DRNP – 6531 – Week 5 Knowledge Check Quiz

DRNP – 6531 – Week 5 Knowledge Check Quiz

Module 2: Cardiovascular and Respiratory Conditions

In this exercise, you will complete a 10-question Knowledge Check to gauge your understanding of this module’s content. Please note that this is a formative practice to help you better prepare for your Midterm and Final Exam as well as your NP certification exam. The questions in this Knowledge Check are related to the topics from Weeks 4 and 5. Topics include:

  • acute bronchitis
  • asthma
  • chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • other respiratory conditions
  • myocardial infarction (MI)
  • hypertension (HTN)
  • thrombotic events

It is in your best interest to take your time, do your best, and answer each question to the best of your ability.

This attempt took 17 minutes.

Question 1

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Which of the following is not a goal of treatment for the patient with cystic fibrosis?

Question 2

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A patient presents to urgent care complaining of dyspnea, fatigue, and lower extremity edema. The echocardiogram reveals and ejection fraction of 38%. The nurse practitioner knows that these findings are consistent with:

Question 3

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Harriet, a 79-year-old woman, comes to your office every 3 months for follow up on her hypertension. Her medications include one baby aspirin daily, Lisinopril 5mg daily, and Calcium 1500 mg daily. At today’s visit. Her blood pressure is 170/89. According to JNC VIII guidelines, what should you do next to control Harriet’s blood pressure?

Question 4

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Risk factors for acute arterial insufficiency include which of the following?

IncorrectQuestion 5

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A 55-year-old patient with a history of diabetes presents to the office with a blood pressure reading of 142/80. According to JNC 8 guidelines, how should this patient’s blood pressure be classified?

Question 6

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A 20 year old is diagnosed with mild persistent asthma. What drug combination would be most effective in keeping him symptom-free?

Question 7

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Which of the following best describes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?

Question 8

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A 57-year-old male presents to urgent care complaining of substernal chest discomfort for the past hour. The EKG reveals ST elevations in Leads II, III, and AVF. The nurse practitioner is aware that these changes are consistent with which myocardial infarction territory?

Question 9

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Which of the following medication classes should be avoided in patients with acute or chronic bronchitis because it will contribute to ventilation-perfusion mismatch in the patient?

Question 10

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Other than smoking cessation, which of the following slows the progression of COPD in smokers?

Question 11

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Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?

Question 12

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What condition is associated with mucus production greater than 3 months per year for at least 2 consecutive years?

Question 13

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Which of the following is not a risk factor for coronary arterial insufficiency?

Question 14

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Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the treatment of which of the following disease processes?

Question 15

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In order to decrease deaths from lung cancer:

Question 16

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Management of a patient with hypertension and an abdominal aortic aneurysm would include:

Question 17

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Which drug category contains the drugs that are the first line Gold standard therapy for COPD?

Question 18

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The most common correlate(s) with chronic bronchitis and emphysema is(are):

Question 19

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Salmeterol (Servent) is prescribed for a patient with asthma. What is the most important teaching point about this medication?

Question 20

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Which of the following patient characteristics are associated with chronic bronchitis?

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