PSI Predictor test

Which of the following would be most appropriate to perform in the initial evaluation of a patient with symptoms of acute prostatitis? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Urinalysis and urine culture Practice Test Question: 10 The best laboratory test to distinguish iron deficiency anemia from other anemias is: Question Result: Incorrect Your answer: mean corpuscular volume. Correct answer: serum ferritin level. Practice Test Question: 11 A patient is referred with a diagnosis of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. The patient is on both insulin and a beta blocker. Assuming that the patient will continue the beta blocker, it will be important to educate the patient on the recognition of hypoglycemia. Which symptom would be most indicative of hypoglycemia in this patient? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Sweating Practice Test Question: 13 An 88-year-old patient has had a gradual onset of hearing loss in the left ear. Examination shows a large accumulation of cerumen in the external auditory canal. Assuming there is no neural loss, the nurse practitioner would expect the Weber test to: Question Result: Correct Your answer: lateralize to the left. Practice Test Question: 18 Assessment findings that would support a diagnosis of mitral regurgitation include: Question Result: Correct Your answer: loud, high-pitched pansystolic murmur. Practice Test Question: 19 Which of the following laboratory tests should a nurse practitioner order when the suspected diagnosis is temporal arteritis? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) Practice Test Question: 20 A 29-year-old male with noncomplicated Chlamydia infection may exhibit: Question Result: Correct Your answer: no remarkable clinical symptoms. Practice Test Question: 23 Which of the following laboratory tests are most widely accepted as indicators of the progression of HIV infection? Question Result: Correct Your answer: CD4 count and viral load Practice Test Question: 24 A 25-year-old presents with the chief complaint of decreased mobility and pain of the right shoulder exacerbated by movement. The patient reports that he participated in extensive house painting 24 hours prior to the onset of pain. He denies any trauma. Passive ROM is intact. No redness or ecchymosis is present. What is the next step that should be taken in order to make a diagnosis? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Palpate structures around the shoulder. Practice Test Question: 25 Which of the following signs/symptoms are often associated with headaches due to an intracranial tumor? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Pain worse in supine position; focal neurological signs Practice Test Question: 27 An 88-year-old patient presents with right-sided weakness after being unable to rise unassisted following a fall to the bathroom floor. History includes aphasia and noncompliance with a hypertension medication regimen. What is the most likely diagnosis? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Left-sided stroke Practice Test Question: 29 Which of the following wet-mount results confirms a preliminary diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Squamous epithelial cells with stippling appearance and indistinct borders, no lactobacillus rods, and many white blood cells Practice Test Question: 30 Which of the following findings is typically a sign of acute appendicitis? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Rebound tenderness at McBurney's point Practice Test Question: 32 A patient with macular degeneration has difficulty seeing objects: Question Result: Incorrect Your answer: from a distance. Correct answer: in the center of the visual field. Practice Test Question: 36 Which of the following best describes psoriatic lesions in an elderly patient? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Red, sharply defined plaques with silvery scales Practice Test Question: 38 Which of the following gastrointestinal changes is associated with normal aging? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Decreased production of gastric acid Practice Test Question: 45 Which of the following is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the majority of women? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Lung cancer Practice Test Question: 46 Which of the following is NOT an indication of preeclampsia? Question Result: Correct Your answer: Glucosuria Practice Test Question: 48 To assess a patient's ability to think abstractly, a nurse practitioner could ask the patient: Question Result: Correct Your answer: the meaning of a common proverb.