{"id":111351,"date":"2023-08-02T19:20:22","date_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=111351"},"modified":"2023-08-02T19:20:30","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T19:20:30","slug":"mn-553-final-exam-2023-2024-actual-exam-2-latest-versions-a-b-each-version-contains-100-questions-and-correct-detailed-answers-with-rationales-100-verified-answers-already-graded-abrand-new","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/02\/mn-553-final-exam-2023-2024-actual-exam-2-latest-versions-a-b-each-version-contains-100-questions-and-correct-detailed-answers-with-rationales-100-verified-answers-already-graded-abrand-new\/","title":{"rendered":"MN 553 FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS A &amp; B EACH VERSION CONTAINS 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>MN 553 FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS&amp; B EACH VERSION CONTAINS 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT<br>DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% VERIFIED<br>ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!<br>VERSION A<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Which of the following statements is true about acute pain?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Somatic pain comes from body surfaces and is only sharp and well-localized.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Visceral pain comes from the internal organs and is most responsive to acetaminophen and opiates.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Referred pain is present in a distant site for the pain source and is based on activation of the same spinal segment<br>as the actual pain site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acute neuropathic pain is caused by lack of blood supply to the nerves in a given area.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>One of the main drug classes used to treat acute pain is NSAIDs. They are used because:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They have less risk for liver damage than acetaminophen.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inflammation is a common cause of acute pain.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They have minimal GI irritation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulation of blood flow to the kidney is not affected by these drugs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The goal of treatment of acute pain is:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pain at a tolerable level where the patient may return to activities of daily living<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduction of pain with a minimum of drug adverse effects<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduction or elimination of pain with minimum adverse reactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Adequate pain relief without constipation or nausea from the drugs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Pathological similarities and differences between acute pain and chronic pain include:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both have decreased levels of endorphins.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chronic pain has a predominance of C-neuron stimulation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acute pain is most commonly associated with irritation of peripheral nerves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Acute pain is diffuse and hard to localize.<br>Allopurinol<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Which antigout medication is used to treat chronic tophaceous gout?<br>a. Allopurinol (Zyloprim)<br>b. Colchicine<br>c. Probenecid (Benemid)<br>d. Sulfinpyrazone (Anturane)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nurse is assessing a patient who has gout who will begin taking allopurinol (Zyloprim). The nurse reviews<br>the patient\u2019s medical record and will be concerned about which laboratory result?<br>a. Elevated BUN and creatinine<br>b. Increased serum uric acid<br>c. Slight increase in the white blood count<br>d. Increased serum glucose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The nurse provides teaching for a patient who will begin taking allopurinol. Which statement by the patient<br>indicates understanding of the teaching?<br>a. I should increase my vitamin C intake.<br>b. I will get yearly eye exams.<br>c. I will increase my protein intake.<br>d. I will limit fluids to prevent edema.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Larry is taking allopurinol to prevent gout. Monitoring of a patient who is taking allopurinol includes:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete blood count<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Blood glucose<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>C-reactive protein<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>BUN, creatinine, and creatinine clearance<br>Angina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Isosorbide dinitrate is prescribed for a patient with chronic stable angina. This drug is administered<br>twice daily, but the schedule is 7 a.m. and 2 p.m. because:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a long-acting drug with potential for toxicity.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitrate tolerance can develop.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Orthostatic hypotension is a common adverse effect.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It must be taken with milk or food.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Art is a 55-year-old smoker who has been diagnosed with angina and placed on nitrates. He<br>complains of headaches after using his nitrate. An appropriate reply might be:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is a parasympathetic response to the vasodilating effects of the drug.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Headaches are common side effects with these drugs. How severe are they?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is associated with your smoking. Let\u2019s work on having you stop smoking.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This is not related to your medication. Are you under a lot of stress?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Elderly patients who are started on levothyroxine for thyroid replacement should be monitored for:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Excessive sedation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tachycardia and angina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Weight gain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cold intolerance<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angina is produced by an imbalance between myocardial oxygen supply (MOS) and demand (MOD) in the<br>myocardium. Which of the following drugs help to correct this imbalance by increasing MOS?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calcium channel blockers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beta blockers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angiotensin-converting-enzyme (ACE) inhibitors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aspirin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The New York Heart Association and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society have described grading<br>criteria for levels of angina. Angina that occurs with unusually strenuous activity or on walking or<br>climbing stair after meals is class:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>II<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>III<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>IV<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patients at high risk for developing significant coronary heart disease are those with:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>LDL values between 100 and 130<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Systolic blood pressure between 120 and 130<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class III angina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obesity<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>To reduce mortality, all patients with angina, regardless of class, should be on:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aspirin 81 to 325 mg\/d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitroglycerin sublingually for chest pain<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACE inhibitors or angiotensin receptor blockers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digoxin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patients who have angina, regardless of class, who are also diabetic, should be on:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitrates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beta blockers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ACE inhibitors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Calcium channel blockers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Management of all types and grades of angina includes the use of lifestyle modification to reduce risk factors.<br>Which of these modifications are appropriate for which reason? Both the modification and the reason for it must be<br>true for the answer to be correct.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lose at least 10 pounds of body weight. Excessive weight increases cardiac workload.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Reduce sodium intake to no more than 2,400 mg of sodium. Sodium increases blood volume and cardiac<br>workload.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increase potassium intake to at least 100 mEq\/d. The heart needs higher levels of potassium to improve<br>contractility and oxygen supply.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Intake a moderate amount of alcohol. Moderate intake has been shown by research to improve cardiac function.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitrates are especially helpful for patients with angina who also have:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heart failure<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hypertension<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Both 1 and 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neither 1 nor 2<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Beta blockers are especially helpful for patients with exertional angina who also have:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Arrhythmias<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hypothyroidism<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hyperlipidemia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atherosclerosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rapid-acting nitrates are important for all angina patients. Which of the following are true statements about their<br>use?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These drugs are useful for immediate symptom relief when the patient is certain it is angina.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The dose is one sublingual tablet or spray every 5 minutes until the chest pain goes away.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Take one nitroglycerine tablet or spray at the first sign of angina; repeat every 5minutes for no more than two<br>doses. If chest pain is still not relieved, call 911.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of the above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Combinations of a long-acting nitrate and a beta blocker are especially effective in treating angina because:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Nitrates increase MOS and beta blockers increase MOD.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Their additive effects permit lower doses of both drugs and their adverse reactions cancel each other out.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They address the pathology of patients with exertional angina who have fixed atherosclerotic coronary heart<br>disease.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of the above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drug choices to treat angina in older adults differ from those of younger adults only in:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Consideration of risk factors for diseases associated with and increased in aging<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The placement of drug therapy as a treatment choice before lifestyle changes are tried<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The need for at least three drugs in the treatment regimen because of the complexity of angina in the older adult<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Those with higher risk for silent myocardial infarction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Cost of antianginal drug therapy should be considered in drug selection because of all of the following EXCEPT:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Patients often require multiple drugs<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A large number of angina patients are older adults on fixed incomes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Generic formulations may be cheaper but are rarely bioequivalent<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lack of drug selectivity may result in increased adverse reactions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Situations that suggest referral to a specialist is appropriate include:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When chronic stable angina becomes unpredictable in its characteristics and precipitating factors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When a post-myocardial infarction patient develops new-onset angina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When standard therapy is not successful in improving exercise tolerance or reducing the incidence of angina<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of the above<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The rationale for prescribing calcium blockers for angina can be based on the need for:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increased inotropic effect in the heart<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Increasing peripheral perfusion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keeping heart rates high enough to ensure perfusion of coronary arteries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Help with rate control<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Medications are typically started for angina patients when:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The first permanent EKG changes occur<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The start of class I or II symptoms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The events trigger a trip to the emergency department<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When troponin levels become altered<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The most common cause of angina is:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vasospasm of the coronary arteries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Atherosclerosis<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Platelet aggregation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low systemic oxygen<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ranolazine is used in angina patients to:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Dilate plaque-filled arteries<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Inhibit platelet aggregation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Restrict late sodium flow in the myocytes<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Induce vasoconstriction in the periphery to open coronary vessels<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>When is aspirin (ASA) used in angina patients?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All angina patients should be taking ASA unless it is contraindicated for allergy or other medical reasons.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASA should only be used in men.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ASA has no role in angina, but is useful in MI prevention.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The impact of ASA is best at the time of an angina attack.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Robert is a 72-year-old patient who has hypertension and angina. He is at risk for common<br>medication practices seen in the elderly including:<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use of another person\u2019s medications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hoarding medications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Changing his medication regimen without telling his provider<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All of the above<br>Angioedema<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A potentially life-threatening adverse response to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors is angioedema. Which<br>of the following statements is true about this adverse response?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Swelling of the tongue or hoarseness are the most common symptoms.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It appears to be related to the decrease in aldosterone production.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Presence of a dry, hacky cough indicates a high risk for this adverse response.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Because it takes time to build up a blood level, it occurs after being on the drug for<br>about 1 week.<br><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MN 553 FINAL EXAM 2023-2024 ACTUAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS&amp; B EACH VERSION CONTAINS 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECTDETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (100% VERIFIEDANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW!!VERSION A<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111351","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111351\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}