Adult Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep - Question List

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16. You are beginning treatment on a patient with HIV. Besides drugs that are specifically targeted at HIV, what other group of medications would the patient be started on to avoid common complications of HIV?
  1. Empiric antibiotics
  2. Anti fungal medications
  3. Non steroidal anti-inflammatory medications
  4. Pain medication
17. A 20-year-old man comes to the clinic complaining of anorexia, vomiting, and myalgia. On assessment, maculopapular and petechial rash are found on the ankles and wrists. The patient says he remembers getting bitten by a tick about 2 weeks ago. Based on the physical findings and history, the patient is most likely diagnosed with:
  1. Rocky mountain spotted fever
  2. Infectious mononucleosis
  3. Rubella
  4. Diphtheria
18. A 69-year-old man is taken in for diagnostic tests. The findings showed reversible airway obstruction secondary to bronchial hyperreactivity, airway inflammation, mucus plugging, and smooth muscle hypertrophy. What is his likely diagnosis?
  1. Emphysema
  2. Pneumonia
  3. Pulmonary edema
  4. Asthma
19. On assessment, small to large wart-like growths on the woman’s genitals are observed and noted. Some eruptions appear fungating, others appear cauliflower-like. Which of the following is a severe complication of this sexually transmitted disease?
  1. Mental deterioration
  2. Ophthalmia neonatorum
  3. Pelvic inflammatory disease
  4. Cervical malignancy
20. Which of the following statements describes decorticate posturing?
  1. One or both arms are flexed onto the chest and the legs may extend rigidly.
  2. One or both arms are rigidly extended and the legs may extend rigidly as well.
  3. The ankle and great toe dorsiflexes with fanning of the other toes.
  4. No motor response is observed in any extremity.

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