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NCA 622: Test One: Module Three Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
The ACNP is interviewing a patient known to have a diagnosis of
Osteoarthritis (OA). Which of the following best describes the
presentation of a patient with OA?
sausage shaped digits with skin lesions
pain in the weight bearing joints that progressive worsens throughout
the day
back pain with rest and anterior uveitis
early morning stiffness symmetrically Answer: B. pain in the weight
bearing joints that progressively worsens throughout the day
You are seeing an elderly man brought to the emergency room by his
daughter. He lives alone in a large house. She is concerned because he
is confused, slurring his speech, and shivering. Which ECG finding
would support your suspicion of hypothermia?
J-waves
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Inverted T-waves
Premature Ventricular Contractions
ST Elevation Answer: A. J Waves
Early diagnosis and treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis is imperative to
prevent which of the following irreversible conditions:
Blindness
Pericarditis
Glomerulonephritis
Neuropathy Answer: A. Blindness
Which medications would be considered first line treatment for a
patient with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis?
Low dose corticosteroids and Methotrexate
Low dose steriods
High dose steriods
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Salicylates and NSAIDS Answer: A. Low dose corticosteroids and
methotrexate
When educating your patient who is newly diagnosed with Systemic
Lupus, which of the following is true?
Things like diet and exercise will not make any difference in your
disease flares.
Eating a healthy diet, exercising, avoiding triggers, and not smoking
can prevent and decrease the severity of flares.
Daily exposure to the sun improves symptoms.
Lupus is a self-limiting disease that won't last forever. Answer: B. Eating
a healthy diet, exercising, avoiding triggers and not smoking can
prevent and decrease the severity of flares
On physical exam, enlargement of an 83 year old patient's distal
interphalangeal joints is noted. Enlargement of these joints is known as:
Tenosynovitis
Heberden's nodes
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NCA 622: Test One: Module Three Questions with
Answers (100% Correct Answers)
The ACNP is interviewing a patient known to have a diagnosis of
Osteoarthritis (OA). Which of the following best describes the
presentation of a patient with OA?
sausage shaped digits with skin lesions
pain in the weight bearing joints that progressive worsens throughout
the day
back pain with rest and anterior uveitis
early morning stiffness symmetrically Answer: B. pain in the weight
bearing joints that progressively worsens throughout the day
You are seeing an elderly man brought to the emergency room by his
daughter. He lives alone in a large house. She is concerned because he
is confused, slurring his speech, and shivering. Which ECG finding
would support your suspicion of hypothermia?
J-waves
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Inverted T-waves
Premature Ventricular Contractions
ST Elevation Answer: A. J Waves
Early diagnosis and treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis is imperative to
prevent which of the following irreversible conditions:
Blindness
Pericarditis
Glomerulonephritis
Neuropathy Answer: A. Blindness
Which medications would be considered first line treatment for a
patient with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis?
Low dose corticosteroids and Methotrexate
Low dose steriods
High dose steriods
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Salicylates and NSAIDS Answer: A. Low dose corticosteroids and
methotrexate
When educating your patient who is newly diagnosed with Systemic
Lupus, which of the following is true?
Things like diet and exercise will not make any difference in your
disease flares.
Eating a healthy diet, exercising, avoiding triggers, and not smoking
can prevent and decrease the severity of flares.
Daily exposure to the sun improves symptoms.
Lupus is a self-limiting disease that won't last forever. Answer: B. Eating
a healthy diet, exercising, avoiding triggers and not smoking can
prevent and decrease the severity of flares
On physical exam, enlargement of an 83 year old patient's distal
interphalangeal joints is noted. Enlargement of these joints is known as:
Tenosynovitis
Heberden's nodes
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