NR-
547
Midterm
/
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / /
Name
/the /
6
/of /
a
/differential /diagnosis /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /1.) /RULE /OUT /Malingering /or /Factitous /disorder
2.)Ruling /out /substance /etiology
3.) /ruling /out /a /medical /etiology
4.) /Determining /the /specific /primary /disorder
5.)
/Differentiating
/adjustment /disorder /from /the /residual /"other /specified" /and /"unspecified" /conditions
6.) /Establishing /the /boundary /with /no /mental /disorder
Remember
/with
/step
/5,
/the
/PMHNP
/can /use /"other /specified" /in /the /diagnosis /when /they /want /to /indicate /the /specific /reason /for
/a /diagnosis.
They /use /"unspecified" /if:
the /information /doesnt /conform /to /DSM5
,there /is /insufficient /info /to /make /a /specific /diagnosis
there
/is
/more
/info
/the
/be
/revealed /with /time /OR /they /want /to /help /the /patient /avoid /stigmas /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /
The
/PMHNP
/wants
/to
/rule
/out
/anemia
/as /
a
/cause
/for /a /patients /fatigue /and /lack /of /motivation. /What /lab /should /she /order? /- /correct /answer(s)
/✔✔ /a /CBC /with /iron /studies
hg-12-18
hematocrit: /38-48%
What /is /normal /creat/BUN /level? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /BUN: /7-18
creat: /0.6-1.2
A
/patient
/presents
/with
/brain
/fog,
, /lack
/of
/focus,
/insomnia /
&
/mood
/swing,
/lack
/of
/mental
/alertness.
/What /lab /should /the /PMHNP /order? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /THYROID /FUNCTION /TEST
TSH: /0.4-4.5
T3: /100-200
T4: /5-11
The
/patient
/has /
a
/b12
/level
/of
/126
/picograms/mL.
/what /symptoms /may /the /patient /experience? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /normal /B12: /190-
950 /picograms/mL
but /borderline /is /200-300 /& /will /need /additional /testing.
depression, /mania, /psychotic /symptoms, /cognitive /impairment
Name /the /normal /vitamin /D /levels: /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /20-50 /ng/ML
547
Midterm
/
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / / /
Name
/the /
6
/of /
a
/differential /diagnosis /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /1.) /RULE /OUT /Malingering /or /Factitous /disorder
2.)Ruling /out /substance /etiology
3.) /ruling /out /a /medical /etiology
4.) /Determining /the /specific /primary /disorder
5.)
/Differentiating
/adjustment /disorder /from /the /residual /"other /specified" /and /"unspecified" /conditions
6.) /Establishing /the /boundary /with /no /mental /disorder
Remember
/with
/step
/5,
/the
/PMHNP
/can /use /"other /specified" /in /the /diagnosis /when /they /want /to /indicate /the /specific /reason /for
/a /diagnosis.
They /use /"unspecified" /if:
the /information /doesnt /conform /to /DSM5
,there /is /insufficient /info /to /make /a /specific /diagnosis
there
/is
/more
/info
/the
/be
/revealed /with /time /OR /they /want /to /help /the /patient /avoid /stigmas /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /
The
/PMHNP
/wants
/to
/rule
/out
/anemia
/as /
a
/cause
/for /a /patients /fatigue /and /lack /of /motivation. /What /lab /should /she /order? /- /correct /answer(s)
/✔✔ /a /CBC /with /iron /studies
hg-12-18
hematocrit: /38-48%
What /is /normal /creat/BUN /level? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /BUN: /7-18
creat: /0.6-1.2
A
/patient
/presents
/with
/brain
/fog,
, /lack
/of
/focus,
/insomnia /
&
/mood
/swing,
/lack
/of
/mental
/alertness.
/What /lab /should /the /PMHNP /order? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /THYROID /FUNCTION /TEST
TSH: /0.4-4.5
T3: /100-200
T4: /5-11
The
/patient
/has /
a
/b12
/level
/of
/126
/picograms/mL.
/what /symptoms /may /the /patient /experience? /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /normal /B12: /190-
950 /picograms/mL
but /borderline /is /200-300 /& /will /need /additional /testing.
depression, /mania, /psychotic /symptoms, /cognitive /impairment
Name /the /normal /vitamin /D /levels: /- /correct /answer(s) /✔✔ /20-50 /ng/ML
