Mitral regurgitation
· Question 24
A 76-year-old male complains of weight loss, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping and pain. Physical findings include an abdominal mass and stool positive for occult blood. The nurse practitioner pain suspects a tumor in the small intestine. The best diagnostic test for this patient is:
Colonoscopy
Small bowel follow-through
Barium enema
CT abdomen
· Question 25
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:
Mitral regurgitation
Systolic heart failure
Cardiac myxoma
Diastolic heart failure
· Question 26
Maxine, Age 76, has just been given a diagnosis of pneumonia. Which of the following is an indication that she should be hospitalized?
Multilobar involvement on chest x-ray with the inability to take oral medications
Alert and oriented, slightly high but stable vital signs, and no one to take care of her at home
Sputum and gram positive organisms
A complete blood count showing leukocytosis
