NSG 6001 Final Exam 2 With 100% Correct Questions And Answers
I. Your 60-year-old male patient arrives for his appointment. He complains of general
... [Show More] malaise and fever over
the past several days with low back pain. He also states that he is getting up at night more often to urinate
and never feels his bladder is completely empty. What differential diagnosis should you consider in this
patient
Acute bacterial prostatitis
II. We all know that collaboration in integral to becoming a successful nurse practitioner. Among collaboration,
however, only one can be considered the most important. While each example below is important, which is
the most important collaboration. The one that occurs:
Between the patient and the nurse practitioner
III. The sensitivity of a routine ETT is effort dependent. What physiological changes occur during effort in the
routine ETT?
Increased coronary blood flow and increased systolic blood pressure
IV. A 47-year-old female with general complaints of fatigue and shortness of breath show up in your clinic as a
referral from another nurse practitioner. Several blood tests and chest xrays have been completed without
any diagnosis or outstanding abnormalities. You decide to order an ETT despite the fact that the recent ecg
does not show any abnormalities. From the answers below which would be the best answer to support your
decision
Cad in women is under diagnosed
V. More than half of all cardiac arrhymias involve the atria
True
VI. What are the most common symptoms caused by tachyarryhthmias
Palpitations
VII. For women with known cad and diabetes, which is the most appropriate to assess CAD risk
ETT with imaging
VIII. Of the following, which is the best answer when asked about the advantage of echocardiogram exercise
testing over thallium stress testing
Results are available more quickly
IX. You patient has uncomplicated pyelonephritis. In deciding your recommended treatment, you consider the
most common pathogenic reason for this diagnosis. What pathogen accounts for the majority of
pyelonephritis?
E coli
X. What purpose does the principle of fidelity serve
Ensures that providers honor their committement to the patient
XI. In CAD after both systolic and diastolic dysfunction have occurred. The typical pattern of chest pain and
related EKG changes occur. During an ekg you should expect to see ST segment and T wave changes that
are central to demonstration of ischemia occurring relatively late in the ischemic cascade is this true or
false
True
XII. The leads on the ECG showing ischemic changes during or immediately after an ETT can correlate roughly to
the culprit artery or arteries with significant CAD. Is this true or false
True
XIII. Skin cancer is the most common malignant neoplasms in males in the us . What is the second leading cause
of cancer deaths in men greater than 50 years of age
Prostate cancer
XIV. What ech changes can reduce the specificity of the ETT
Paced rhythm and resting bundle branch blocks.
XV. You have confirmed that your patient does indeed have an abdominal aortic aneurysm. In teaching your
patient about symptoms to report immediately to the vascular surgeon you instruct the patient to report
which of the following
Back pain or flank pain
XVI. Which is one of the common causes of a saccular abdominal aneurysm
Trauma
XVII. The diagnostic accuracy of stress testing is decreased among women compared to men for what reasons
Women usually have single vessel or non-obstructive disease
XVIII. Population disease management is a term used to describe
High prevalence specific diseases
XIX. You receive a report back on the suspected abdominal aortic aneurysm for your patient. It confirms your
suspicion of AAA. The report describes the aneurysm as a symmetric weakness of the entire circumference
of the aorta. You know that this form of aneurysm is referred to as what kind of aneurysm
Fusiform
XX. You practice partner just ordered an exercise echocardiograph 2DE for a patient with suspected
cardiovascular risk. This patient has known resting wall motion abnormalities. Why would this not be the
best test to assess this patient’s cardiac risk
Sensitivity is decreased
XXI. Your patient underwent an exercise stress test for CAD. There is significant elevation of the ST segment.
What do you need to know about these changes to manage your patients care?
- These changes have minimal predictive value for CAD
XXII. When there is a consequential loss of structural integrity of the abdominal aorta, the resulting issue is what
condition
- AAA
XXIII. You see a 60yr old AA male in your clinic with a recent diagnosis of htn. He asks you what he should restrict
in his diet. And is particularly interested in limiting his sodium intake. What amount of sodium intake would
you recommend on a daily basis for this patient?
- 1.5g/day
XXIV. Why would inability to exercise reduce the specificity of the routine ETT
- Produces persistent ST segment changes and T wave abnormalities
XXV. By standard criteria, how is a positive stress test defined
- Development of a horizontal or down sloping ST segment depression of 1mm
XXVI. What are the two types of bradycardia recognized by the American heart association
- Relative and absolute [Show Less]