NSG 3850 Exam 2 Study Questions and Answers
Mr Brown presents with complaints of a stiff rib cage & is having a hard time breathing. What
do you suspect is his diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Sarcoidosis
This disease has an unknown cause many modifiable risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER
Primary Hypertension
What is the diagnosis for air leaking into tissue - CORRECT ANSWER Subcutaneous
Emphysema
Sharp stabbing pain relieved by rest is classified as what (in regards to vasculature) - CORRECT
ANSWER Arterial insufficiency
, Varicose veins pose a patient at risk for - CORRECT ANSWER Edema, Increased capillary
refill pressure
What is the definitive test for pulmonary tuberculosis - CORRECT ANSWER Acid Fast Bacilus
Sputum Culture
A patient presents with a productive cough. The chest xray shows parenchymal infiltrates. What
is the diagnosis of this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER pneumonia
Your patient is working outside near a torn down building. What is this patient at risk for? -
CORRECT ANSWER Aspergillus Pneumonia
Hypercoagulable condition, pump failure, aging, trauma, surgery, vessel injury put patients at
risk for this - CORRECT ANSWER Thrombus
Aching and cramping in legs relieved by elevation is indicative of - CORRECT ANSWER
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
This disease speeds atherosclerotic process by thickening of endothelial tissue of large and small
vessels - CORRECT ANSWER Diabetes
A beefy red superficial wound at or around the ankle what kind of wound? - CORRECT
ANSWER Venous stasis ulcer
What do you hear with patients with mitral regurgitation? - CORRECT ANSWER Pansystolic
murmur
This disease process is Idiopathic in 80-90% of people. It may be congenital or neuromuscular. It
causes compression of lung volumes and leads to atelectasis. - CORRECT ANSWER Kyphosis
Mr Brown presents with complaints of a stiff rib cage & is having a hard time breathing. What
do you suspect is his diagnosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Sarcoidosis
This disease has an unknown cause many modifiable risk factors - CORRECT ANSWER
Primary Hypertension
What is the diagnosis for air leaking into tissue - CORRECT ANSWER Subcutaneous
Emphysema
Sharp stabbing pain relieved by rest is classified as what (in regards to vasculature) - CORRECT
ANSWER Arterial insufficiency
, Varicose veins pose a patient at risk for - CORRECT ANSWER Edema, Increased capillary
refill pressure
What is the definitive test for pulmonary tuberculosis - CORRECT ANSWER Acid Fast Bacilus
Sputum Culture
A patient presents with a productive cough. The chest xray shows parenchymal infiltrates. What
is the diagnosis of this patient? - CORRECT ANSWER pneumonia
Your patient is working outside near a torn down building. What is this patient at risk for? -
CORRECT ANSWER Aspergillus Pneumonia
Hypercoagulable condition, pump failure, aging, trauma, surgery, vessel injury put patients at
risk for this - CORRECT ANSWER Thrombus
Aching and cramping in legs relieved by elevation is indicative of - CORRECT ANSWER
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
This disease speeds atherosclerotic process by thickening of endothelial tissue of large and small
vessels - CORRECT ANSWER Diabetes
A beefy red superficial wound at or around the ankle what kind of wound? - CORRECT
ANSWER Venous stasis ulcer
What do you hear with patients with mitral regurgitation? - CORRECT ANSWER Pansystolic
murmur
This disease process is Idiopathic in 80-90% of people. It may be congenital or neuromuscular. It
causes compression of lung volumes and leads to atelectasis. - CORRECT ANSWER Kyphosis
