Acute angle-closure glaucoma involves a sudden severe rise in intraocular pressure. Which of
the following ranges represents normal intraocular pressure?
Question options:
a) 0 to 7 mm Hg
b) 8 to 21 mm Hg
c) 22 to 40 mm Hg
d) 40 to 80 mm Hg
Question 2 points
Which obstructive lung disease is classified as reversible?
Question options:
a) Asthma
b) Chronic bronchitis
c) Emphysema
d) COPD
Question 3 points
A 65-year-old man presents to the clinician with complaints of increasing bilateral peripheral
vision loss, poor night vision, and frequent prescription changes that started 6 months
previously. Recently, he has also been seeing halos around lights. The clinician suspects chronic
open-angle glaucoma. Which of the following statements is true concerning the diagnosis of
chronic open-angle glaucoma?
Question options:
,a) The presence of increased intraocular pressure measured by tonometry is definitive for the
diagnosis of open-angle glaucoma.
b) The clinician can definitively diagnosis open-angle glaucoma based on the subjective
complaints of the patient.
c) Physical diagnosis relies on gonioscopic evaluation of the angle by an ophthalmologist.
d) Early diagnosis is essential in order to reverse any damage that has occurred to the optic
nerve.
Question 4 points
Heart valve damage resulting from acute rheumatic fever is a long-term sequelae resulting from
infection with which of the following pathogens?
Question options:
a) Coxsackievirus
b) Cytomegalovirus
c) Francisella tularensis
d) Group A streptococcus
Question 5 points
The presence of hairy leukoplakia in a person with no other symptoms of immune suppression is
strongly suggestive of which type of infection?
Question options:
a) HSV type 2
b) HIV
c) Pneumonia
d) Syphilis
,Question 6 points
Your patient is on Therabid for his asthma. You want to maintain his serum levels between:
Question options:
a) 0 to 5 mcg/mL
b) 5 to 10 mcg/mL
c) 5 to 15 mcg/mL
d) 10 to 20 mcg/mL
Question 7 points
African American patients seem to have a negative reaction to which of the following asthma
medications?
Question options:
a) Inhaled corticosteroids
b) Long-term beta-agonist bronchodilators
c) Leukotriene receptor agonists
d) Oral corticosteroids
Question 8 points
Which of the following statements is true concerning the use of bilberry as a complementary
therapy for cataracts?
Question options:
a) The body converts bilberry to vitamin A, which helps to maintain a healthy lens.
b) Bilberry blocks an enzyme that leads to sorbitol accumulation that contributes to cataract
formation in diabetes.
c) Bilberry boosts oxygen and blood delivery to the eye.
, d) Bilberry is a good choice for patients with diabetes as it does not interact with antidiabetic
drugs.
Question 9 points
Your patient has decided to try to quit smoking with Chantix. You are discussing his quit date,
and he will begin taking the medicine tomorrow. When should he plan to quit smoking?
Question options:
a) He should stop smoking today.
b) He should stop smoking tomorrow.
c) His quit date should be in 1 week.
d) He will be ready to quit after the first 30 days.
Question 10 points
The forced vital capacity is decreased in:
Question options:
a) Asthma
b) Chronic bronchitis
c) Emphysema
d) Restrictive disease
Question 11 points
A patient with hypertension comes in and insists that one of his new medications is causing him
to cough. When looking at his list of medications, you think the cough must be from:
Question options:
a) Metoprolol
b) Clopidogrel
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