Summer2022

As a general assessment, the estimated level of hematocrit is how many times the value of the hemoglobin? - Answer- Three Sally a 35-year-old present to your office with a vesicular, weeping, linear rash, body aches. She reveals she has been doing yard work. What is your initial diagnosis? - Answer- Contact Dermatitis Tori is on systemic antifungals for a bad tinea infection, You are aware that that may cause - Answer- Hepatoxicity What is the mainstay of management for infectious monon...

Identify examples of dermatologic presentations of systemic illness. Specifically note a medically emergent dermatologic condition. - Answer-Varicella, Lyme disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus..others **Transepidermal necrosis What is a <1cm flat, non palpable discoloration? - Answer-a macule (e.g. freckle) What is a <1cm solid elevation? Uniformly brown-colored, irregularity shaped w define borders - Answer-a papule (e.g. raised nevus) What is a <1cm papule with indented ce...

highest to lowest levels of evidence - Answer-1. meta analysis/systematic reviews - gold standard 2. all the Cs: randomized control trials, quasi experimental design, cohort studies, case control studies, cross sectional studies. longitudinal and retrospective 3. editorials/opinions: no real research. difference between randomized controlled trial and quasi experimental design - Answer-in randomized controlled trials there is randomization and in quasi experimental design there is not w...

Professional Role ANCC hierarchy of evidence 1. Systematic review or meta analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and evidence based clinical practice guidelines 2. All the C's: RCT, cohort studies, case control studies, cross-sectional studies 3. editorials/opinions = no real research validity and reliability Quasi-experimental design = controlled who gets placebo vs control vs. Randomized control trial (RCT) = who gets placebo vs control is randomized both in se...

Karposi Sarcoma Characteristic purple areas on the nose in an HIV-positive female. A type of cancer that can form in the skin, lymph nodes, or other organs. The skin lesions are usually purple in color. Malodorous single nare Foreign body Retinal Detachment the retina separates from the layer underneath. Symptoms include an increase in the number of floaters, flashes of light, and worsening of the outer part of the visual field. Adolescent with friable nasal turbinates Cocaine use Aph...

what is competency in healthcare decision making - Answer-the ability to exercise rights, more so the ability to exercise ones right to give or refuse informed consent Are all adults deemed competent - Answer-the law presumes that all adults are competent, until demonstrated otherwise, to make decisions regarding their healthcare in healthcare, what is justice defined as - Answer-assertion that all people are to be treated in the same equitable manner regardless of socioeconomic status, di...

Which factor is associated with the highest risk of falls in older persons living in the community? A. A history of previous falls B. Living Alone C. Osteoporosis D. Use of an assistive device - Answer-A. A history of previous falls An older adult patient complains of recent lapses in memory and deceased alertness. The patient's laboratory test results indicate a mild, macrocytic anemia. Which additional test does the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner order to confirm a di...

A middle-age female patient presents to the clinic with a recurrence of mild hidradenitis suppurativa after topical therapies failed. Which first-line treatment is recommended? - Answer-Tetracycline Twelve weeks of oral tetracycline (Sumycin) is the recommended first-line treatment for hidradenitis suppurativa. __________________________________________________ Hidradenitis suppurativa is a disorder of the terminal follicular epithelium in apocrine gland-bearing skin. It is a chronic, dis...

Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) - Answer-Which drug is associated with increased lipoprotein levels? Furosemide (Lasix). Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ). Spironolactone (Aldactone). Triamterene (Dyrenium). cerebellar functioning - Answer-The family nurse practitioner asks a patient to perform rapid, alternating movements of the hands to evaluate: cerebellar functioning. cognitive functioning. reflex arc functioning. stereognostic functioning. hepatitis B. - Answer-A 38-year-old p...

Which factor is associated with the highest risk of falls in older persons living in the community? A) A history of previous falls B) Living alone C) Osteoporosis D) Use of an assistive device - Answer-A) A history of previous falls An older adult patient complains of recent lapses in memory and decreased alertness. The patient's laboratory test results indicate a mild, macrocytic anemia. Which additional test does the adult-gerontology acute care nurse practitioner order to confirm a ...