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A 52-year-old obese man with type 2 diabetes reports dozing off while driving,
watching TV, or reading, with increased apathy and fatigue. The PMHNP ordered
a sleep study, which revealed 10 episodes of apnea lasting 15 to 20 seconds each
per hour of sleep. Based on these findings, what should the PMHNP prescribe for
his condition?
-Referral to otolaryngology for rhinoplasty
-Antidepressant medications
-Referral to otolaryngology for uvuloplasty
-Continuous positive airway pressure - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Continuous positive
airway pressure
Which of the following is an indication for monitoring of serum drug levels?
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,-Smoking cessation
-New diagnosis of hyperlipidemia
-Resolution of symptoms
-New diagnosis of diabetes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Smoking cessation
Your client Jamie asks you about a mole of her forearm. You refer her to
dermatology. As an APRN, you recognize that cancerous moles can be detected on
exam. Which of the following would not be of concern?
-A mole that is not elevated
-All of the above
-A dark mole
-A mole that is 5 mm in size - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔All of the above
Recall the ABCDE acronym. Concerning moles are asymmetric, have irregular
borders, have color variation, a diameter > 6mm and elevated moles.
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,A 42-year-old female recalls a brief episode of chest tightness with no radiation or
chest wall injury during her new taekwondo martial arts class. This pain subsided
during "the cool down period" of her class. Which of the following is most likely
given her presentation?
-Pericarditis
-Acute myocardial infarction
-Hiatal hernia
-Angina pectoris - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Angina pectoris
Chest pain with activity and relieved at rest in a middle-aged adult should prompt
concern for myocardial ischemia. Although acute myocardial infarction is a
possibility, it is less likely given the scenario mentioned above.
Gloria is a 68-year-old female with a chronic history of severe anxiety disorder
presents with mild shortness of breath, fine crackles in the right lower lobe with
auscultation and a nonproductive cough. She recently "ran out of pills". Which
medication omission most likely lead to her current presenting symptoms?
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, -Metoprolol
-Lorazepam
-Furosemide
-Metformin - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Furosemide
Furosemide or Lasix is a diuretic utilized in the management of heart failure.
Although anxiety can produce shortness of breath, one would not expect fine
crackles on exam unless additional comorbidity exists.
The S2 heart sound is a result of what?
-Closure of the semilunar valves
-Opening of the semilunar valves
-Closure of the atrioventricular valves
-Opening of the atrioventricular valves - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Closure of the semilunar
valves
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