BSU NUR 681 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

BSU NUR 681 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH
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55 year old male presents to the clinic with 2 day history of fever
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(101.5F), productive cough of green sputum, fatigue and chest
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pain from coughing. He has NKDA and his only routine
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medication is Zantac (Ranitidine) 150 mg bid. He does not |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


smoke. Temp 100.6 F, B/P 110/72 Pulse 90, Resp 18, O2 sat 96%.
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Lung exam reveals coarse rhonchi and faint exp wheeze in his
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right lower lobe with auscultation as well as dullness with
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percussion. Exam is otherwise unremarkable. What should the NP |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


do next? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Prescribe Doxycylcine 100mg
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po bid for 7 days
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20 year old male presents with dry cough for 4 days that is
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keeping him awake at night. He also reports mild chest
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discomfort from coughing so much. He denies fever, dyspnea or|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


other URI symptoms. He has NKDA and takes no routine
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medications. He does not smoke. He has tried Mucinex 600mg |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


bid without improvement. Vital signs are stable. Exam
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unremarkable. What should the NP do for this patient? - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Prescribe Benzonatate (Tessalon Perles)
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200mg every 8 hrs as needed for cough
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Which of the following pathogens would you suspect to be the
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cause of Community Acquired Pneumonia in a 60 year old with a
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history of COPD? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Haemophilus
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influenzae

, What is the only therapy used for COPD that has been shown to
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decrease the mortality rate associated with COPD? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Supplemental oxygen |\ |\




The diagnostic criteria for COPD is an FEV1/FVC ratio that is less
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than: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔70%
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Mild intermittent asthma has the following clinical features: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Intermittent symptoms less than once a
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week and nighttime symptoms less than twice a month
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A 42 year old recent migrant worker presents to the clinic 60 hrs
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after a Mantoux test. What is the minimum size of induration that
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would be considered positive for this patient? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔10 mm |\ |\




Which of the following antihypertensive medications should be
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avoided in the patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
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Disease? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Atenolol (Tenormin)
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The etiology of a chronic cough can be related to all of the
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following except: - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔acute Viral Upper
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Respiratory Infection |\




Which treatment offers the best chance of cure for lung cancer? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Surgical resection
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