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GCU ANP 650 EXAM QUESTIONS
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SCORE)
population do best in acute rehab?
Correct answer:- stroke- total joint- hip fractures- head
injuries
Question :Tertiary prevention:
Correct answer:treating the complications of a disease
Question :HMO:
Correct answer:A group plan offering prepaid medical
care to its members. Negotiated fees, paid by diagnosis
Question :LTAC Medicare reimbursement criteria:
Correct answer:Patients who have been in the ICU at least
- days and will be on the vent at the LTAC for 96 hours
Question :Hospice medicare reimbursement
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Correct answer:Most people only qualify for home
hospice, but medicare will only cover intermittent care, comfort related medications
Question :Respite care
Correct answer:a type of care provided for caregivers of
homebound ill, disabled, or elderly patients. 1 week per benefit period.
Question :Red flag for spinal injury
Correct answer:- Incontinence- Altered sensation to
extremities
Question :compartment syndrome
Correct answer:4 P's- pain- pallor- pulselessness-
paresthesia
Question :Example of pathological fracture
Correct answer:CA - tumor causing bone to break
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Question :Frailty fracture
Correct answer:osteoporosis
Question :What chronic comorbidity is very common and
often associated with bone demineralization and frailty fractures?
Correct answer:CKD- hyperparathyroidism causes bone
demineralization and frailty fracture- Hypercalcemia = calcification of vascular system (coronaries, valves)
Question :Should geriatric patients with fractured hip wait
to see ortho?
Correct answer:NO, hip fractures are urgent. Early
stabilizations improves outcomes
Question :Fibromyalgia
Correct answer:diffuse pain
Question :Fibromyalgia comorbidities
Correct answer:psych / depression
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Question :Fibromyalgia treatment
Correct answer:antidepressants, NSAIDs, physical
therapy, trigger point injections (Opiates contraindicated)
Question :How does spinal stenosis present?
Correct answer:Neurogenic claudication (legs hurt on
ambulation/ worsening pain when standing = compression)
Question :Symptom management for osteoarthritis
medication:
Correct answer:- Acetaminophen: safest in elderly adults
with HTN, GI bleed, or CKD- NSAIDs: works better but
higher risks
Question :When do you consider joint replacement for
osteoarthritis?