NR-511 Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum
Final Exam Review
Which of the following are expected findings with a lumbar disc herniation compressing L4/L5 ribs?
Correct Answer:
Weakness in great tow extension
Which of the following conditions is an X-linked recessive disorder commonly seen in African American males?
Correct Answer:
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency.
Samuel, age 5, is receiving radiation therapy for his acute lymphoblastic leukemia. This treatment puts him at increased risk of developing which type of cancer as a secondary malignancy when he becomes an adult?
Correct Answer:
Brain tumor
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A 60 year old male presents to the clinic after stepping on a nail. What is the next step after assessing vaccination status?
Correct Answer:
If it has been more than 5 years
Your client Shirley has an elevated mean corpuscular volume (MCV). What should you be considering in terms of diagnosis?
Correct Answer:
Liver disease
What is the first line treatment for a patient with cervical spondylosis without myelopathy symptoms?
Correct Answer:
physical therapy
Which of the following medication classes can be associated with erectile dysfunction?
Correct Answer:
Beta blocker
Carpal tunnel syndrome is due to inflammation of which nerve?
Correct Answer:
median nerve
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A 59 year old presents to the ER with priaprism. Despite application of pain meds, what medication should be given as well?
Correct Answer:
phenylephrine
A 74 year old male presents with a bilateral back and leg pain for 6 months.The leg pain is greater than the back pain and described as shooting down her legs. What in the history makes you think it is lumbar spinal stenosis?
Correct Answer:
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?
Correct Answer:
Perform a fecal blood test
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?
Correct Answer:
Obtain a lead level
McMurrays test
Correct Answer:
used to evaluate individuals for tears in the meniscus
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