive retinopathy
Ans: AV nicking, silver and or copper wire arterioles
Q: Checking deep tendon reflexes
Ans: absent(0),
hypoactive (1)
normal(2)
hyperactive(3)
clonus(4)
Q: define clonus
Ans: Clonus is typically seen in patients with stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal
cord damage and hepatic encephalopathy. Clonus has also appeared after
ingesting potent serotonergic drugs, where ingestion strongly predicts imminent
serotonin toxicity (serotonin syndrome). Clonus is a series of involuntary,
rhythmic, muscular contractions and relaxations. Clonus is a sign of certain
neurological conditions, particularly associated with upper motor neuron lesions
involving descending motor pathways, and in many cases is, accompanied by
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER
Questions and Correct Detailed
Answers (Verified Answers)
Q: Sensitivity
Ans: defined as the ability of a test to detect a person who has the disease.
Q: Specificity
Ans: defined as the ability of a test to detect a person who is healthy or to
detect the person without the disease.
Q: Trauma to Kiesselbachs plexus
Ans: will result in an anterior nosebleed
Q: The diagnostic or gold standard test for sickle cell anemia,
G6PD anemia, and alpha or beta thalassemia
Ans: hemoglobin electrophoresis
Master01 | 2025/2026 | Latest update
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Q: questions asking for "action"
Ans: the initial action might be to interview and gather subjective data or the
history
Q: erythromycin "allergy" vs adverse reaction
Ans: adverse reactio-symptoms of nausea or GI upset
allergy -hives, angioedema
Q: acute mononucleosis
Ans: the patient will most likely be a teen presenting with the classic triad of
sore throat, prolonged fatigue, and enlarged cervical nodes.
Q: Alpha thalassemia
Ans: more common among Southeast Asians such as filipinos
Q: Lupus
Ans: present with malar rash(butterfly rash)Pts need to avoid or to minimize
sunlight exposure(photosensitivity)
Q: treatment for polymyalgic rheumatica(PMR)
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Ans: first line treatment for PMR includes long-term steroids. Long term steroids
are commonly used to control symptoms(pain, stiffness on shoulders, and hip
girdle). PMR pts have higher risk for temporal arteritis.
Q: Gold standard exam for temporal arteritis
Ans: biopsy of the temporal artery. refer pt to opthalmologist for mgt
Q: Finkelstein's test
Ans: Positive in De Quervains tenosynovitis
Q: Anterior Drawer maneuver and Lachman maneuver
Ans: Positive if anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of knee damaged. The knee may
also be unstable
Q: McMurray's sign
Ans: Positive in meniscus injuries of the knee
Q: Damaged Joints
Ans: order X-ray first, but MRI is the Gold Standard
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Q: Diabetic retinopathy
Ans: neovascularization, hard exudates, cotton wool spots, and micoaneurysms
Q: Hypertensive retinopathy
Ans: AV nicking, silver and or copper wire arterioles
Q: Checking deep tendon reflexes
Ans: absent(0),
hypoactive (1)
normal(2)
hyperactive(3)
clonus(4)
Q: define clonus
Ans: Clonus is typically seen in patients with stroke, multiple sclerosis, spinal
cord damage and hepatic encephalopathy. Clonus has also appeared after
ingesting potent serotonergic drugs, where ingestion strongly predicts imminent
serotonin toxicity (serotonin syndrome). Clonus is a series of involuntary,
rhythmic, muscular contractions and relaxations. Clonus is a sign of certain
neurological conditions, particularly associated with upper motor neuron lesions
involving descending motor pathways, and in many cases is, accompanied by
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