NRNP 6531 Midterm Review
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The most common cancerBasal cell carcinoma found on the
auricle is:
Which of the followingAntihistimines
medication classes should be avoided
in patients with acute or chronic
bronchitis because
it will contribute to ventilation-
perfusion mismatch in the patient?
A 47 year old male patientRefer the patient for a barium enema and presents to the
clinic with asigmoidoscopy. single episode of a moderate amount of bright red
rectal bleeding. On examination, external hemorrhoids are noted. How should
the nurse practitioner proceed?
Which of the following patientOverweight, cyanosis, and normal or
slightly characteristics are associatedincreased respiratory rate with chronic
bronchitis?
A 65-year-old female with a past CT scan
medical history of hypertension,
hyperlipidemia, and polymyalgia
rheumatica presents to urgent care
with new onset left lower quadrant
pain. Her current medications
include omeprazole 20
milligrams po daily, lisinopril 20
milligrams po daily, simvastatin
20 milligrams po daily, and
prednisone 12 milligrams po
daily. The nurse practitioner
suspects acute diverticulitis and
possibly an abscess. The most
appropriate diagnostic test for
this patient at this time is:
A patient reports "somethingPurulent drainage flew in my
eye" about an hour ago while he was splitting logs. If
there were a foreign body in his eye, the nurse
practitioner would expect to find all except:
A 21 year old college student Gonococcal conjunctivitis
presents to the student health
center with copious, markedly
purulent discharge from her left
eye. The nurse practitioner
student should suspect:
A 35 year old man presentsHerpes zoster and consider that this patient may with
radicular pain followedbe immunocompromised by the appearance of grouped
vesicles consisting of about 15 lesions across 3 different thoracic
dermatomes. He complains of pain,
burning, and itching. The nurse
practitioner should suspect:
Which type of lung cancerSmall cell carcinoma has the poorest
prognosis?
An 83-year-old female presents to Chronic diarrhea
the office complaining of diarrhea
for several days. She explains she
has even had fecal incontinence
one time. She describes loose
stools 3-4 times a day for several
weeks and denies fever, chills,
pain, recent antibiotic use. The
history suggests that the patient
has:
Margaret, age 32, comes intoSystemic lupus erythematosus the office
with painful joints and a distinctive rash in a butterfly distribution on
her face. The rash has red papules and plaques with a fine scale.
What do you suspect?
Antibiotic administration hasAcute bronchitis been
demonstrated to be of little benefit to the treatment of
which of the following disease processes?
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