NR 509 MIDTERM EXAM /NR509 ADVANCED
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2024-2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ALL 100
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A theoretical new laboratory test for strep throat has high
specificity. When a test has high specificity, clinicians can be
confident in which of the following aspects?
a. If the test result is positive, the patient probably has strep
throat.
b. If the test result is positive, the patient probably does not have
strep throat.
c. If the test result is negative, the patient probably has strep
throat.
d. If the test result is negative, the patient probably does not
have strep throat.
e. If the test result is positive, a confirmatory test should be
performed. - ANSWER- a. If the test result is positive, the
patient probably has strep throat.
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Weight change may indicate the presence of important
underlying pathology requiring further investigation. Which of
the following best describes a significant weight change that
requires further evaluation?
a. A 45-year-old male with baseline weight of 280 lb who
decides to undertake a light exercise regimen and loses 15% of
his total body weight in 3 months
b. A 32-year-old female with a baseline weight of 175 lb who
checks her weight irregularly but reports a 5-lb unintended
weight loss over 3 months
c. A 45-year-old recently menopausal female who gains 5%
beyond her baseline weight of 140 lb in 6 months
d. A 26-year-old female with a baseline body mass index (BMI)
of 25 who loses 5% of her body weight with 6 months of diet
and exercise modification
e. A 31-year-old male with a baseline body mass index (BMI) of
20 who loses 3 lb after a prolonged bout of infectious
gastroenteritis - ANSWER- a. A 45-year-old male with baseline
weight of 280 lb who decides to undertake a light exercise
regimen and loses 15% of
A 19-year-old student of art history presents to clinic after a
syncopal (fainting) episode at school. He is notably thin; on a
thorough review of his medical history, he admits that he eats
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only minimally to maintain a very low body weight that he feels
is ideal. He is embarrassed that his issues were discussed by
peers after this episode, especially because he believes that this
is a problem that is only faced by girls and women. Concerning
the two most common eating disorders (anorexia nervosa and
bulimia nervosa), which of the following statements is true?
a. Men and women are both afflicted, but with a female:male
prevalence ratio estimated at ~2:1.
b. Both of these eating disorders are associated with a body mass
index (BMI) of <17.5.
c. Both of these eating disorders are associated with a real or
imagined fear of appearing fat.
d. Persons with eating disorders are generally easily identified
by their appeara - ANSWER- c. Both of these eating disorders
are associated with a real or imagined fear of appearing fat.
A 55-year-old air traffic control agent reports his home blood
pressure log to clinic after he was diagnosed with hypertension
at a prior visit. He notes that he consistently measures within the
normal range at home, but seems to fall outside the normal range
every time he comes to the clinic. Which of the following blood
pressure measurements is considered to be most accurate (i.e.,
reflecting the patient's "true" blood pressure)?
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a. Blood pressure recorded in three positions in the health
practitioner's office
b. Three separate blood pressure measurements recorded by a
medical technician within 90 minutes of awakening in the
morning in an office setting using an automated device
c. Blood pressure recorded in three positions in the health
practitioner's office after resting for a 10-minute period in a
supine position
d. Regular ambulatory monitoring recorded outside of the office
setting
e. A total of six blood pre - ANSWER- d. Regular ambulatory
monitoring recorded outside of the office setting
A 68-year-old retired college professor presents for routine
physical examination. After the patient has been reading a novel
in the waiting room for ~20 minutes, the technician records his
blood pressure in both arms using an automated device. The
technician notes a 20-mm Hg difference in systolic blood
pressure between the right and left arms; he repeats the readings
10 minutes later and records the same asymmetrical systolic
blood pressure. Which of the following is true regarding this
physical finding?
a. An arm-to-arm difference of up to 20 mm Hg in systolic
blood pressure is considered the upper limits of normal.
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