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1. Your patient is complaining of moderate painful dry b. artificial tears
eyes. You have diagnosed him with Dry Eye Syndrome:
Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca. You will prescribe for this
patient:
a. referral to opthalmologist
b. artificial tears
c. cholenergic agonists
d. topical cyclosporine
2. You have ordered Valtrex for a patient with the herpes a. 1000 mg three times a
virus in the genitalia. You, the NP are aware that vala- day for 7 to 10 day
cyclovir is effective against various visions. You under-
stand that this medication should be taken ____ days
a. 1000 mg three times a day for 7 to 10 day
b. 2000 mg daily for suppression therapy
c. 2000 mg three times a day for 7 to 10 days for initial
d. 1000 mg two times a day for 1 day for recurrent
infections
3. Which medication is commonly used to treat fungal a. Antifungal creams (e.g.,
infections of the skin, such as athlete's foot or ring- clotrimazole, miconazole)
worm?
a. Antifungal creams (e.g., clotrimazole, miconazole)
b. Acyclovir
c. Oral antihistamines
d. Nasal decongestants
4. What is the first-line treatment for mild to moderate a. Topical antifungal
seborrheic dermatitis (dandruff)? agents (e.g., ketocona-
zole)
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a. Topical antifungal agents (e.g., ketoconazole)
b. Oral antibiotics
c. Topical corticosteroids
d. Nasal decongestants
5. You are obtaining a medical histroy on a patient that d. Beta-Blockers
has been diagnosed with Psoriasis. You understand
that this medication may exacerbate the psoriaris.
a. Antibiotics
b. Diuertics
c. Insulin
d. Beta-Blockers
6. The client will need a prophylactic agent for herpes c. oral acyclovir (Zovirax).
simplex. The nurse anticipates that the client will be
ordered:
a. ciprofloxacin (Cipro).
b. fluconazole (Diflucan).
c. oral acyclovir (Zovirax).
d. pentazocine (Talwin).
7. For severe, recalcitrant psoriasis that affects more than b. topical anthralin
30% of the body, all of the following treatments are (Drithocreme).
recommended except:
a. methotrexate.
b. topical anthralin (Drithocreme).
c. tumor necrosis factor (TNF) modulators.
d. cyclosporine.
8. b. Filiform
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Your patient has been diagnosed with warts. You un-
derstand that warts that need to removed as a first line
treament are:
a. Plantar warts
b. Filiform
c. Common warts
d. Verruca plantaris
9. True or False: Use of antibiotic prophylaxis for recur- true
rent AOM is controversial due to lack of supporting
evidence.
True
False
10. Which medication is commonly prescribed for the a. Eyelid scrubs or warm
treatment of blepharitis, an inflammation of the eye- compresses
lids?
a. Eyelid scrubs or warm compresses
b. Topical corticosteroids
c. Antifungal creams
d. Oral antiviral drugs
11. You have a patient that was diagnosed with otitis exter- b. "It has never been eval-
na and they want to treat with ear candles. You reply: uated and therefore not
recommended."
a. "That is an old remedy, it will take time for the ear to
heal"
b. "It has never been evaluated and therefore not rec-
ommended."