NR576 MIDTERM - ADULT
GERONTOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
100 VERIFIED ANSWERS
What 7uis 7ua 7udifferential 7udiagnosis? 7u- 7uANS--Using 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uto
7udistinguish 7ubetween 7usimilar 7uconditions.
What 7uis 7udeductive 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7ustrategy? 7u- 7uANS--Analyzing 7uand
7usynthesizing 7uclinical 7udata 7urelated 7uto 7upatient's 7upresentation.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ufirst 7ustep 7uin 7udeductive 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7ustrategy? 7u- 7uANS--
Starting 7uwith 7ugeneral 7uinformation 7ufrom 7uchief 7ucomplaint.
What 7uis 7uthe 7unext 7ustep 7uin 7udeductive 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7ustrategy? 7u- 7uANS--
Moving 7uto 7umore 7uspecific 7uinformation 7ucollected 7uthrough 7uhistory 7uof 7upresent
7uillness.
How 7ucan 7uopen-ended 7uquestions 7ube 7uused 7uin 7udeductive 7uclinical 7ureasoning
7ustrategy? 7u- 7uANS--To 7ugain 7uinformation 7uutilizing 7uOLDCARTS.
What 7uis 7uevidence-based 7uresearch? 7u- 7uANS--Research 7ubased 7uon 7uclinical
7utrials 7uor 7ucase 7ustudies.
What 7uis 7urequired 7ufor 7uevidence-based 7uresearch? 7u- 7uANS--Evidence 7uof 7ubenefit
7uto 7uthe 7upatient.
What 7uare 7uguidelines? 7u- 7uANS--Practice 7urecommendations 7uissued 7uby
7uprofessional 7uorganizations.
How 7ushould 7uguidelines 7ube 7udeveloped? 7u- 7uANS--Rigorously 7uand 7utrustworthy.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ubasic 7ustructure 7uof 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Gathering 7uinitial 7upatient 7uinformation, 7uorganizing 7uand 7uinterpreting 7uinformation,
7ugenerating 7uhypotheses, 7utesting 7uhypotheses, 7uplanning 7udiagnostic 7uand
7utreatment 7ustrategy.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ufirst 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Gathering 7uinitial 7upatient 7uinformation 7u(health 7uhistory 7uand 7uphysical).
, What 7uis 7uthe 7usecond 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Organizing 7uand 7uinterpreting 7uinformation 7uto 7usynthesize 7uthe 7uproblem.
What 7uis 7uthe 7uthird 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Generating 7uhypotheses.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ufourth 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Testing 7uhypotheses 7uuntil 7ua 7uworking 7udiagnosis 7uis 7uselected.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ufinal 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--Planning
7uthe 7udiagnostic 7uand 7utreatment 7ustrategy.
Sensitivity- 7uis 7uthe 7uproportion 7uof 7upatients 7uwith 7uthe 7udisease 7uthat 7uhave 7ua
7upositive 7uresult 7u- 7uANS--it 7uis 7uthe 7unumber 7uof 7utrue 7upositives 7udivided 7uby 7uthe
7utotal 7unumber 7uof 7upatients 7uwho 7uhave 7uthe 7udisease.
What 7udoes 7uthe 7uOLD 7uCARTS 7umnemonic 7ustand 7ufor? 7u- 7uANS--Onset,
7uLocation, 7uDuration, 7uCharacter, 7uAlleviating 7ufactors, 7uRelieving 7ufactors, 7uTiming,
7uSeverity
Specificity: 7uproportion 7uof 7u'test 7unegative' 7uof 7utotal 7uwithout 7uthe 7udisease 7u-
7uANS--the 7unumber 7uof 7utrue 7unegatives 7uover 7uall 7unegatives.
What 7uis 7upretest 7uprobability? 7u- 7uANS--Probability 7uof 7uthe 7udisease 7ubefore 7uthe
7utest 7uis 7uordered.
What 7ufactors 7uare 7uconsidered 7uin 7upretest 7uprobability? 7u- 7uANS--Disease
7uprevalence, 7upatient's 7usymptoms 7uor 7uclinical 7ucontext.
How 7uis 7upretest 7uprobability 7uevaluated? 7u- 7uANS--In 7uterms 7uof 7ulow,
7uintermediate, 7uor 7uhigh.
What 7uis 7upretest 7uprobability 7ubased 7uon? 7u- 7uANS--Probability 7uof 7uthe 7ususpected
7udisease 7ugiven 7uthe 7upatient's 7usymptoms 7uor 7uclinical 7ucontext.
What 7uis 7uRubella? 7u- 7uANS--A 7uviral 7uinfection 7uthat 7uoccurs 7uin 7uyoung 7uchildren
7uand 7unon-immune 7uyoung 7uadults.
What 7uare 7uthe 7usymptoms 7uof 7uRubella? 7u- 7uANS--Low 7ugrade 7ufever, 7umalaise,
7ulymphadenopathy, 7ufollowed 7uby 7ua 7ubrief 7ugeneralized 7uerythematous
7umaculopapular 7urash.
How 7udoes 7uthe 7urash 7uof 7uRubella 7uspread? 7u- 7uANS--The 7urash 7ubegins 7uon 7uthe
7uface 7uand 7urapidly 7uspreads 7uto 7uinvolve 7uthe 7utrunk 7uand 7uextremities.
GERONTOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
100 VERIFIED ANSWERS
What 7uis 7ua 7udifferential 7udiagnosis? 7u- 7uANS--Using 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uto
7udistinguish 7ubetween 7usimilar 7uconditions.
What 7uis 7udeductive 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7ustrategy? 7u- 7uANS--Analyzing 7uand
7usynthesizing 7uclinical 7udata 7urelated 7uto 7upatient's 7upresentation.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ufirst 7ustep 7uin 7udeductive 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7ustrategy? 7u- 7uANS--
Starting 7uwith 7ugeneral 7uinformation 7ufrom 7uchief 7ucomplaint.
What 7uis 7uthe 7unext 7ustep 7uin 7udeductive 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7ustrategy? 7u- 7uANS--
Moving 7uto 7umore 7uspecific 7uinformation 7ucollected 7uthrough 7uhistory 7uof 7upresent
7uillness.
How 7ucan 7uopen-ended 7uquestions 7ube 7uused 7uin 7udeductive 7uclinical 7ureasoning
7ustrategy? 7u- 7uANS--To 7ugain 7uinformation 7uutilizing 7uOLDCARTS.
What 7uis 7uevidence-based 7uresearch? 7u- 7uANS--Research 7ubased 7uon 7uclinical
7utrials 7uor 7ucase 7ustudies.
What 7uis 7urequired 7ufor 7uevidence-based 7uresearch? 7u- 7uANS--Evidence 7uof 7ubenefit
7uto 7uthe 7upatient.
What 7uare 7uguidelines? 7u- 7uANS--Practice 7urecommendations 7uissued 7uby
7uprofessional 7uorganizations.
How 7ushould 7uguidelines 7ube 7udeveloped? 7u- 7uANS--Rigorously 7uand 7utrustworthy.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ubasic 7ustructure 7uof 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Gathering 7uinitial 7upatient 7uinformation, 7uorganizing 7uand 7uinterpreting 7uinformation,
7ugenerating 7uhypotheses, 7utesting 7uhypotheses, 7uplanning 7udiagnostic 7uand
7utreatment 7ustrategy.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ufirst 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Gathering 7uinitial 7upatient 7uinformation 7u(health 7uhistory 7uand 7uphysical).
, What 7uis 7uthe 7usecond 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Organizing 7uand 7uinterpreting 7uinformation 7uto 7usynthesize 7uthe 7uproblem.
What 7uis 7uthe 7uthird 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Generating 7uhypotheses.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ufourth 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--
Testing 7uhypotheses 7uuntil 7ua 7uworking 7udiagnosis 7uis 7uselected.
What 7uis 7uthe 7ufinal 7ustep 7uin 7uthe 7uclinical 7ureasoning 7uprocess? 7u- 7uANS--Planning
7uthe 7udiagnostic 7uand 7utreatment 7ustrategy.
Sensitivity- 7uis 7uthe 7uproportion 7uof 7upatients 7uwith 7uthe 7udisease 7uthat 7uhave 7ua
7upositive 7uresult 7u- 7uANS--it 7uis 7uthe 7unumber 7uof 7utrue 7upositives 7udivided 7uby 7uthe
7utotal 7unumber 7uof 7upatients 7uwho 7uhave 7uthe 7udisease.
What 7udoes 7uthe 7uOLD 7uCARTS 7umnemonic 7ustand 7ufor? 7u- 7uANS--Onset,
7uLocation, 7uDuration, 7uCharacter, 7uAlleviating 7ufactors, 7uRelieving 7ufactors, 7uTiming,
7uSeverity
Specificity: 7uproportion 7uof 7u'test 7unegative' 7uof 7utotal 7uwithout 7uthe 7udisease 7u-
7uANS--the 7unumber 7uof 7utrue 7unegatives 7uover 7uall 7unegatives.
What 7uis 7upretest 7uprobability? 7u- 7uANS--Probability 7uof 7uthe 7udisease 7ubefore 7uthe
7utest 7uis 7uordered.
What 7ufactors 7uare 7uconsidered 7uin 7upretest 7uprobability? 7u- 7uANS--Disease
7uprevalence, 7upatient's 7usymptoms 7uor 7uclinical 7ucontext.
How 7uis 7upretest 7uprobability 7uevaluated? 7u- 7uANS--In 7uterms 7uof 7ulow,
7uintermediate, 7uor 7uhigh.
What 7uis 7upretest 7uprobability 7ubased 7uon? 7u- 7uANS--Probability 7uof 7uthe 7ususpected
7udisease 7ugiven 7uthe 7upatient's 7usymptoms 7uor 7uclinical 7ucontext.
What 7uis 7uRubella? 7u- 7uANS--A 7uviral 7uinfection 7uthat 7uoccurs 7uin 7uyoung 7uchildren
7uand 7unon-immune 7uyoung 7uadults.
What 7uare 7uthe 7usymptoms 7uof 7uRubella? 7u- 7uANS--Low 7ugrade 7ufever, 7umalaise,
7ulymphadenopathy, 7ufollowed 7uby 7ua 7ubrief 7ugeneralized 7uerythematous
7umaculopapular 7urash.
How 7udoes 7uthe 7urash 7uof 7uRubella 7uspread? 7u- 7uANS--The 7urash 7ubegins 7uon 7uthe
7uface 7uand 7urapidly 7uspreads 7uto 7uinvolve 7uthe 7utrunk 7uand 7uextremities.
