UPDATED EXAM 1 2025 COMPLETE
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION BANK
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A 43 year old woman presents with recurrent abdominal
cramping and pain associated with
diarrhea that occurs from four to seven times per day. This has
happened in the past. The stools
are bloody with mucus and pus. The patient reports she has a
poor appetite, has lost 10 lbs. in 3
weeks and c/o fatigue. The patient denies recent travel or
outdoor camping. Which of the
following conditions is most likely - THE CORRECT ANSWER-IBS
(ulcerative colitis)
A 64-year old woman presents with a 3-month history of upper
abdominal pain. She
describes the discomfort as an intermittent, centrally located
"burning" feeling in the upper
abdomen, most often with meals and often accompanied by
mild nausea. Use of an OTC
histamine 2-blocker provides mild relief intermittently. She
uses naproxen regularly for arthritis
, pain. Her clinical presentation is most consistent with - THE
CORRECT ANSWER-PUD/flastric ulcer
A 65 year old presents with what she thinks is a change in a pre-
existing mole. Which 3
features would be most suspicious for a malignant melanoma? -
THE CORRECT ANSWER-Changes in color, size and shape
A 65-year-old male presents to the family nurse practitioner for
evaluation of years of
"heartburn" and recent significant weight loss (30 lb in 1
month). He has been taking antacids
and an oral histamine 2 receptor antagonist (H2 RA) for "years
off and on" and has had some
relief of his symptoms. He has a 60 pack-year history of
cigarette smoking and drinks alcohol
daily. What differential diagnosis must the family nurse
practitioner consider first? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-Esophageal Ca
A 68 year old Caucasian female complains of a crusty and non-
healing lesion on her lower
lip. She notices that it bleeds. There is also a rough textured
reddish/brown-
colored irregular lesion on her right cheek. Which of the
following would be the best
intervention for this patient? - THE CORRECT ANSWER-referral to a
dermatologist