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Adult Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep - Question List

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26. A 55-year-old man who works in a long-term health facility comes to the office complaining of cough, afternoon fever, night sweats, and easy fatigability. Tuberculosis is the initial diagnosis. Which of the following diagnostic tests is the most definitive for tuberculosis?
  1. Chest x-ray
  2. Sputum culture
  3. Mantoux test
  4. Tuberculin test
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27. Which of the following characteristics would be expected of the asthma of a patient with severe persistent asthma?
  1. Asthma attacks are brief of varied intensity, occurring no more than twice a week. Normal peak expiratory flow rate is maintained between attacks. Nighttime symptoms are no more than twice a month.
  2. Exacerbations of symptoms affect activity, occurring more than twice a week. Daily short-acting bronchodilator use is prescribed. Nighttime symptoms are more than twice a month.
  3. Continual symptoms of asthma that limit physical activities. Frequent exacerbations do not quickly respond to treatments.
  4. An acute exacerbation of asthma that does not respond to routine therapies like bronchodilators.
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28. A woman who is 20 weeks gestation has a risk to have which condition if she has a history of hypertension?
  1. Anemia
  2. Abruptio placenta
  3. Placenta previa
  4. Spontaneous abortion
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29. A female patient suspected of having a neurological deficit is contraindicated for magnetic resonance imaging if she has a history of:
  1. Claustrophobia
  2. Uncontrolled hypertension
  3. Implanted defibrillator
  4. Craniotomy
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30. Lumbar puncture is contraindicated in patients with:
  1. Low back pain
  2. Increased intracranial pressure
  3. Increased bone fragility
  4. Decreased cardiac output
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