1 | P a g e NGS 6440 PREDICTOR EXAM TEST BANK WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED RATIONALES ANSWERS 2024 (NEWEST) ALREADY GRADED A+ You are treating a patient in your office whom you suspect has chronic lung disease, but you are unsure if you should start treatment today. What do you consider ordering first? A pulmonary consult A chest x-ray An office spirometry A pulmonary function test An office spirometry You are treating an elderly patient who tells you he has a history of allergies. His concern today is he is coughing more at night for the past 6 weeks and wheezing intermittently. He has no history of heart failure, smoking, or other lung disease. Your physical examination is unremarkable. What are your differential diagnosis(es) for cough? Select all that apply. Asthma Sinusitis Postnasal drip GERD Asthma Sinusitis Postnasal drip GERD A chronic cough lasts longer than: a. 3 weeks. b. 1 month c. 6 months. d. 1 year.2 | P a g e a. 3 weeks. You are doing a cerumen extraction and touch the external meatus of your patient's ear. He winces and starts coughing. What is the name of this reflex? a. Baker phenomenon