Adult Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep - Question List

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36. A 35-year-old patient is diagnosed with essential hypertension. Upon evaluation, the patient needs further teaching when he states that __________ is a chronic complication of essential hypertension?
  1. Diabetes
  2. Renal failure
  3. Neuropathy
  4. Asthma
37. A man is suspected of chronic glaucoma. Which of the following examinations should be ordered to determine the diagnosis?
  1. Slit lamp
  2. Tonometry
  3. Fluorescein angiography
  4. Computed tomography
38. Which of the following names layers of the skin from most superficial to deepest?
  1. Epidermis, dermis, subcutaneous fatty tissue
  2. Dermis, epidermis, subcutaneous fatty tissue
  3. Epidermis, subcutaneous fatty tissue, dermis
  4. Dermis, subcutaneous fatty tissue, epidermis
39. An 80-year-old Hispanic woman attached to the ECG is diagnosed with myocardial infarction. Utilizing the ECG, an infarct is located on the base of the left ventricle. Which of the following arteries has been occluded?
  1. Lateral branch of the circumflex artery
  2. Marginal branch of the circumflex artery
  3. Left anterior descending artery
  4. Right coronary artery
40. Secondary hypertension refers to increased blood pressure caused by an existing condition. Each of these following endocrine disorders can contribute to secondary hypertension, except:
  1. Cushing syndrome
  2. Diabetes
  3. Pheochromocytoma
  4. Hypoaldosteronism

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