NPLEX 1 LATEST 2026 EXAM MANUAL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The kidneys lie in the __________ cavity. - ✔✔Abdominal cavity
✔✔The kidneys are located between which spinal levels? - ✔✔T11-L3
✔✔The _________ are located between T11 and L3 - ✔✔Kidneys
✔✔Bilirubin is used to help diagnose and monitor __________ and __________. -
✔✔Liver and blood disorders
✔✔____________ is used to help diagnose and monitor liver and blood disorders. -
✔✔Bilirubin
✔✔Albumin is used to help diagnose _____ and _______ disorders. - ✔✔Liver, kidney.
✔✔T or F? Blood urea nitrogen is used in calculating eGFR. - ✔✔False. It is not.
✔✔T or F? Blood urea nitrogen is a lab test used to monitor kidney function. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is eGFR used for? - ✔✔Screen and detect early kidney damage and monitor
kidney status
✔✔Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate - ✔✔eGFR stands for
✔✔Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) - ✔✔Formula used for earlier detection
of chronic kidney disease by predicting GFR based on serum creatinine, age, body size,
gender, and race, without the need of a urine creatinine.
✔✔To determine a patient's "estimated glomerular filtration rate", which lab value from
the complete metabolic panel is necessary? - ✔✔Creatinine
✔✔Creatinine - ✔✔
✔✔nephrotic syndrome is generally accompanied by: - ✔✔Hyperlipidemia
✔✔Hyperlipidemia - ✔✔(HLD)
✔✔hyperlipidemia - ✔✔
✔✔Most common pathogen to cause IE? - ✔✔Staphylococcus Aureus
, ✔✔Echocardiogram - ✔✔
✔✔What is the most common cause of congestive heart failure? - ✔✔Atherosclerosis
and the associated hypertension
✔✔Atherosclerosis - ✔✔
✔✔Congestive Heart Failure - ✔✔CHF
✔✔Hypertension - ✔✔
✔✔Hypotension - ✔✔
✔✔Which type of pericardial effusion occurs in cases of congestive heart failure? -
✔✔Transudative
✔✔Pericardial effusion - ✔✔a buildup of fluid in the pericardial space
✔✔Transudate effusion - ✔✔Extravascular fluid with low protein content and low
specific gravity and is caused by CHF, hypothyroidism, and nephrotic syndrome.
✔✔Exudative effusion - ✔✔Associated with infections such as TB.
✔✔TB infection - ✔✔
✔✔Hemorrhagic effusion - ✔✔Caused by trauma and ruptured aneurysms.
✔✔Aneurysms - ✔✔
✔✔Malignant effusion - ✔✔Due to metastasis of cancer
✔✔LDL - ✔✔low-density lipoprotein ("bad" cholesterol)
✔✔VLDL - ✔✔very low density lipoprotein
✔✔IDL - ✔✔intermediate density lipoprotein
✔✔VLDL, LDL, and IDL all use what apoprotein? - ✔✔B-100
✔✔HDL - ✔✔high-density lipoprotein
✔✔HDL uses what apoprotein to transfer cholesterol to the liver? - ✔✔Apoprotein A
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔The kidneys lie in the __________ cavity. - ✔✔Abdominal cavity
✔✔The kidneys are located between which spinal levels? - ✔✔T11-L3
✔✔The _________ are located between T11 and L3 - ✔✔Kidneys
✔✔Bilirubin is used to help diagnose and monitor __________ and __________. -
✔✔Liver and blood disorders
✔✔____________ is used to help diagnose and monitor liver and blood disorders. -
✔✔Bilirubin
✔✔Albumin is used to help diagnose _____ and _______ disorders. - ✔✔Liver, kidney.
✔✔T or F? Blood urea nitrogen is used in calculating eGFR. - ✔✔False. It is not.
✔✔T or F? Blood urea nitrogen is a lab test used to monitor kidney function. - ✔✔True
✔✔What is eGFR used for? - ✔✔Screen and detect early kidney damage and monitor
kidney status
✔✔Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate - ✔✔eGFR stands for
✔✔Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) - ✔✔Formula used for earlier detection
of chronic kidney disease by predicting GFR based on serum creatinine, age, body size,
gender, and race, without the need of a urine creatinine.
✔✔To determine a patient's "estimated glomerular filtration rate", which lab value from
the complete metabolic panel is necessary? - ✔✔Creatinine
✔✔Creatinine - ✔✔
✔✔nephrotic syndrome is generally accompanied by: - ✔✔Hyperlipidemia
✔✔Hyperlipidemia - ✔✔(HLD)
✔✔hyperlipidemia - ✔✔
✔✔Most common pathogen to cause IE? - ✔✔Staphylococcus Aureus
, ✔✔Echocardiogram - ✔✔
✔✔What is the most common cause of congestive heart failure? - ✔✔Atherosclerosis
and the associated hypertension
✔✔Atherosclerosis - ✔✔
✔✔Congestive Heart Failure - ✔✔CHF
✔✔Hypertension - ✔✔
✔✔Hypotension - ✔✔
✔✔Which type of pericardial effusion occurs in cases of congestive heart failure? -
✔✔Transudative
✔✔Pericardial effusion - ✔✔a buildup of fluid in the pericardial space
✔✔Transudate effusion - ✔✔Extravascular fluid with low protein content and low
specific gravity and is caused by CHF, hypothyroidism, and nephrotic syndrome.
✔✔Exudative effusion - ✔✔Associated with infections such as TB.
✔✔TB infection - ✔✔
✔✔Hemorrhagic effusion - ✔✔Caused by trauma and ruptured aneurysms.
✔✔Aneurysms - ✔✔
✔✔Malignant effusion - ✔✔Due to metastasis of cancer
✔✔LDL - ✔✔low-density lipoprotein ("bad" cholesterol)
✔✔VLDL - ✔✔very low density lipoprotein
✔✔IDL - ✔✔intermediate density lipoprotein
✔✔VLDL, LDL, and IDL all use what apoprotein? - ✔✔B-100
✔✔HDL - ✔✔high-density lipoprotein
✔✔HDL uses what apoprotein to transfer cholesterol to the liver? - ✔✔Apoprotein A
