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NR 511 Midterm question from Dunphy book
chapters 11, 9, 8, 7 Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
What is the most effective treatment for urticaria?
A. An oral antihistamine
B. Dietary management
C. Avoidance of the offending agent
D. A glucocorticosteroid Answer: C. Avoidance of the offending
agent
2. Tinea unguium is also known as:
A. Tinea capitis.
B. Pityriasis versicolor.
C. Tinea manuum.
D. Onychomycosis. Answer: D. Onychomycosis.
3. Sandra, age 69, is complaining of dry skin. What do you advise
her to do?
A. Bathe every day.
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B. Use tepid water and a mild cleansing cream.
C. Use a dehumidifier.
D. Decrease the oral intake of fluids. Answer: B. Use tepid water and
a mild cleansing cream.
4. Your client, a 75-year-old smoker of 50 years, is at the office
today for a routine physical. During your inspection of the oral
mucosa, you discover a lesion that you suspect to be cancerous.
You document your finding as:
A. A vesicular-like lesion.
B. An ulcerated lesion with indurated margins.
C. A denuded patch with a removable white coating.
D. A red raised lesion. Answer: B. An ulcerated lesion with indurated
margins.
5. Which type of hemangioma in a newborn occurs on the nape of
the neck and is usually not noticeable when it becomes covered by
hair?
A. Nevus flammeus (port-wine stain)
B. Stork's beak mark
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C. Strawberry hemangioma
D. Cavernous hemangioma Answer: B. Stork's beak mark
6. Sidney, age 72, has just been diagnosed with temporal arteritis.
What do you prescribe?
A. Systemic corticosteroids
B. Topical corticosteroids
C. Antibiotics
D. Antifungal preparations Answer: A. Systemic corticosteroids
7. Abe, age 57, has just been given a diagnosis of herpes zoster. He
asks you about exposure to others. You tell him that:
A. Once he has been on the medication for a full 24 hours, he is no
longer contagious.
B. He should stay away from children and pregnant women who
have not had chickenpox.
C. He should wait until the rash is completely gone before going
out in crowds.
D. He should be isolated from all persons except his wife. Answer:
B. He should stay away from children and pregnant women who
have not had chickenpox.
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8. What is the most important thing a woman can do to have
youthful, attractive skin?
A. Keep well hydrated.
B. Use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 45.
C. Avoid smoking.
D. Use mild defatted or glycerin soaps. Answer: C. Avoid smoking.
9. Tanisha, a 24-year-old African American mother of four young
children, presents in the clinic today with varicella. She states that
three of her children also have it and that her eruption started less
than 24 hours ago. Which of the following may shorten the course
of Tanisha's disease?
A. Calamine lotion
B. Cool baths
C. Acyclovir (Zovirax)
D. Corticosteroids Answer: C. Acyclovir (Zovirax)
10. Johnny, age 12, just started taking amoxicillin for otitis media.
His mother said that he woke up this morning with a rash on his
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NR 511 Midterm question from Dunphy book
chapters 11, 9, 8, 7 Questions with Correct
Answers | Updated (100% Correct Answers)
What is the most effective treatment for urticaria?
A. An oral antihistamine
B. Dietary management
C. Avoidance of the offending agent
D. A glucocorticosteroid Answer: C. Avoidance of the offending
agent
2. Tinea unguium is also known as:
A. Tinea capitis.
B. Pityriasis versicolor.
C. Tinea manuum.
D. Onychomycosis. Answer: D. Onychomycosis.
3. Sandra, age 69, is complaining of dry skin. What do you advise
her to do?
A. Bathe every day.
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B. Use tepid water and a mild cleansing cream.
C. Use a dehumidifier.
D. Decrease the oral intake of fluids. Answer: B. Use tepid water and
a mild cleansing cream.
4. Your client, a 75-year-old smoker of 50 years, is at the office
today for a routine physical. During your inspection of the oral
mucosa, you discover a lesion that you suspect to be cancerous.
You document your finding as:
A. A vesicular-like lesion.
B. An ulcerated lesion with indurated margins.
C. A denuded patch with a removable white coating.
D. A red raised lesion. Answer: B. An ulcerated lesion with indurated
margins.
5. Which type of hemangioma in a newborn occurs on the nape of
the neck and is usually not noticeable when it becomes covered by
hair?
A. Nevus flammeus (port-wine stain)
B. Stork's beak mark
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C. Strawberry hemangioma
D. Cavernous hemangioma Answer: B. Stork's beak mark
6. Sidney, age 72, has just been diagnosed with temporal arteritis.
What do you prescribe?
A. Systemic corticosteroids
B. Topical corticosteroids
C. Antibiotics
D. Antifungal preparations Answer: A. Systemic corticosteroids
7. Abe, age 57, has just been given a diagnosis of herpes zoster. He
asks you about exposure to others. You tell him that:
A. Once he has been on the medication for a full 24 hours, he is no
longer contagious.
B. He should stay away from children and pregnant women who
have not had chickenpox.
C. He should wait until the rash is completely gone before going
out in crowds.
D. He should be isolated from all persons except his wife. Answer:
B. He should stay away from children and pregnant women who
have not had chickenpox.
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8. What is the most important thing a woman can do to have
youthful, attractive skin?
A. Keep well hydrated.
B. Use sunscreen with an SPF of at least 45.
C. Avoid smoking.
D. Use mild defatted or glycerin soaps. Answer: C. Avoid smoking.
9. Tanisha, a 24-year-old African American mother of four young
children, presents in the clinic today with varicella. She states that
three of her children also have it and that her eruption started less
than 24 hours ago. Which of the following may shorten the course
of Tanisha's disease?
A. Calamine lotion
B. Cool baths
C. Acyclovir (Zovirax)
D. Corticosteroids Answer: C. Acyclovir (Zovirax)
10. Johnny, age 12, just started taking amoxicillin for otitis media.
His mother said that he woke up this morning with a rash on his
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