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Adult Nurse Practitioner Exam Prep - Question List

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1. A 35-year-old woman complaining of lower back pain is suspected of herniated nucleus pulposus. Vertebral herniation is most likely found in which areas?
  1. L1-L2; L4-L5
  2. L2-L3; L3-L4
  3. L4-L5; L5-S1
  4. S1-S2; S2-S3
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2. A patient with multiple myeloma is demonstrating signs of hypercalcemia by which of the following?
  1. Diarrhea
  2. Twitches
  3. Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
  4. Decreased motility of the gastrointestinal tract
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3. Which is not a correct definition of each classification of fracture?
  1. Complete: bone bends but does not break
  2. Greenstick: bone cracks through one side only
  3. Comminuted: bone is crushed into many pieces
  4. Open: bone pierces skin
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4. A patient is suspected to have Von Willebrand disease. The statements below are characteristics of the disease. Which of the following is incorrect?
  1. It is a qualitative platelet defect.
  2. vWF allows adhesion of platelets to a glycoprotein Ib-IX.
  3. The deficiency is only moderate.
  4. vWF functions independent of factor VIII.
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5. A 20-year-old female sustained multiple long bone fractures after a motorcycle accident. The patient is at risk for fat emboli, a serious complication. Which of the following signs and symptoms indicate fat emboli?
  1. Tachypnea, tachycardia, elevated temperature, shortness of breath
  2. Tachypnea, tachycardia, confusion, shortness of breath
  3. Bradypnea, bradycardia, confusion, shortness of breath
  4. Bradypnea, bradycardia, decreased temperature, shortness of breath
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