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HOSA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH EXAM
COMPLETE 350 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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- You provide care to a middle-aged man with hypertension
and diabetes. He recently lost his job, and you are concerned that he may be exhibiting mild symptoms of depression.According to the US Preventive Services Task Force, screening for depression is recommended if which of the following exists?A local suicide prevention hotline routinely handles calls from your surrounding area The patient has a strong social support of friends, family and coworkers There is a cognitive-behavior therapist that works in your clinic You have developed a detailed depression screening form
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: C-There is a cognitive-
behavior therapist that works in your clinic The US Preventive Services Task Force recommends that adults should only be screened for depression when there is staff-assisted care and support available to make an accurate diagnosis, offer effective treatment and provide follow-up care
- Which of the following is true regarding anorexia nervosa?
Affects men more than women
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Anti-depressants are an effective treatment Associated with a body image disturbance Menorrhagia is an early symptom
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: C-Associated with a body
image disturbance An individual with anorexia nervosa refuses to maintain a minimally normal body weight, is fearful of gaining weight, and exhibits a distorted body self-image. The patient's body image is the predominant measure of self-worth, along with denial of the seriousness of the illness.
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A 55-year-old man with COPD presents to his primary care physician. He has a 20 pack-year smoking history and requests a prescription for smoking cessation. His last colonoscopy was five years ago and he received the influenza vaccine earlier this year. Which of the following should also be offered to the patient?Abdominal aortic ultrasound Colonoscopy Influenza vaccine Pneumococcal vaccine
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: D-Pneumococcal vaccine
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Pneumococcal vaccine is recommended for all adults aged 65 or older. Patients aged 2 years or older who are immunocompromised or who have chronic diseases should also receive the pneumococcal vaccine
- A patient with chronic spinal pain begins to obtain off-the-
street opioids in an attempt to enhance his prescribed opioid analgesics. In addition to psychotherapy for substance dependence, you prescribe which of the following substitution adjuvant medications?Bromocriptine Buprenorphine and naloxone Disulfiram Modafinil
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: B-Buprenorphine and
naloxone The goal of this is to provide a clinically supervised, stable dose of a partial opioid agonist (buprenorphine) and opioid- antagonist (naloxone) to provide pain and craving control, which allows the addict to function while reducing the negative aspects of addiction.
- You examine a 12-month-old girl for a health supervision
visit. She is asymptomatic and the mother has no complaints.The family lives in a house built in 1940s and so you perform a
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lead level in clinic which was read as elevated. You send the girl for a venous lead level at the hospital and the lead level obtained is 10. What is the next best step?Give more iron supplements Make changes in the home No intervention needed Treat with chelation
- THE CORRECT ANSWER is: B-Make changes in the
home For patients found to have mild elevations, (a level of 10-20) changes in the home should be made. Management usually requires the assistance of public health and housing agencies as well as education for the parents. The family should move out of a lead-contaminated apartment until repairs are completed.
- A 29-year-old woman presents to the psychiatric clinic for a
"lifetime" of intense anxiety not relieved by 12-weeks on fluoxetine. She reports low self-esteem, feeling "very uneasy" in social situations, and says she wishes she could make friends but worries that she'll say something "dumb" to people. Which of the following personality disorders does she most likely have?Antisocial personality disorder Avoidant personality disorder Dependent personality disorder