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Question 1 b) Serum ESR
A 65 year old woman
presents complaining of a (Exam 1)
left-sided, throbbing
headache along with mild
fatigue. On examination,
the client has a very tender,
tortuous temporal artery. A
diagnosis of temporal
arteritis is suspected. What
test will help the nurse
practitioner confirm the
diagnosis?
a) MRI of the head
b) Serum ESR
c) EEG
d) Otoscopy
, Question 2:
Maria is a 24 year old female who presents with a chief
complaint of fatigue that she has had for a few months.
Serum laboratory tests are ordered and her CBC results
are as follow:
Normal
WBC 9.6 (4.5-11)
RBC 3.6 (4.5-11)
Hgb 10.9 (12-16)
Hct 33.1 (35-45)
Microcytic anemia MCV 79 (82-100)
MCH 27.2 (26-34)
PLT 285 (150-450)
Iron 42.0 (200-400)
Ferritin 7.8 (10-150)
What type of anemia does Maria have?
a) Microcytic anemia
b) Macrocytic anemia
c) Normocytic anemia
d) Leukocytopenia
Question 3
Christopher, age 48, presents to the practice
complaining of reflux and abdominal symptoms. What
c) Unintended weight loss symptom warrants immediate referral to
gastroenterology?
(Exam 1)
a) Intermittent abdominal pain
b) Chronic cough
c) Unintended weight loss
d) Bronchospasm
, Question 4
Which cause of a headache is
most likely to be associated with
c) Meningitis variable severity, nuchal rigidity,
and fever?
(Exam 1)
a) Temporal arteritis
b) Migraine headache
c) Meningitis
d) Brain neoplasm
Question 5
Rita, a 22 year old college student, presents to the
office complaining of frequent abdominal pain with
bloating that is relieved by defecation. She states that
often flare-ups of this problem seem to begin with an
d) Irritable bowel
increased number of loose stools.Beth also reports that
syndrome
she struggles with anxiety disorder. What
gastrointestinal disorder is most likely?
(Exam 1)
a) Diverticulitis
b) Crohn's disease
c) Pancreatitis
d) Irritable bowel syndrome
, Question 6
A 44 year old male presents complaining of epigastric
pain which occurs two hours after eating and is relieved
somewhat with antacids. A urea breath test detects the
presence of H. pylori. Which of the following is the
preferred treatment regimen?
a) Non- bismuth-based
quadruple therapy for 10
a) Non- bismuth-based quadruple therapy for 10 days
days (PPI, amoxicillin,
(PPI, amoxicillin, clarithromycin, metronidazole, plus
clarithromycin,
probiotics)
metronidazole, plus
probiotics)
b) Bismith-based quadruple therapy for 10 days
(Bismuth, PPI, plus metronidazole and tetracycline)
(Exam 1)
c) Sequential therapy (PPI plus amoxicillin for 5 days
followed by clarithromycin andmetronidazole for 5
days)
d) Triple therapy (PPI plus 2 antibiotics)
Question 7
Which type of leukemia is characterized by the
presence of "smudge" cells, usual onset after the age of
c) Chronic lymphocytic
50 years, and is often asymptomatic?
leukemia
a) Acute lymphocytic leukemia
(Exam 1)
b) Acute myelogenous leukemia
c) Chronic lymphocytic leukemia
d) Chronic myelogenous leukemia
Question 8
What is the least expensive and most appropriate test
b) CT of head plain to evaluate for a brain neoplasm?
(Exam 1) a) Plain xray of head
b) CT of head plain
c) CT with contrast
d) MRI