NR 509 MIDTERM STUDY QUESTIONS 2026 LATEST
EDITION – COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-YIELD REVIEW
FOR EXAM SUCCESS
1. A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increas- es with
breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
D) Endocrine
Answer> A) Musculoskeletal
Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal condition, such as costochondritis or
,intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened by motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is also a sharp chest pain which
increases with a deep breath. This type of pain can
occur with inflammation of the pleura from pneumonia or other conditions and pulmonary embolus.
2. A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which
anatomic region would you assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic
Answer> C) Cardiac
Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure are the most likely on this list to result in shortness of breath. There are cases within
the other categories which may also result
in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the hematologic category, pregnancy in the reproductive category, or
sepsis with UTI in the urinary category.
3. A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic regions
can be responsible for a cough?
A) Ophthalmologic
,B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine
Answer> C) Cardiac
, The cardiac system can cause a cough if the patient has congestive heart failure. This results in fluid buildup in the lungs, which in turn can
cause a cough that produces pink,
frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also cause a cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of the vagus nerve, but this is less likely to
be seen clinically than heart failure.
4. A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The pain is
new,
located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a
rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant for
rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of the following patho- logic
processes
would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic
Answer> B) Inflammatory
EDITION – COMPREHENSIVE HIGH-YIELD REVIEW
FOR EXAM SUCCESS
1. A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increas- es with
breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
D) Endocrine
Answer> A) Musculoskeletal
Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal condition, such as costochondritis or
,intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened by motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is also a sharp chest pain which
increases with a deep breath. This type of pain can
occur with inflammation of the pleura from pneumonia or other conditions and pulmonary embolus.
2. A patient comes to the emergency room for evaluation of shortness of breath. To which
anatomic region would you assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic
Answer> C) Cardiac
Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure are the most likely on this list to result in shortness of breath. There are cases within
the other categories which may also result
in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the hematologic category, pregnancy in the reproductive category, or
sepsis with UTI in the urinary category.
3. A patient presents for evaluation of a cough. Which of the following anatomic regions
can be responsible for a cough?
A) Ophthalmologic
,B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine
Answer> C) Cardiac
, The cardiac system can cause a cough if the patient has congestive heart failure. This results in fluid buildup in the lungs, which in turn can
cause a cough that produces pink,
frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also cause a cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of the vagus nerve, but this is less likely to
be seen clinically than heart failure.
4. A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for evaluation of joint pain. The pain is
new,
located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with some subjective fever. The patient denies a
rash; she also denies recent travel or camping activities. She has a family history significant for
rheumatoid arthritis. Based on this information, which of the following patho- logic
processes
would be the most correct?
A) Infectious
B) Inflammatory
C) Hematologic
D) Traumatic
Answer> B) Inflammatory
