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1. Question: In order to decrease deaths from lung cancer:
2. Question: Other than smoking cessation, which of the following slows the progression of COPD in smokers?
3. Question: Risk factors for acute arterial insufficiency include which of the following?
4. Question: Salmeterol (Servent) is prescribed for a patient with asthma. What is the most important teaching point about this medication?
5. Question: 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?
6. Question: Which of the following is not a risk factor for coronary arterial insufficiency?
7. Question: Management of a patient with hypertension and an abdominal aortic aneurysm would include:
8. Question: A patient presents to the office with a blood pressure 142/80. This patient is classified as having:
9. Question: Antibiotic administration has been demonstrated to be of little benefit to the treatment of which of the following disease processes?
10. Question: 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?
11. Question: Lisa, age 49, has daily symptoms of asthma. She uses her inhaled short- acting beta-2 agonist daily. Her exacerbations a”ect her activities and they occur at least twice weekly and may last for days. She is a”ected more than once weekly during the night with an exacerbation. Which category of asthma severity is Lisa in?
12. Question: 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?
13. Question: The most common correlate(s) with chronic bronchitis and emphysema is(are):
14. Question: What condition is associated with mucus production greater than 3 months per year for at least 2 consecutive years?
15. Question: Which of the following best describes hypertrophic cardiomyopathy?
16. Question: Which drug category contains the drugs that are the first line Gold standard therapy for COPD?
17. Question: Which of the following is not a goal of treatment for the patient with cystic fibrosis?
18. Question: Which type of lung cancer has the poorest prognosis?
19. Question: A 20 year old is diagnosed with mild persistent asthma. What drug combination would be most effective in keeping him symptom-free?
20. Question: 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: