FNP University Of Texas - Arlington -Test 3 FNP Questions
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.Julie has a postnasal drip along with her cough. You assess her
for:
a. Asthma
b. Sinusitis
c. Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis
d. Influenza Correct Answers c. Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis
1. When using the 2013 ACC/AHA "Guideline on the
Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk" to treat patients with
hyperlipidemia, the practitioner understands that it will provide
what information?
a. Goals for treatment for low-density lipoprotein levels
b. How to titrate statin drugs to achieve goal levels
c. Use of non-statin therapy for primary prevention
d. Which patients will benefit from statin therapy Correct
Answers d. Which patients will benefit from statin therapy
A 55-year-old patient has a blood pressure of 138/85 on three
occasions. The patient denies headaches, palpitations, snoring,
muscle weakness, and nocturia and does not take any
,medications. What will the provider do next to evaluate this
patient?
Order urinalysis, CBC, BUN, and creatinine
Assess serum cortisol levels
Refer to a specialist for a sleep study
Continue to monitor blood pressure at each health maintenance
visit Correct Answers Order urinalysis, CBC, BUN, and
creatinine
A 75-year-old patient reports pain and a feeling of tiredness in
both legs that only relieves after sitting for 30 minutes or more.
What the does provider suspect as the cause for these
symptoms?
Buerger's disease
Cauda equina syndrome
Diabetic neuropathy
Peripheral arterial disease Correct Answers Cauda Equina
Syndrome
A blood pressure (BP) of 150/90 is considered:
a. Stage 2 hypertension
b. Hypertensive
c. Normal in healthy older adults
,d. Acceptable if the patient has DM Correct Answers c. Normal
in healthy older adults
A child with a history of asthma is brought to the clinic with a
rapid heart rate. A cardiac monitor shows a heart rate of 225
beats per minute. The provider notifies transport to take the
child to the emergency department. What initial intervention
may be attempted in the clinic?
a. Administration of intravenous adenosine
b. Giving a beta blocker
c. Providing a loading dose of digoxin
d.Using a vagal maneuver or carotid massage Correct Answers
d.Using a vagal maneuver or carotid massage
A chronic cough lasts longer than:
A. 3 weeks
B. 8 weeks
C. 6 months
D. 1 year Correct Answers a. 8 weeks
A client is diagnosed with heart failure. Which of the following
diagnostic tests is useful to determine the degree of failure?
, 1. BnP
2. Blood Cultures
3. Sed rate
4.arterial blood gas Correct Answers BnP
A healthy 20-year-old patient reports having had 1 or 2 episodes
of syncope without loss of consciousness. Which is the most
likely type of syncope in this patient?
a. Cardiac
b. Neurogenic
c. Orthostatic hypotensive
d. Reflex syncope Correct Answers Reflex syncope
A nonsmoking adult with a history of cardiovascular disease
reports having a chronic cough without fever or upper airway
symptoms. A chest radiograph is normal. What will the provider
consider initially as the cause of this patient's cough?
a. ACE inhibitor medication use
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Psychogenic cough Correct Answers ACE inhibitor
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.Julie has a postnasal drip along with her cough. You assess her
for:
a. Asthma
b. Sinusitis
c. Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis
d. Influenza Correct Answers c. Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis
1. When using the 2013 ACC/AHA "Guideline on the
Assessment of Cardiovascular Risk" to treat patients with
hyperlipidemia, the practitioner understands that it will provide
what information?
a. Goals for treatment for low-density lipoprotein levels
b. How to titrate statin drugs to achieve goal levels
c. Use of non-statin therapy for primary prevention
d. Which patients will benefit from statin therapy Correct
Answers d. Which patients will benefit from statin therapy
A 55-year-old patient has a blood pressure of 138/85 on three
occasions. The patient denies headaches, palpitations, snoring,
muscle weakness, and nocturia and does not take any
,medications. What will the provider do next to evaluate this
patient?
Order urinalysis, CBC, BUN, and creatinine
Assess serum cortisol levels
Refer to a specialist for a sleep study
Continue to monitor blood pressure at each health maintenance
visit Correct Answers Order urinalysis, CBC, BUN, and
creatinine
A 75-year-old patient reports pain and a feeling of tiredness in
both legs that only relieves after sitting for 30 minutes or more.
What the does provider suspect as the cause for these
symptoms?
Buerger's disease
Cauda equina syndrome
Diabetic neuropathy
Peripheral arterial disease Correct Answers Cauda Equina
Syndrome
A blood pressure (BP) of 150/90 is considered:
a. Stage 2 hypertension
b. Hypertensive
c. Normal in healthy older adults
,d. Acceptable if the patient has DM Correct Answers c. Normal
in healthy older adults
A child with a history of asthma is brought to the clinic with a
rapid heart rate. A cardiac monitor shows a heart rate of 225
beats per minute. The provider notifies transport to take the
child to the emergency department. What initial intervention
may be attempted in the clinic?
a. Administration of intravenous adenosine
b. Giving a beta blocker
c. Providing a loading dose of digoxin
d.Using a vagal maneuver or carotid massage Correct Answers
d.Using a vagal maneuver or carotid massage
A chronic cough lasts longer than:
A. 3 weeks
B. 8 weeks
C. 6 months
D. 1 year Correct Answers a. 8 weeks
A client is diagnosed with heart failure. Which of the following
diagnostic tests is useful to determine the degree of failure?
, 1. BnP
2. Blood Cultures
3. Sed rate
4.arterial blood gas Correct Answers BnP
A healthy 20-year-old patient reports having had 1 or 2 episodes
of syncope without loss of consciousness. Which is the most
likely type of syncope in this patient?
a. Cardiac
b. Neurogenic
c. Orthostatic hypotensive
d. Reflex syncope Correct Answers Reflex syncope
A nonsmoking adult with a history of cardiovascular disease
reports having a chronic cough without fever or upper airway
symptoms. A chest radiograph is normal. What will the provider
consider initially as the cause of this patient's cough?
a. ACE inhibitor medication use
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
Psychogenic cough Correct Answers ACE inhibitor
