Medical Case Studies: Diagnosis and Treatment of Various Conditions, Exams of Nursing

Download Medical Case Studies: Diagnosis and Treatment of Various Conditions and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! NR 511 Final Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Graded A SUCCESS ASSURED Which of the following is used to confirm the hashimotos thryoid? Anti T-P-O You are performing a school physical examination on a 5 year old boy. You are unable to pull the skin back on the penis. what is this called? Phimosis Sandra, a computer programmer, has just been given a new diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome. Your next step is to A. refer her to a hand surgeon. B. take a more complete history. C. try neutral position wrist splinting and order an oral NSAID. D. order a nerve conduction study such as an electromyography (EMG). C. try neutral position wrist splinting and order anoral NSAID. A woman presents to your primary care office for an annual physical. She denies any complaints other than having heavy menstrual bleeding which is something she has experienced her whole life. On routing CBC evaluation, her hemoglobin is 11. Other values; dec ferritin, elevated total iron binding compacity. mcv is 75. Which is the most likely cause of her anemia. 1. Iron deficiency anemia. 2.Thalassemia. 3.Sideroblastic anemia. 4.Anemia of chronic disease (ACD). 1. iron deficiency anemia 102.How soon after a facial laceration should sutures be removed? a. 4 to 6 days. b. 3 to 4 days. c. 7 to 10 days. d. 10 to 14 days. 4 to 6 days a 51 year old diabetic male presents to the clinic after sustaining a deep scalp laceration at a construction site 1 hour ago. The dr cleans and irrigates and sutures. Prophylactic antibiotics are ordered... which antibiotics in addition to Cephtriaxone Azithryo Cephlex Cipro Cephlexin? a 4 year old boy is brought to the office by his mother. His symptoms include pallor, fatigue, fever, bone pain, adenopathy, arthralgia and hepatosplenomegaly. A cbc with differential diagnosis him with leukemia. Which of the following is the next best step to take? elsa test monospot test ultra sound refer to peds oncologist order pt/ptt and bleeding time Bone Marrow Smear; elsa test Which of the following are expected findings with a A lumbar disc herniation compressing the L5 ribs. Weakness in great toe extension weakness in the great toe flexion Weakness in the ankle dorseflexion Weakness in the ankle flexion Which of the following is true regarding polycythemia? increases in high altitude men vs women antibiotics Beta blockers Carpal tunnel syndrome is due to inflammation of which nerve? The median nerve A 59 year old presents to the er with a diagnosis of priaprism. Despite application of pain meds, what medication should be given as well? Phenylephrine a 74 year old male presents with bilateral back and leg pain for 6 months. The leg pain is greater than the back pain and describes it as a shooting down her legs? What in the history makes you think it is lumbar spinal stenosis? Leaning on grocery cart Stu, age 49, has slightly reduced hemoglobin and hematocrit readings. What is your next action after you ask him about his diet? 1. Repeat the laboratory tests. 2. Perform a fecal occult blood test. 3. Start him on an iron preparation. 4. Start him on folic acid. Perform a fecal occult blood test a 35 YEAR OLD sexually active man has pain over left scrotum, with urinary frequency and dysuria. The scrotum is edematous and tender to touch. Acute epidymitis A 49 year old female presents with pain on soul of her foot between 3-4 toe, feels like a pebble in her shoe. what is this? morton's neuroma Tina, age 2, had a complete blood count (CBC) drawn at her last visit. It indicates that she has a microcytic hypochromic anemia. What should you do now at this visit? 1. Obtain a lead level. 2. Instruct Tina's parents to increase the amount of milk in her diet. 3. Start Tina on ferrous sulfate (Feosol) and check the CBC in 6 weeks. 4. Recheck the CBC. Obtain a lead level A 20 year old male presents to the clinic complaining of right knee pain from a soccer injury today. He felt his right ankle twist. He cannot bear weight. He now reports the knee locks up when he tries to straighten it. What could this be? Meniscus, tested by mcmurray What is the expected objective finding in BPH? Boggy and warm rubbery and uniformly enlarged hard indurated tender nodules on lateral side of gland Enlarged rubbery gland Which of the following is not a recommended treatment option for myofacial pain? Corticosteroids dry needle trigger point injection massage therapy Diathermy? heat? A 52 year old OBESE male presents to the clinic with complaints of numbness and tingling in the right leg for a month. He denies pains but feels pins and needles in the anterior right thigh. He cannot recall a trigger. Nothing relieves or aggravates. Physical exam shows negative straight leg raise. Dull sensation on needle prick to left thigh. DTR are 3+. The clinician looks back and sees theres been no changes, except that the patient has gained 25 lbs. Based on these findings, which should be included in the differential diagnosis? cauda equina Proximal hip fx vascular necrosis neuralgia parethetica Neuralgia Paresthesia Which of the following is contraindicated with acute prostitis? Prostate message x-linked recessive disorder commonly seen in AA males? g6p deficiency a 16 year old male presents to the clinic following a domestic cat bite on his hands. On exam two small puncture wounds are noted without discharge, no evidence of foreign body, and does not require treatment. What to do? Give antibiotics Mr. McKinsey, age 69, was recently given a diagnosis of degenerative joint disease. Which assessment should the nurse practitioner use to check for effusion of the patient's knee? a. Thomas test b. Tinel Test c. Bulge test d. Phalen test Bulge test 54. Sherri's blood work returns with a decreased mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and a decreased mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC). What should you do next? 1. Order a serum iron level and a total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) level. 2. Order a serum ferritin level. 3. Order a serum folate level. 4. Order a serum iron level, a total iron-binding capacity (TIBC) level, and a serum ferritin level. Order a serum iron level, a total iron-binding capacity level, and a serum ferritin level. A 15-year-old boy presents to the clinic after sustaining an ankle injury. He jumped for a rebound and landed and felt immediate pain and heard a pop. EXAM: Mod swelling and ecchymosis over right lateral ankle extending to the fifth metatarsal. Bearing minimal weight. Based on H&P, what injury is most likely? Grade 3 To reduce the incidence of flares, foods High in what amino acid needs to be limited in the diets of patients with gout? a. Purine. b. Glutamine. c. Phenylalanine. d. Alanine. Purine The lachman manuever is used to detect which of the following? ACL a 19 year old female was diagnosed with iron deficiency d/t menorrhia. What education should you give? Take it on an empty stomach take with food take with OJ Take before bed Take on an empty stomach 10 year old boy presents to the clinic following a soccer injury. The clinician says this is a positive mcmurray sign. What does this finding mean? Tear of meniscus Lorie, age 29, appears with the following signs: pale conjunctivae and nail beds, tachycardia, heart murmur, cheilosis, stomatitis, splenomegaly, koilonychia, and glossitis. What do you suspect? 1. Vitamin B12 deficiency. 2. Folate deficiency. 3. Iron deficiency anemia. 4. Chronic fatigue syndrome. iron deficiency anemia . In which of the following circumstances is the reticulocyte count elevated? 1. Aplastic anemia. 2. Iron deficiency anemia. 3. Poisoning. 4. Acute blood loss. Acute blood loss A new mother wants her son to be circumcised, but has hypospadius. We have to check and see where the opening is Your son should not be circumsized Surgeon might need to use that tissue Surgeon might need to use that tissue The foreskin is needed for repair.A child's foreskin is not removed since it is needed to help repair a hypospadias. Once the hypospadias is repaired, a circumcision can be performed at the same time. Disc herniation occurs most commonly at which level of the spine? L4-L5 Most common cancer in young kids? ALL Caroline, 65, is homeless and has iron deficiency anemia. She smokes and drinks when she can and has a stomach ulcer. Which of the following is not one of her risk factors for iron deficiency anemia? 1. Smoking. 2. Poverty. 3. Ulcer. 4. Age greater than 60. Smoking Dietary modifications for the treatment of gout includes which of the following restrictions? eggs nuts cheese alcohol alcohol Jill, age 49, has recently begun a rigorous weightlifting regimen. She presents to the primary care office with a shoulder dislocation. Which of the following clinical manifestations leads the nurse practitioner to suspect an anterior shoulder dislocation over a posterior dislocation? Inability to shrug the shoulder. Absence of pain. Inability to rotate the shoulder externally. Adequate to perform only a few or none of the duties of usual occupation or self-care. Herniated nucleus pulposus. Shortening of the arm. inability to shrug the shoulder Which of the following can cause ED in patients? lasix prilosec isosorbide imdur reserpine Reserpine Which of the following groups has been recommended for thyroid testing? women 50+ 35-year-old female presents to your primary care office for review of her laboratory results. Her physical exam shows a blood pressure (BP) have 140/90, pulse (P) of 105, oxygen saturation of 97%, and temperature of 98.6o F. She has complaints of palpitations, weight loss, hair loss, and anxiety. Her labs are all normal except for a low thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and an elevated thyroxine (T4). what would be your next course of treatment be? a. Start metoprolol and propylthiouracil (PTU). b. Refer the patient to psychiatry for treatment of anorexia. c. Refer the patient for radioactive iodine treatment. d. Refer the patient for thyroidectomy. a. Start metoprolol and propylthiouracil (PTU). A 55-year-old Asian male presents with a history of severe left great toe pain. He states he cannot even touch the toe with a sheet without it causing pain. He denies trauma but states he cannot ambulate without paying. He admits to drinking alcohol but not to excess. On physical exam, he has normal vital signs, and you know that your erythema on the great toe at the interphalangeal (IP) joint. Which of the following is the gold standard for diagnosis of this problem? a. Joint aspiration with crystal analysis b. Serum uric acid level c. X-ray. d. Diagnosis is made with physical exam only joint aspiration Prostate cancer is associated with what virus? EBarr? Human Papilloma? TD put CMV You are referring a 73-year-old client for management of his prostate cancer with hormonal therapy. It is understood that goserelin acetate (Zoladex) acts as a method of androgen ablation by: 1. Blocking the release of follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). 2. Blocking 5-alpha-reductase, which converts testosterone into dihydrotestosterone. 3. Inhibiting the binding of testosterone to cancer cells. 4. Inhibiting the progression of cancer cells through the cell cycle. blocking the release of lH and FSH What does not lower uric acid levels in management of gout? Allopurinol colchicine euloric absence of cremasture reflex A nurse practitioner is trying to distinguish between an articular and a nonarticular musculoskeletal complaint in a 26-year-old patient complaining of pain in the elbow area. Which of the following would characterize nonarticular bursitis? a. Deep or diffuse pain. b. Limited range of motion (ROM) on active and passive movement. c. Point or focal tenderness. d. Swelling and instability. Point or focal tenderness Anne, age 67, sustained a fall on an outstretched hand. She presents holding her arm against her chest with her elbow flexed. Based on the specific location of her pain, you suspect a radial head fracture. The best initial strategy to assess for a radial head fracture would be: a. To palpate for tenderness, swelling, and crepitus just distal to the lateral epicondyle. b. To palpate for tenderness, swelling, and crepitus along the radial wrist. c. To palpate for tenderness in the "anatomical snuffbox." d. To order an x-ray of the wrist. a. To palpate for tenderness, swelling, and crepitus just distal to the lateral epicondyle. Which of the following reflects the sickle cell anemia heritary? Sickle cell is autosomal recessive a 22 year old man is diagnosed with acute low back strains and is given nsaids. what educated is needed? Where brace at night call office lower back strengthening exercises lower back strengthening exercises 6. Sigrid, age 48, appears with a 3-month history of heat intolerance, increased sweating, palpitations, tachycardia, nervousness, irritability, fatigue, and muscle weakness. Which test would you order first? a. A blood chemistry panel. b. Thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) level. c. Liver function studies. d. Electrocardiogram. TSH level Which of the following is not a Prostate cancer risk factor? Smoking Circ high fat diet obesity circumscision acute knee pain after a football game, clinician elicits a positive mcmurrays sign, meaning: torn meniscus A patient has just been diagnosed with chronic CLL. According to the REI classification system, which of the following is stage 3? Lymphocte count >2000 Thromboctopenia liver and spleen Thrombocytopenia Adhesive capsulitis risk factors: hyperthyroid hypothyroid diabetes diabetes