How would you classify his asthma?Ī) Mild intermittent asthma B) Mild persistent asthma C) Moderate persistent asthma D) Severe asthmaħ) Which of the following conditions is associated with a positive Auspitz sign? A) Contact dermatitis B) Seborrheic dermatitis C) Systemic lupus erythematosus D) Psoriasis 8) All of the following pharmacologic agents are used to treat inflammation in the lungs of asthmatics except: A) Nedocromil sodium (Tilade) two sprays QID B) Cromolyn sodium inhaler (Intal) two puffs QID C) A long-acting oral theophylline (Theo-Dur) 200 mg every 12 hours D) Fluticasone inhaler (Flovent) two puffs BID 9) All of the following clinical findings are considered benign oral findings except: A) A patch of leukoplakia B) Fordyce spots C) Torus palatinus D) Fishtail uvula 10) During a routine physical exam of a 90-year-old woman, a low-pitched diastolic murmur Grade II/VI is auscultated. Which of the following tests would you recommend? A) Stool culture and sensitivity B) Stool for ova and parasites C) The scotch tape test D) A Hemoccult test 6) A 12-year-old male’s peak expiratory flow results indicate 60 to 80% of the pre- dicted range. The nurse practitioner would advise the patient: A) Premedicate himself 20 minutes prior to starting exercise B) Wait until he starts to exercise before using the inhaler C) Premedicate 60 minutes before starting exercise D) Wait until he finishes his exercise before using his inhaler 5) You suspect an enterobiasis infection in a 6-year-old girl. The child wants to know when he should take his albuterol inhaler. Which of the following laboratory values should be carefully monitored? A) Hemoglobin, hematocrit, and the MCV (mean corpuscular volume) B) Serum creatinine and potassium levels C) Aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase D) Serum sodium, potassium, and magnesium 3) What is the most common cause of left ventricular hypertrophy in the United States? A) Chronic atrial fibrillation B) Chronic hypertension C) Mitral valve prolapse D) Pulmonary hypertension 4) A 10-year-old male who was recently accepted into his school’s soccer team has a history of exercise-induced asthma. He has been on lisinopril (Accupril) for many years. 1) You can determine a pulse deficit by counting the: A) Apical and radial pulses at the same time, then finding the difference between the two B) Apical pulse first, then the radial pulse, and subtracting to find the difference between the two C) Apical pulse and the femoral pulse at the same time and finding the difference between the two D) Radial pulse first, then counting the femoral pulse, and subtracting to find the difference between the two 2) A hypertensive middle-aged man who is Native American has recently been diag- nosed with mild renal insufficiency.
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