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1. Question: A 55-year-old female patient presents with complaints of pain and paresthesias in the left ulnar aspect of the forearm, thumb, and middle finger following a C6 & C7 nerve root dermatomal pattern. This is known as ? 2. Question: A conservative approach is recommended in the initial approach to the management of low back pain. Which of the following would be an appropriate treatment plan for a 32-year-old obese male (BMI 33) diagnosed with an acute lumbar strain? 3. Question: A 62-y...

1. Question: Nausea is difficult to discern in a young child. What question should the clinician ask to determine if a child has nausea? 2. Question: A 26-year-old male recently returned from a camping trip with symptoms of acute gastroenteritis. He reports that he only ate vegetables from his garden that he canned prior to his outing. Which of the following pathogens might be causing his symptoms? 3. Question: In a young child, unilateral purulent rhinitis is most often caused by: 4. Questio...

1. Question: A 20-year-old male presents to your office in the summer complaining of chest discoloration. He is a lifeguard and has been out in the sun without a shirt on for long periods of time. His physical exam shows small, flat, circular, hypo pigmented macules on his chest that he states are mildly pruritic. What is the treatment of choice for this diagnosis? 2. Question: Mrs. Johnson, a 54-year-old accountant, presents to the office with a painful red eye without discharge. You should su...

1. Question: A 15-year-old male comes to the clinic in acute distress with “belly pain.” When obtaining his history, the nurse practitioner (NP) finds that he fell off his bike this morning and has vomited. Upon closer examination, the NP determines the belly painto be left-sided groin pain or pain in his left testicle. He is afebrile and reports nodysuria. Which of the following diagnoses is most likely? 2. Question: A 32-year-old male appears with a rapid onset of unilateral scrotal pai...

1. Question: A 72-year-old obese male has gout. When teaching him about diet, which of the following should the clinician advise? 2. Question: Which of the following statements about hypothyroidism is not true? 3. Question: Which of the following body mass index (BMI) values defines class 1 obesity? 4. Question: The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is: 5. Question: A low thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) can lead to: 6. Question: A 24-year-old female is preparing for radioactive iodine...

1. Question: A 22-year-old college student presents to your urgent care clinic complaining of a rash. She was recently on spring break and spent every night in the hot tub at her hotel. On physical exam, she has multiple small areas of 1- to 2-mm erythematous pustules that are present mostly where her bathing suit covered her buttocks. What is the most likely pathogen causing these lesions? 2. Question: A 10-year-old male presents to the office with his mother with complaints of itchy and red e...

1. Question: Biofeedback, deep breathing, mindfulness, and progressive muscle relaxation are strategies that are typically used in which of the following therapies? 2. Question: According to the APA which of the following are required to support a child’s DSM- 5 diagnosis? 3. Question Which of the following is NOT consistent with good sleep hygiene? 4. Question: Which of the following antipsychotic medications have the greatest tendency to increase appetite and body weight? 5. Question: Wh...

1. Question:Ms. Hill is currently being treated for schizophrenia but has stopped taking her medications due to some side effects she claims she was experiencing. She presents to the clinic today with worsening symptoms. She is experiencing anhedonia, agitation, attentional impairment, and affective blunting. Which one of the symptoms mentioned is considered a positive symptom of schizophrenia? 2. Question:Mrs. Schwartzman is a 52-year-old patient with schizophrenia and no established historyof...

1. Question:L. J. is a 55-year-old male who attended a funeral and found himself laughing during the service, but later that evening he was irritated with himself for what he had done. His wife said this was abnormal behavior and took him to his doctor to be evaluated. After L. J.’s MRI was reviewed, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Which medication is recommended to help L. J. with his emotional outbursts? 2. Question:When can buprenorphine be initiated in a patient who is suff...

1. Question: L. J. is a 55-year-old male who attended a funeral and found himself laughing during the service, but later that evening he was irritated with himself for what he had done. His wife said this was abnormal behavior and took him to his doctor to be evaluated. After L. J.’s MRI was reviewed, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Which medication is recommended to help L. J. with his emotional outbursts? 2. Question: When can buprenorphine be initiated in a patient who is su...

1. Question: What is the strongest established risk factor for bipolar disorder? 2. Question: Which of the following medications are known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs)? 3. Question:Which disease state of a non-adherent patient is at greater risk for substance use, violence, and victimization as well as worse overall quality of life? 4. Question; Patient is a 72-year-old male with a past medical history significant for atrial fibrillation and COPD with a new diagnosis o...

1. Question: L. J. is a 55-year-old male who attended a funeral and found himself laughing during the service, but later that evening he was irritated with himself for what he had done. His wife said this was abnormal behavior and took him to his doctor to be evaluated. After L. J.’s MRI was reviewed, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Which medication is recommended to help L. J. with his emotional outbursts? 2. Question: When can buprenorphine be initiated in a patient who is su...

1. Question: L. J. is a 55-year-old male who attended a funeral and found himself laughing during the service, but later that evening he was irritated with himself for what he had done. His wife said this was abnormal behavior and took him to his doctor to be evaluated. After L. J.’s MRI was reviewed, he was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia. Which medication is recommended to help L. J. with his emotional outbursts? 2. Question: When can buprenorphine be initiated in a patient who is su...

1. Question:A patient with bipolar disorder is on divalproex sodium (Depakote) for mania. What test(s) would the family nurse practitioner monitor? 2. Question:A 68-year-old man is being treated for benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) and began treatment with finasteride (Proscar) 3 months ago. When planning the care of this patient, what desired outcome should the nurse prioritize? 3. Question:A 2-year-old child is diagnosed with a minor ailment and is to be administered medications at home fo...

1. Question:A contraindication to the use of combined contraceptives is: 2. Question:Which of the following would the nurse include in a teaching plan about the signs and symptoms of thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism that should be reported by a patient taking estrogen? 3. Question:A patient with chronic heart failure has begun treatment with epoetinalfa, which she will receive in her own home from a home health nurse. The nurse should teach the patient to supplement this treatment with a d...

1. Question:A male patient is trying to decide if he should use finasteride (Proscar) to treat benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). When providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy? 2. Question: All of the following systemic drugs interfere with metabolism of oral contraceptives except 3. Question: The first line drug choice for a previously healthy adult patient who has been diagnosed with community acquired ...

1. Question:When conducting a geriatric assessment, basic activities of daily living (ADLs) include: 2. Question: When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the at each site. 3. Question: You are reviewing an ECG of a 43year old new patient. The patient has a history of second-degree heart block. The ECG shows the PR interval is increases with each beat until a QRS is dropped. What is this type of block called? 4. Question: Throughout the history and physical examination, the clini...

1. Question:When conducting a geriatric assessment, basic activities of daily living (ADLs) include: 2. Question: When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the at each site. 3. Question: You are reviewing an ECG of a 43year old new patient. The patient has a history of second-degree heart block. The ECG shows the PR interval is increases with each beat until a QRS is dropped. What is this type of block called? 4. Question: Throughout the history and physical examination, the clini...

1. Question:When conducting a geriatric assessment, basic activities of daily living (ADLs) include: 2. Question: When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the at each site. 3. Question: You are reviewing an ECG of a 43year old new patient. The patient has a history of second-degree heart block. The ECG shows the PR interval is increases with each beat until a QRS is dropped. What is this type of block called? 4. Question: Throughout the history and physical examination, the clini...

1. Question:In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what position? 2. Question:A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as: 3. Question:The goals of pre-participation sports evaluation include: 4. Question:An examiner has rotated a brush several times into the cervical. The brush was withdrawn and stroked lightly on a glass slide. The slide was sprayed with fixative. Which type of specimen requires this techniq...