NR576 MIDTERM - ADULT
GERONTOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
100 VERIFIED ANSWERS
What 4ris 4ra 4rdifferential 4rdiagnosis? 4r- 4rANS--Using 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rto
4rdistinguish 4rbetween 4rsimilar 4rconditions.
What 4ris 4rdeductive 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rstrategy? 4r- 4rANS--Analyzing 4rand
4rsynthesizing 4rclinical 4rdata 4rrelated 4rto 4rpatient's 4rpresentation.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rfirst 4rstep 4rin 4rdeductive 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rstrategy? 4r- 4rANS--
Starting 4rwith 4rgeneral 4rinformation 4rfrom 4rchief 4rcomplaint.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rnext 4rstep 4rin 4rdeductive 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rstrategy? 4r- 4rANS--
Moving 4rto 4rmore 4rspecific 4rinformation 4rcollected 4rthrough 4rhistory 4rof 4rpresent
4rillness.
How 4rcan 4ropen-ended 4rquestions 4rbe 4rused 4rin 4rdeductive 4rclinical 4rreasoning
4rstrategy? 4r- 4rANS--To 4rgain 4rinformation 4rutilizing 4rOLDCARTS.
What 4ris 4revidence-based 4rresearch? 4r- 4rANS--Research 4rbased 4ron 4rclinical 4rtrials
4ror 4rcase 4rstudies.
What 4ris 4rrequired 4rfor 4revidence-based 4rresearch? 4r- 4rANS--Evidence 4rof 4rbenefit
4rto 4rthe 4rpatient.
What 4rare 4rguidelines? 4r- 4rANS--Practice 4rrecommendations 4rissued 4rby
4rprofessional 4rorganizations.
How 4rshould 4rguidelines 4rbe 4rdeveloped? 4r- 4rANS--Rigorously 4rand 4rtrustworthy.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rbasic 4rstructure 4rof 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--
Gathering 4rinitial 4rpatient 4rinformation, 4rorganizing 4rand 4rinterpreting 4rinformation,
4rgenerating 4rhypotheses, 4rtesting 4rhypotheses, 4rplanning 4rdiagnostic 4rand 4rtreatment
4rstrategy.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rfirst 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--Gathering
4rinitial 4rpatient 4rinformation 4r(health 4rhistory 4rand 4rphysical).
, What 4ris 4rthe 4rsecond 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--
Organizing 4rand 4rinterpreting 4rinformation 4rto 4rsynthesize 4rthe 4rproblem.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rthird 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--Generating
4rhypotheses.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rfourth 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--Testing
4rhypotheses 4runtil 4ra 4rworking 4rdiagnosis 4ris 4rselected.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rfinal 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--Planning
4rthe 4rdiagnostic 4rand 4rtreatment 4rstrategy.
Sensitivity- 4ris 4rthe 4rproportion 4rof 4rpatients 4rwith 4rthe 4rdisease 4rthat 4rhave 4ra
4rpositive 4rresult 4r- 4rANS--it 4ris 4rthe 4rnumber 4rof 4rtrue 4rpositives 4rdivided 4rby 4rthe
4rtotal 4rnumber 4rof 4rpatients 4rwho 4rhave 4rthe 4rdisease.
What 4rdoes 4rthe 4rOLD 4rCARTS 4rmnemonic 4rstand 4rfor? 4r- 4rANS--Onset, 4rLocation,
4rDuration, 4rCharacter, 4rAlleviating 4rfactors, 4rRelieving 4rfactors, 4rTiming, 4rSeverity
Specificity: 4rproportion 4rof 4r'test 4rnegative' 4rof 4rtotal 4rwithout 4rthe 4rdisease 4r- 4rANS--
the 4rnumber 4rof 4rtrue 4rnegatives 4rover 4rall 4rnegatives.
What 4ris 4rpretest 4rprobability? 4r- 4rANS--Probability 4rof 4rthe 4rdisease 4rbefore 4rthe
4rtest 4ris 4rordered.
What 4rfactors 4rare 4rconsidered 4rin 4rpretest 4rprobability? 4r- 4rANS--Disease
4rprevalence, 4rpatient's 4rsymptoms 4ror 4rclinical 4rcontext.
How 4ris 4rpretest 4rprobability 4revaluated? 4r- 4rANS--In 4rterms 4rof 4rlow, 4rintermediate,
4ror 4rhigh.
What 4ris 4rpretest 4rprobability 4rbased 4ron? 4r- 4rANS--Probability 4rof 4rthe 4rsuspected
4rdisease 4rgiven 4rthe 4rpatient's 4rsymptoms 4ror 4rclinical 4rcontext.
What 4ris 4rRubella? 4r- 4rANS--A 4rviral 4rinfection 4rthat 4roccurs 4rin 4ryoung 4rchildren 4rand
4rnon-immune 4ryoung 4radults.
What 4rare 4rthe 4rsymptoms 4rof 4rRubella? 4r- 4rANS--Low 4rgrade 4rfever, 4rmalaise,
4rlymphadenopathy, 4rfollowed 4rby 4ra 4rbrief 4rgeneralized 4rerythematous
4rmaculopapular 4rrash.
How 4rdoes 4rthe 4rrash 4rof 4rRubella 4rspread? 4r- 4rANS--The 4rrash 4rbegins 4ron 4rthe
4rface 4rand 4rrapidly 4rspreads 4rto 4rinvolve 4rthe 4rtrunk 4rand 4rextremities.
How 4rlong 4rdoes 4rthe 4rrash 4rof 4rRubella 4rlast? 4r- 4rANS--The 4rrash 4rlasts 4rfor 4raround
4r3 4rdays 4rand 4rthen 4rresolves.
GERONTOLOGY QUESTIONS WITH
100 VERIFIED ANSWERS
What 4ris 4ra 4rdifferential 4rdiagnosis? 4r- 4rANS--Using 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rto
4rdistinguish 4rbetween 4rsimilar 4rconditions.
What 4ris 4rdeductive 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rstrategy? 4r- 4rANS--Analyzing 4rand
4rsynthesizing 4rclinical 4rdata 4rrelated 4rto 4rpatient's 4rpresentation.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rfirst 4rstep 4rin 4rdeductive 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rstrategy? 4r- 4rANS--
Starting 4rwith 4rgeneral 4rinformation 4rfrom 4rchief 4rcomplaint.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rnext 4rstep 4rin 4rdeductive 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rstrategy? 4r- 4rANS--
Moving 4rto 4rmore 4rspecific 4rinformation 4rcollected 4rthrough 4rhistory 4rof 4rpresent
4rillness.
How 4rcan 4ropen-ended 4rquestions 4rbe 4rused 4rin 4rdeductive 4rclinical 4rreasoning
4rstrategy? 4r- 4rANS--To 4rgain 4rinformation 4rutilizing 4rOLDCARTS.
What 4ris 4revidence-based 4rresearch? 4r- 4rANS--Research 4rbased 4ron 4rclinical 4rtrials
4ror 4rcase 4rstudies.
What 4ris 4rrequired 4rfor 4revidence-based 4rresearch? 4r- 4rANS--Evidence 4rof 4rbenefit
4rto 4rthe 4rpatient.
What 4rare 4rguidelines? 4r- 4rANS--Practice 4rrecommendations 4rissued 4rby
4rprofessional 4rorganizations.
How 4rshould 4rguidelines 4rbe 4rdeveloped? 4r- 4rANS--Rigorously 4rand 4rtrustworthy.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rbasic 4rstructure 4rof 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--
Gathering 4rinitial 4rpatient 4rinformation, 4rorganizing 4rand 4rinterpreting 4rinformation,
4rgenerating 4rhypotheses, 4rtesting 4rhypotheses, 4rplanning 4rdiagnostic 4rand 4rtreatment
4rstrategy.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rfirst 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--Gathering
4rinitial 4rpatient 4rinformation 4r(health 4rhistory 4rand 4rphysical).
, What 4ris 4rthe 4rsecond 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--
Organizing 4rand 4rinterpreting 4rinformation 4rto 4rsynthesize 4rthe 4rproblem.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rthird 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--Generating
4rhypotheses.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rfourth 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--Testing
4rhypotheses 4runtil 4ra 4rworking 4rdiagnosis 4ris 4rselected.
What 4ris 4rthe 4rfinal 4rstep 4rin 4rthe 4rclinical 4rreasoning 4rprocess? 4r- 4rANS--Planning
4rthe 4rdiagnostic 4rand 4rtreatment 4rstrategy.
Sensitivity- 4ris 4rthe 4rproportion 4rof 4rpatients 4rwith 4rthe 4rdisease 4rthat 4rhave 4ra
4rpositive 4rresult 4r- 4rANS--it 4ris 4rthe 4rnumber 4rof 4rtrue 4rpositives 4rdivided 4rby 4rthe
4rtotal 4rnumber 4rof 4rpatients 4rwho 4rhave 4rthe 4rdisease.
What 4rdoes 4rthe 4rOLD 4rCARTS 4rmnemonic 4rstand 4rfor? 4r- 4rANS--Onset, 4rLocation,
4rDuration, 4rCharacter, 4rAlleviating 4rfactors, 4rRelieving 4rfactors, 4rTiming, 4rSeverity
Specificity: 4rproportion 4rof 4r'test 4rnegative' 4rof 4rtotal 4rwithout 4rthe 4rdisease 4r- 4rANS--
the 4rnumber 4rof 4rtrue 4rnegatives 4rover 4rall 4rnegatives.
What 4ris 4rpretest 4rprobability? 4r- 4rANS--Probability 4rof 4rthe 4rdisease 4rbefore 4rthe
4rtest 4ris 4rordered.
What 4rfactors 4rare 4rconsidered 4rin 4rpretest 4rprobability? 4r- 4rANS--Disease
4rprevalence, 4rpatient's 4rsymptoms 4ror 4rclinical 4rcontext.
How 4ris 4rpretest 4rprobability 4revaluated? 4r- 4rANS--In 4rterms 4rof 4rlow, 4rintermediate,
4ror 4rhigh.
What 4ris 4rpretest 4rprobability 4rbased 4ron? 4r- 4rANS--Probability 4rof 4rthe 4rsuspected
4rdisease 4rgiven 4rthe 4rpatient's 4rsymptoms 4ror 4rclinical 4rcontext.
What 4ris 4rRubella? 4r- 4rANS--A 4rviral 4rinfection 4rthat 4roccurs 4rin 4ryoung 4rchildren 4rand
4rnon-immune 4ryoung 4radults.
What 4rare 4rthe 4rsymptoms 4rof 4rRubella? 4r- 4rANS--Low 4rgrade 4rfever, 4rmalaise,
4rlymphadenopathy, 4rfollowed 4rby 4ra 4rbrief 4rgeneralized 4rerythematous
4rmaculopapular 4rrash.
How 4rdoes 4rthe 4rrash 4rof 4rRubella 4rspread? 4r- 4rANS--The 4rrash 4rbegins 4ron 4rthe
4rface 4rand 4rrapidly 4rspreads 4rto 4rinvolve 4rthe 4rtrunk 4rand 4rextremities.
How 4rlong 4rdoes 4rthe 4rrash 4rof 4rRubella 4rlast? 4r- 4rANS--The 4rrash 4rlasts 4rfor 4raround
4r3 4rdays 4rand 4rthen 4rresolves.
