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1. AdultgFTTgisgagpartgofgaging.
2. FTTgcangbegassociatedgwithgincreasedginfectionsgandgdiminishedgimmunity.3.
FTTgpatientsghavegoftengexperiencedgmultipleghospitalizationsgandgseveralgcomorbidi
ties.
4. FTTgisgcomplex,gwithgmanygcomponents.
5. Theggoalgofgearlygassessmentgisgtogpreventgagdeclineginghealth --- CORRECT
ANSWER -- 2,g3,g4

Agnursegpractitionergisgperforminggangannualgcheckupgforgagfemalegpatient.gIngthegphysi
cal
examinationgofgthegbreast,gforgwhichgofgthegfollowinggshouldgthegnursegpractitioner

assess?gSelectgallgthatgapply.g1.gTemperature
2. Symmetry
3. Dimpling
4. Lumps
5. Sizeg---gCORRECTgANSWER -- 2,g3,g4

.gAgpatientgasksgthegnursegpractitionergwhatgisgmeantgbyghealthgpromotion.gWhichgofgthe
gfollowinggisgthegnursegpractitioner'sgbestgresponse?gHealthgpromotion:

1. Includesgactivitiesgthatgangindividualgperformsgproactivelygtogincreaseghealthgan
dgwellbeing.
2. Isgagprocessgofgkeepinggtrackgofgimmunizations.
3. Includesgagsetgofgprogramsgthatghelpgpeoplegcopegwithgthegdisease.
4. Includesgstrategiesgthatgprolongglife. -- CORRECTgANSWER--g1.gIncludesgactivities
thatgangindividualgperformsgproactivelygtogincreaseghealthgandgwell-being.

.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgmostgaffectedgbygpharmacokineticgchange?
1. Distributiongofgdrugs.
2. Eliminationgofgdrugs.
3. Absorptiongofgdrugs.
4. Metabolismgofgdrugs.g---CORRECTgANSWER--g2.gEliminationgofgdrugs.

,Ingthegassessmentgforgperipheralgvasculargdisorders,gthegcliniciangshouldgbegingwit
hgwhichgofgthegfollowinggaftergtheggeneralghistorygandgphysicalgexamination?
1.gAuscultationgofgthegcarotidgarteriesgbilaterally.
2.gPalpationgofgthegcarotidgarteriesgbilaterally.
3.gInspectiongofgthegcarotidgarteriesgbilaterall .
y
4.gOrdergdiagnosticgtesting.g---CORRECTgANg WER--g1.gAuscultationgofgthegcarotid
arteriesgbilaterally.1.

1.gNeurologicalgassessmentgofgthegoldergadultgrequiresgspecificgtoolsgandgconsiderations
togassessgpatientgmentalgstatus.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggshouldgbegusedgtogassessgpatie
ntgcognition?
1. AdministergSLUMS,gagshortgdementiagassessment.
2. AdministergMoCAgvg7.1,gag12-
itemgassessmentgtogdetectgmildgneurocognitivegdisorders.
3. AdministergtestinggofgcranialgnervegIII.
4. AdministergMini-Cog,gagthree-wordgrecallgwithgclockgdrawinggcapability --- CORRECT
ANSWER--g4.gAdministergMini-Cog,gagthree-wordgrecallgwithgclockgdrawinggcapability.

2.gAgcliniciangisgperforminggsensorygassessmentgongagpatientgpresentinggsignsgandgsy
mptomsgofgneurologicalgdisease.gDuringgthegassessment,gthegcliniciangnoticesgthatgtheg
patientghasgagdecreasedgsensegofgbothgpaingandgtemperature.gWhichgofgthegfollowing
maygbegaffected?
1.gSpinothalamicgtract
2. CranialgnervegVII
3. Posteriorgcolumn
4.gPosteriorghorn ---gCORRECTgANSWER--g1.gSpinothalamicgtract

3.gGaylegisgag55-year-
oldgwomangwhogisgsuspectedgofghavinggagbraingtumor.gThegcliniciangordersgdiagnosticgt
estinggforgthyroid-
stimulatingghormoneg(TSH)gandgmagneticgresonancegimagingg(MRI)gtogconfirmgthis.gW
hichgofgthegfollowinggstatementsgisgtrue
regardinggagbraingtumor?
1. Thegsymptomgofgheadachegisgrare
2.Agbraingtumor
. gcangbegagmalignantg o benigngneoplasm.
r Thegetiologygofgbraingtumorsgisgoftengknown.
3.
4.gBraingtumorsgoccurgmoregcommonlygingfem lesgthangmales ---- CORRECTgANSWER--
a
2.gAgbraingtumorgcangbegagmalignantgorgbenigngneoplasm.

Parkinson'sgdiseaseg(PD)gisgagchronicgprogressivegneurodegenerativegdisordergres
ultinggingtheglossgofgdopamine-producinggcellsgingthegbrain.gWhichgpartgofgthegbraingis
affectedgwithgPD? Substantiagnigra
2. Cingulateggyrus
3. Hippocampus
4. Hypothalamus---gCORRECTgANSWER--g1.gSubstantiagnigra

, 5. Whichgofgthegfollowinggisgagneurologicalgdisordergcharacterizedgbygleggcrampin
g,gpulling,gandgtugginggsensations,gandgmayghavegaggeneticgcomponent?
1. Radiculopathy
2. Nervegcompression
3. Restlessglegsgsyndromeg(RLS)
4. Sleepgimpairmentg---CORRECTgANSWER--g3.gRestlessglegsgsyndromeg(RLS)

6. Accordinggtogstudies,gwhichgofgthegfollowinggisgtruegregardinggcerebrovascul
argdisease?
1. Itgaccountsgforg20%gtog50%gofgseizuresgingoldergadults.
2. Itgaccountsgforg10%gofgseizuresgingoldergadults.
3. Sixtygpercentgofgpatientsgwithgstrokegaregatgriskgofgdevelopinggseizuresgwithing5gyears.
4. Transientgischemicgattacksghavegagrelativelyghighgincidencegofgseizures --- CORRECT
ANSWER--
g1.gCerebrovasculargdiseasegaccountsgforg20%gtog50%gofgseizuresgingoldergadults.



1. Referralgtoganginternist.
2. Lifestylegconsiderations.
3. Usegofgprotectiveggear.
4. Referralgforggroupgtherapy. -- CORRECTgANSWER--g2.gLifestylegconsiderations.

8.gMr.gNewmangdevelopedgagsuddengonsetgofgseveregheadache,gweaknessgongonegsid
egofghisgbody,gdifficultygspeaking,gandglossgofgbalance.gHegwasgimmediatelygadmittedgto
gtheghospitalgwithgthegdiagnosisgofghemorrhagicgstroke.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggisgthegm

anifestationgofgaghemorrhagicgstroke?
1. Leakgorgrupturegingangarterygwall.
2. Leakgorgrupturegingagvenousgwall.
3. Blockagegingthegheart.
4. Blockagegofgangartery. -- CORRECTgANSWER--g1.gLeakgorgrupturegingangarterygwall.

1.gThegnursegpractitionergisgservinggingagclinicgde
dicatedgtogpatientsgovergageg65gyears.
Thegnursegpractitionergobservesgseveralgcommon
gcharacteristicsgingthegposturego




elderlygpatients.gWhichg ofgthegfollowinggisgcommo
n?
1.gIncreasegingtheglengthgofgthegtrunkgingrelationshi
pgtogtheguppergextremities.