NP Certification Q&A
Welcome to NP Certification Q&A presented by Fitzgerald Health Education Associates. This podcast is for NP students studying to pass their NP certification exam. Getting to the correct test answers means breaking down the exam questions themselves. Expert Fitzgerald faculty clinicians share their knowledge and experience to help you dissect the anatomy of a test question so you can better understand how to arrive at the correct test answer. So, if you’re ready, let’s jump right in.
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136 episodes
36 Year Old Woman With Thyroid Disorder
A 36 year old woman presents with a three month history of unintended weight loss, sensation of increased anxiety, heat intolerance, and reports, "I feel like my heart is going to beat right out of my chest." In addition, she reports a two-mont...
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Episode 136
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12:48
Assessment in Diagnosis of COPD
A 62 year old man with a 60 pack year cigarette smoking history presents with a chief complaint of progressive dyspnea on exertion and a chronic productive cough over the past eight years. Significant contributing history include two episodes o...
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Episode 135
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15:53
Treatment Choices in Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis
A 72-year-old with a prosthetic aortic valve presents stating, "I was told I have to take a medicine before I have a deep dental cleaning." Concurrent health issues include hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and dyslipidemia, currently at treatment...
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Episode 134
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12:14
Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis
A patient presents stating, "I've been told I need to take a medicine before I have a deep dental cleaning." Which of the following patients requires antimicrobial prophylaxis prior to this dental visit?A. A 28-year-old female taking com...
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Episode 133
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10:50
Initial Choice of Pharmacologic Therapy in COPD
A 68-year-old man with a 15-year history of hypertension and dyslipidemia, as well as a 45 pack-year history of cigarette smoking, currently smoking one pack per day, was recently diagnosed with COPD. His FEV1 to FEC ratio is less than 0.7, and...
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Episode 132
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16:17
Treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
A 45 year old woman who works as a professional baker, with a specialty in birthday and wedding cakes, is diagnosed today with carpal tunnel syndrome. Her history of present illness include a four month history of numbness and tingling of the t...
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Episode 131
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11:34
Physical Exam in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
A 45-year-old woman who works as a professional baker with a specialty in birthday and wedding cakes presents with a six-month history of progressive numbness and tingling in the thumb, index, and middle fingers of her right hand. She noticed t...
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Episode 130
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14:59
Intervention in Lactation Associated Mastitis
A 28-year-old woman who is breastfeeding her healthy six-week-old term infant presents with a four-day history of generalized body aches, intermittent fever to 101.2 degrees Fahrenheit, and localized pain on the upper aspect of her left breast....
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Episode 129
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17:08
Incidental Finding of Systolic Murmur in an Asymptomatic Adult
A 35-year-old woman presents for a periodic physical exam with Pap and HPV testing. She states she's feeling well without complaint and has excellent exercise tolerance, running about 30 miles per week. Her current medications include an levona...
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Episode 128
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16:47
Preparing For Success
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Episode 127
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15:54
Hepatitis B
A 35-year-old man presents with a one-week history of new onset fatigue, nausea, as well as reporting his urine looks like, quote, ice tea. He also reports, feel like someone kicked me right underneath my ribs on the right. He denies recent tra...
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Episode 126
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21:05
Sliding Scale Insulin
A 73-year-old female with a 20-year history of hypertension, type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia, and stage 3B CKD, typically at treatment goals with oral medications, is being seen. She was discharged yesterday after being hospitalized for three day...
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Episode 125
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17:11
Treating Type 2 Diabetes with ASCVD
A 60-year-old male with documented ASCVD, obesity with BMI of 34, and type 2 diabetes presents for care. The patient reports he's currently feeling well without episodes of hypoglycemia. Current laboratory assessment includes the following. A1C...
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Episode 124
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15:30
Exertional Syncope Evaluation
A 17 yo male presents for follow up on a “fainting” episode that occurred during football practice at the end of a running exercise. He states, “I do not know what happened. We finished a set of running sprints and next thing I knew, I was on t...
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Episode 123
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16:37
Measles Exposure Assessment
A 40 year-old accountant presents for advice on measles prevention. He reports disembarking from an airplane approximately 40 hours ago, and now being notified that one of the passengers on the plane has been diagnosed with measles today. He de...
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Episode 122
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13:28
Antimicrobial Therapy Request
A nurse practitioner receives a message from a neighbor, a 35-year-old woman who is asking for a prescription to treat a “urine infection”. The neighbor states she's had this condition occur in the past and does quite well if she gets on an ant...
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Episode 121
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14:31
Reportable Illness Protocol
Which of the following best describes a disease that should be reported to the local or regional public health department? A. Diseases where public health intervention is needed to help prevent spread to the region or community. &n...
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Episode 120
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11:09
Scarlet Fever Intervention
A 6-year-old presents with his parents, with a chief complaint of a 3 day history of sore throat, intermittent frontal headache and fever with a 1 day history of a non pruritic fine, raised rash, without N, V, D or C. He is able to take fluids ...
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Episode 119
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12:01
RUQ Abdominal Pain Treatment
A 50 yo woman presents with a 6-month history of intermittent RUQ abdominal pain, bloating and nausea, particularly after eating fatty food, describing the discomfort as sharp, occasionally radiating to the right shoulder, usually lasting aroun...
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Episode 118
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9:29
Measles Presentation in a Toddler
An 18-month-old toddler presents for a sick visit with a chief complaint of recent onset of fever and skin lesions. Which of the following is most consistent with the presentation of measles (rubeola)? A. A 3-day history of an...
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Episode 117
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15:11
Primary Syphilis Evaluation
A 28 year old assigned male at birth presents with the chief complaint of a "new problem in my private parts” He states he feels well otherwise. Which of the following would be most consistent with the clinical presentation of primary syphilis?...
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Episode 116
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11:57
Cancer Screening Recommendation
A 52-year-old man presents for an initial primary care visit at the nurse practitioners practice period he has not seen any health care providers since age 38, stating that he has been in good health. Social history, drinking approximately 2 be...
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Episode 115
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11:30
Adolescent Anemia Evaluation
A 10-year-old of Middle Eastern ancestry , assigned female at birth, is seen for routine well child care. She is generally healthy and plays soccer, reporting excellent exercise tolerance, stating, “I’m the fastest midfield on the t...
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Episode 114
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8:29
Clinical Findings in Heart Failure
A 70 year old man with a 35 year history of hypertension, dyslipidemia, and a 20 year history of type 2 diabetes presents. He was recently diagnosed with systolic heart failure, presenting with dyspnea on exertion and orthopnea. Prior clinical ...
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Episode 113
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11:30