Leik FNP certification review
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Exam Questions With Correct Answers
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A //30-year-
old /
/chef /
/complains /
/of /
/pruritic /
/hives /
/over /
/her /
/chest /
/and //arms, //but //denies //difficulty //swallowing //or //breathing. //She //reports //a //family //history //of
//allergic //rhinitis //and //asthma. //Which //of //the //following //interventions //is //most //appropriate?
A. //Obtain //a //complete //and //thorough //history
B. //Recommend //an //oral //antihistamine //such //as //diphenhydramine //25 //mg //PO //QID
C. //Give //an //injection //of //epinephrine //1:1000 //intramuscularly //stat
D. //Call //911 //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //A) //Obtain //a //complete //and //thorough //history
Before /
/prescribing /
/medications, //
a/
/thorough /
/history /
/must /
/be /
/obtained /
/to /
/determine /
/possible /
/causes /
,/of /
/hives. /
/The /
/patient /
/denied /
/difficulty /
/with /
/swallowing /
/and //breathing, //so //there //was //no //medical //emergency //that //would //require //calling //911.
Which //of //the //following //findings //is //most //likely //in //young //primigravidas //with //pregnancy-
induced //hypertension?
A. //Abdominal //cramping //and //constipation
B. //Edema //of //the //face //and //the //upper //extremities
C. //Shortness //of //breath
D. /
/Dysuria /
/and //frequency //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //B) //Edema //of //the //face //and //the //upper //extremities
Common //signs //and //symptoms //of //pregnancy-
induced /
/hypertension /
/include /
/edema /
/of /
/the /
/face /
/and /
/the /
/upper /
/extremities, /
/weight //gain, //blurred //vision, //elevated //blood //pressure, //proteinuria, //and //headaches
Which //of //the //following //symptoms //is //associated //with //B12 //deficiency //anemia?
,A. //Spoon-shaped //nails //and //pica
B. //Abnormal //neurological //exam
C. //Vegan //diet
D. /
/Tingling /
/and /
/numbness //of //both //feet //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //D) //Tingling //and //numbness //of //both //feet
Vitamin /
/B12 /
/deficiency /
/anemia /
/can /
/cause /
/nerve /
/cell //damage //if //not //treated. //Symptoms //of //B12 //deficiency //anemia //may //include //tingling //or
//numbness /
/in /
/fingers /
/and /
/toes, /
/difficulty /
/walking, //mood //changes //or //depression, //memory //loss, //disorientation, //and //dementia.
A //second //triple //screen //on //a //35-year-
old //primigravida //reveals //abnormally //low //levels //of //alpha //fetoprotein //and //estriol //and //high
//levels /
/of /
/human /
/chorionic /
/gonadotropin. //Which //of //the //following //interventions //is //the //best //choice //for //this //patient?
A. //Order //an //ultrasound
B. //Order //a //computed //tomography //(CT) //scan //of //the //abdomen
C. //Order //a //24-hour //urine //for //protein //clearance
, D. /
/Assess /
/for //
a //history //of //illicit //drug //or //alcohol //use //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //A) //Order //an //ultrasound
Abnormally /
/low /
/levels /
/of /
/alpha /
/fetoprotein /
/and /
/estriol /
/and /
/high /
/levels /
/of //human //chorionic //gonadotropin //are //abnormal //during //pregnancy. //An //ultrasound //should
//be /
/ordered /
/to /
/further //evaluate //the //fetus //for //characteristics //of //Down //syndrome //and/or //fetal //demise.
All //of //the //following //are //true //statements //about //diverticula //except:
A. //Diverticula //are //located //in //the //colon
B. //A //low-fiber //diet //is //associated //with //the //condition
C. //Most //diverticula //in //the //colon //are //infected //with //gram-negative //bacteria
D. /
/Supplementing /
/with /
/fiber, /
/such /
/as /
/psyllium /
/(Metamucil), /
/is /
/recommended //- /
/ / / /
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
/ / / /
A //30-year-
old /
/chef /
/complains /
/of /
/pruritic /
/hives /
/over /
/her /
/chest /
/and //arms, //but //denies //difficulty //swallowing //or //breathing. //She //reports //a //family //history //of
//allergic //rhinitis //and //asthma. //Which //of //the //following //interventions //is //most //appropriate?
A. //Obtain //a //complete //and //thorough //history
B. //Recommend //an //oral //antihistamine //such //as //diphenhydramine //25 //mg //PO //QID
C. //Give //an //injection //of //epinephrine //1:1000 //intramuscularly //stat
D. //Call //911 //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //A) //Obtain //a //complete //and //thorough //history
Before /
/prescribing /
/medications, //
a/
/thorough /
/history /
/must /
/be /
/obtained /
/to /
/determine /
/possible /
/causes /
,/of /
/hives. /
/The /
/patient /
/denied /
/difficulty /
/with /
/swallowing /
/and //breathing, //so //there //was //no //medical //emergency //that //would //require //calling //911.
Which //of //the //following //findings //is //most //likely //in //young //primigravidas //with //pregnancy-
induced //hypertension?
A. //Abdominal //cramping //and //constipation
B. //Edema //of //the //face //and //the //upper //extremities
C. //Shortness //of //breath
D. /
/Dysuria /
/and //frequency //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //B) //Edema //of //the //face //and //the //upper //extremities
Common //signs //and //symptoms //of //pregnancy-
induced /
/hypertension /
/include /
/edema /
/of /
/the /
/face /
/and /
/the /
/upper /
/extremities, /
/weight //gain, //blurred //vision, //elevated //blood //pressure, //proteinuria, //and //headaches
Which //of //the //following //symptoms //is //associated //with //B12 //deficiency //anemia?
,A. //Spoon-shaped //nails //and //pica
B. //Abnormal //neurological //exam
C. //Vegan //diet
D. /
/Tingling /
/and /
/numbness //of //both //feet //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //D) //Tingling //and //numbness //of //both //feet
Vitamin /
/B12 /
/deficiency /
/anemia /
/can /
/cause /
/nerve /
/cell //damage //if //not //treated. //Symptoms //of //B12 //deficiency //anemia //may //include //tingling //or
//numbness /
/in /
/fingers /
/and /
/toes, /
/difficulty /
/walking, //mood //changes //or //depression, //memory //loss, //disorientation, //and //dementia.
A //second //triple //screen //on //a //35-year-
old //primigravida //reveals //abnormally //low //levels //of //alpha //fetoprotein //and //estriol //and //high
//levels /
/of /
/human /
/chorionic /
/gonadotropin. //Which //of //the //following //interventions //is //the //best //choice //for //this //patient?
A. //Order //an //ultrasound
B. //Order //a //computed //tomography //(CT) //scan //of //the //abdomen
C. //Order //a //24-hour //urine //for //protein //clearance
, D. /
/Assess /
/for //
a //history //of //illicit //drug //or //alcohol //use //- //correct //answer(s) //✔✔ //A) //Order //an //ultrasound
Abnormally /
/low /
/levels /
/of /
/alpha /
/fetoprotein /
/and /
/estriol /
/and /
/high /
/levels /
/of //human //chorionic //gonadotropin //are //abnormal //during //pregnancy. //An //ultrasound //should
//be /
/ordered /
/to /
/further //evaluate //the //fetus //for //characteristics //of //Down //syndrome //and/or //fetal //demise.
All //of //the //following //are //true //statements //about //diverticula //except:
A. //Diverticula //are //located //in //the //colon
B. //A //low-fiber //diet //is //associated //with //the //condition
C. //Most //diverticula //in //the //colon //are //infected //with //gram-negative //bacteria
D. /
/Supplementing /
/with /
/fiber, /
/such /
/as /
/psyllium /
/(Metamucil), /
/is /
/recommended //- /
