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ONC General Practice Exam 50 Questions with Verified Answers To establish the diagnosis of osteoporosis, a patient's primary care provider orders a DEXA scan (dual energy x-ray absorptiometry). The patient asks the nurse, "How will the test show if I have osteoporosis?" The nurse's response should be based on knowledge that which of the following accurately describes this procedure? a. The patient will be given a radioactive isotope several hours before the scan, and its uptake into th...

Electrical Conduction of Heart- Electrical impulses from myocardium make contractions - SA node, the heart's "natural pacemaker" at top of atrium releases impulse causing atrium to contract - Signal passes through AV node, causing ventricle filling - AV node checks signal and sends it through muscle fibers of ventricles causing them to contract Depolarization- Electrical stimulation Repolarization- Reset & relaxation Sinus Rhythm: P Wave- Atrial depolarization (stimulation) Sinus Rhythm: ...

1 ABFAS BOARDS (REARFOOT AND FOREFOOT) EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Properties of Calcium phosphate antibiotic beads Correct Answer: non exothermic Must use powder Peaks at 3 hours and then elutes over 72 hours 120 day shelf life Most common 5th metatarsal fracture Correct Answer: Avulsion fracture (about 50% of 5th met fractures) normal IM between 4 and 5? normal lateral bowing angle? Correct Answer: IM= 6.5-9.0 bowing angle=2.6 What is t...

Right ventricular infarction (RVI) lead changes - II, III, AVF R ventricular infarction s/s - clear breath sounds, hypotension, JVD. R ventricular dilation and dec contractility>> dec preload and CO Reperfusion therapy standard - Within 60 min of ED arrival Common causes of PEA - Hypoxia, tension pneumo, cardiac tamponade BNP as a marker - of L ventricular dysfunction bc ventricles make BNP and an inc of over 100 pg/ml indicates symptomatic HF Transcutaneous pacing (TCP) - ...

1 ABFAS BOARDS (REARFOOT AND FOREFOOT) EXAM | QUESTIONS & ANSWERS (VERIFIED) | LATEST UPDATE | GRADED A+ Properties of Calcium phosphate antibiotic beads Correct Answer: non exothermic Must use powder Peaks at 3 hours and then elutes over 72 hours 120 day shelf life Most common 5th metatarsal fracture Correct Answer: Avulsion fracture (about 50% of 5th met fractures) normal IM between 4 and 5? normal lateral bowing angle? Correct Answer: IM= 6.5-9.0 bowing angle=2.6 What is t...

functional imaging - correct answer measures temporary changes in brain physiology associated with cognitive processing; the most common method is fMRI and is based on a hemodynamic measure CT (computerized tomography) - correct answer type of scan constructed according to the amount of X-Ray absorbtion in different types of tissue. The amount of absorbtion in related to tisue density; bone absorbs most, cerebrospinal fluid absorbs the least. Used to diagnose tumors or brain anomilies, cannot...

Cranium Medical name for the skull encases and protects brain tissue Function of the cranium Parietal, Temporal, Sphenoid, cribform plate, frontal, occipital, Bones that fuse together to form the cranium foramen magnum The primary opening through which pressure can be released, located at the base of the skull, where the spinal cord passes through controls all bodily functions and processes Function of the brain Mandible Medical name for lower jaw bone ...

When performing a visual acuity test, the nurse practitioner notes 20/30 in the left eye and 20/60 in the right eye. The next step is to A- Have the patient return in 2 weeks for a follow-up vision screen B- Dilate the eyes and retest C- Refer the patient to an ophthalmologist D- Document this as a normal finding. Question 2 The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorder fifth edition (DMS-5) describes Munchausen Syndrome by proxy as A- A self-inflicted injur...

When performing a visual acuity test, the nurse practitioner notes 20/30 in the left eye and 20/60 in the right eye. The next step is to A- Have the patient return in 2 weeks for a follow-up vision screen B- Dilate the eyes and retest C- Refer the patient to an ophthalmologist D- Document this as a normal finding. Question 2 The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual Disorder fifth edition (DMS-5) describes Munchausen Syndrome by proxy as A- A self-inflicted injur...

Which of the following findings is assoc. with thyroid hypofunction? A. Graves Disease B. Eye Disorder C. Thyroid storm D. Myxedema D. Myxedema Myxedema or myxedema coma is seen in patients with severe hypothyroidism. It refers to the skin changes (thickened skin) seen in chronic severe hypothyroidism. It is a medcial emergency with mortality rates exceeding 20%. It is tx with very high doses of thyroid hormone. A thyroid storm occurs when there is the extreme elevation of thyroid hormone...