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A nurse practitioner considering referral of a frail elderly patient for hospice care understands that: -
Answer documentation of limited life expectancy is a prerequisite
Urinary and bowel dysfunction, saddle anesthesia, and leg weakness or foot drop are signs of - Answer
cauda equina syndrome
Which of the following statements regarding depression in the elderly is correct? - Answer Depression
can be induced by prescribed and over-the-counter medications
A geriatric patient who has a 40 pack-year smoking history complains of painful cramping in the leg
muscles that occurs after walking for 20 minutes. After taking a complete history and performing a
physical examination, a nurse practitioner decides that the most likely diagnosis is: - Answer intermittent
claudication
Which of the following conditions exacerbate urinary incontinence? - Answer Impacted stool and
atrophic vaginits
Which trimester of pregnancy is a woman with a fundal height measurement at the umbilicus? - Answer
Second
The best medication for a patient who complains of irritable bowel syndrome with cramping is: - Answer
dicyclomine (Bentyl)
Major causes of chronic kidney disease include? - Answer amyloidosis and systemic lupus erythematosus
In a 19-year-old who presents with a sore throat and anterior cervical adenopathy, which causative
agent would be suspected? - Answer Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococcus
, Which of the following constellations of symptoms, lasting more than 3 months, is MOST common in
fibromyalgia? - Answer diffuse pain, sleep abnormality, fatigue
The most common skin cancer is: - Answer basal cell carcinoma
Research studies indicate that erectile dysfunction in geriatric patients is a common complication in -
Answer vascular disease
Acute otitis media has which of the following characteristics? - Answer loss of ossicular landmarks on the
tympanic membrane
Which of the following is the MOST common risk factor for developing severe hyperbilirubinemia in the
newborn? - Answer Blood incompatibility with the mother
Which of the following is a common cause of acne? - Answer increase in androgens
Which of the following conditions is a risk factor for development of DVT and PE? - Answer visceral
malignancy
A pregnant adult patient is diagnosed with a chlamydial infection at 20 weeks of gestation. Which of the
following is the most accurate method for confirming this diagnosis? - Answer Nucleic acid amplification
test (NAAT) of urine
A late adolescent football player presents to the urgent care with an acute knee injury. He heard a pop
when his knee buckled. The nurse practitioner notes a positive anterior drawer test. The most likely
diagnosis is injury to the - Answer anterior cruciate ligament
A pediatric patient presents with a painful enlarged parotid gland. The most likely diagnosis is: - Answer
mumps
An older adult female presents with severe pain. She reports malaise, and periodic itching and burning
on her chest wall. Physical exam reveals a small area of hyperesthesia in a linear fashion. The most likely
diagnosis is: - Answer herpes zoster