CEA PRECLINICAL EXAM AND
PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 170 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) GRADED A+| NR668 CEA
FINAL EXAM PREP (MOST RECENT!!)
1. Yourm22-year-
oldmmalempatientmstatesmduringmhismreviewmofmsystemsmthatmhismscrotummismverymenlarged
mandmfeelsmlikemitmismfullmofmampowerliftermandmworksmasmamtrashmcollector.mWhichmofmthemf
ollowingmdiagnosesmdomyoumsuspectmthempatientmlikelymhas?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmVaricocele
2. Thempointmofmmaximummimpulsem(PMI)mismMOSTmoftenmpalpableminmhealthymadultsmwhenm
positionedminmthemsupinemormleftmlateralmdecubitusmposition.mWhichmonemofmthemfollowing
mlocationsmismmostmcommonlymdescribedmasmthemPMIminmamhealthymadult?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLeftm5thmintercostalmspacemmidclavicularmline
3. Am40-year-
oldmfemale,mAfricanmAmericanmpatientmpresentsmformhistorymandmphysical.mUponmyourminit
ialmassessment,myoumnoticemshemhasmseveremexophthalmosmasmpicturedmbelow.mWhichmon
emofmthemfollowingmdiagnosesmbelowmwouldmbemthemhighestmonmyourmdifferentialmdiagnosi
smofmthismphysicalmexaminationmfinding?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmHyperthyroidism
4. YourmpatientmwithmamsuspectedmdiagnosismofmCOPDmhasmbeenmseenmbympulmonologymandm
hasmundergonemampulmonarymfunctionmtestm(PFT)mwithmspirometry.mAsmthempatient'smprim
arymhealthcaremprovider,myoumhavembeenmaskedmtomexplainmthemfindingsmofmthemPFTmtomth
empatientminmamfollow-
upmvisit,matmwhichmtimemthempatientmasksmwhatmthemstudymwasmevaluating.mTomdescribemth
emPFTmtomthempatientminmmoremusefulmterms,myoumstatemthatmthemlargeminspirationmofmairmt
, omthemfurthestmextentmtheymcouldmreasonablymaccomplish,mfollowedmbymamfullmexhalation,
mismreferredmtomasmwhichmofmthemfollowingmmeasurementsmduringmthemPFT?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmForcedmvitalmcapacity
5. YourmpatientmhasmamdiagnosismofmAddison'smdisease.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmmightmyoume
xpectmtomfindmduringmanmexamination?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmLowmbodymtemperature
6. Themnursempractitioner'smevaluationmofmampatientmwithmDiabetesmMellitusmtypem2mshouldmi
ncludemwhichmofmthemfollowingmwhilemevaluatingmformend-
organmdysfunctionmofmthemdisease?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRenalmfunctionmpanel
7. Urinalysis
8. Non-dilatedmeyemexam
9. Dm-Allmofmthesemaremappropriatemoptions
10. Duringmyourmvisitmwithmam19-year-
oldmpatientmformamcollegemhealthmphysical,myourmhealthmhistorymincludesmamdiagnosismofma
ngioedema.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmpartsmofmthembodymwasmlikelyminvolved?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFacemandmlips
11. Whichmofmthemfollowingmdermatologicmlesionsmismprecancerousmandmlikelymduemtomprolong
edmexposuremtomUV-B?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmActinicmkeratosis
12. BasedmonmyourmevaluationmofmABCDEmformmelanoma,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmrepresentsm
amsuspiciousmfinding?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIrregularmborders
13. Yourmpatientmismcomplainingmofmhypersomnia,mlackmofmmotivation,mweightmgain,mandmanhe
donia.mSuspectingmamdiagnosismofmclinicalmdepression,myoumanticipatemthempatientmwillmbe
nefitmfrommtreatingmtheirmunderlyingmdeficitmofmwhichmofmthemfollowingmneurotransmitter
s?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSerotonin
, 14. Asmamprudentmnursempractitioner,mthemdiabetic,mhypertensivempatientmyoumaremseeingmsho
uldmbemevaluatedmformearlymevidencemofmrenalmdamagemfrommbothmdiabetesmandmhyperte
nsion.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmassessmentmtoolsmshouldmthemnursempractitionermordermfir
stmformthemevaluationmofmearlymrenalmdysfunctionmsecondarymtomdiabetesmormhypertension
?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmUrinalysismwithmmicro/macromalbumin
15. Whilemevaluatingmampatientminmyourmclinicmformamroutinemhealthmvisit,myoumauscultatemcrac
klesminmthemposterolateralmleftmlowermlobemandmhavemthempatientmcough.mFollow-
upmauscultationmrevealsmclearmbreathmsounds.mWhichmonemofmthemfollowingmwouldmyoums
uspect?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAtelectasis-
mconditionmwheremonemormmoremareasmofmthemlungsmcollapsemormdon'tminflatemproperly,mle
adingmtomreducedmoxygenmlevelsminmthemblood
16. Yourm39-year-
oldmpatient,mwhomhasmrecentlymbeenmhospitalizedmformanmappendectomy,mismbeingmseenmi
nmyourmclinicmformpost-operativemfollow-
upmwithmprimarymcare.mOnmassessment,mthempatientmcomplainsmofmsomemincisionalmpain,m
andmotherwisemexaminationmismstandard,mwithmthemexceptionmofmdullmpercussionmsoundsm
notedmonmthemthoraxmovermlungmtissue.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmdiagnosesmwouldmbemexp
lainedmbymthismfindingminmampost-operativempatient?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAtelectasis
17. Youmaremevaluatingmam41-year-
oldmfemalempatientminmyourmclinicmwithmsymptomsmofmrightmuppermquadrantmpainmthatmwo
rsensmwithmdeepmbreathing.mThempatientmexhibitsmampositivemMurphymsign.mThesemfinding
smaremmostmconsistentmwithmwhichmonemofmthemfollowing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCholecystitis-minflammationmofmthemgallbladder
18. Inmeducatingmyourmpatientmaboutmthemnon-
pharmacologicmmanagementmofmgastroesophagealmrefluxmdisease,myoumincludemteachingm
tomthempatientmthatmtheirmheartburnmismaggravatedmbymalmofmthemfollowingmexceptmwhichm
one?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGastricmdumping,mormincreasedmemptyingmintomthemsmallmintestines
PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST 2026/2027
TEST BANK| COMPLETE 170 REAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) GRADED A+| NR668 CEA
FINAL EXAM PREP (MOST RECENT!!)
1. Yourm22-year-
oldmmalempatientmstatesmduringmhismreviewmofmsystemsmthatmhismscrotummismverymenlarged
mandmfeelsmlikemitmismfullmofmampowerliftermandmworksmasmamtrashmcollector.mWhichmofmthemf
ollowingmdiagnosesmdomyoumsuspectmthempatientmlikelymhas?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmVaricocele
2. Thempointmofmmaximummimpulsem(PMI)mismMOSTmoftenmpalpableminmhealthymadultsmwhenm
positionedminmthemsupinemormleftmlateralmdecubitusmposition.mWhichmonemofmthemfollowing
mlocationsmismmostmcommonlymdescribedmasmthemPMIminmamhealthymadult?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmLeftm5thmintercostalmspacemmidclavicularmline
3. Am40-year-
oldmfemale,mAfricanmAmericanmpatientmpresentsmformhistorymandmphysical.mUponmyourminit
ialmassessment,myoumnoticemshemhasmseveremexophthalmosmasmpicturedmbelow.mWhichmon
emofmthemfollowingmdiagnosesmbelowmwouldmbemthemhighestmonmyourmdifferentialmdiagnosi
smofmthismphysicalmexaminationmfinding?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmHyperthyroidism
4. YourmpatientmwithmamsuspectedmdiagnosismofmCOPDmhasmbeenmseenmbympulmonologymandm
hasmundergonemampulmonarymfunctionmtestm(PFT)mwithmspirometry.mAsmthempatient'smprim
arymhealthcaremprovider,myoumhavembeenmaskedmtomexplainmthemfindingsmofmthemPFTmtomth
empatientminmamfollow-
upmvisit,matmwhichmtimemthempatientmasksmwhatmthemstudymwasmevaluating.mTomdescribemth
emPFTmtomthempatientminmmoremusefulmterms,myoumstatemthatmthemlargeminspirationmofmairmt
, omthemfurthestmextentmtheymcouldmreasonablymaccomplish,mfollowedmbymamfullmexhalation,
mismreferredmtomasmwhichmofmthemfollowingmmeasurementsmduringmthemPFT?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmForcedmvitalmcapacity
5. YourmpatientmhasmamdiagnosismofmAddison'smdisease.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmmightmyoume
xpectmtomfindmduringmanmexamination?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmLowmbodymtemperature
6. Themnursempractitioner'smevaluationmofmampatientmwithmDiabetesmMellitusmtypem2mshouldmi
ncludemwhichmofmthemfollowingmwhilemevaluatingmformend-
organmdysfunctionmofmthemdisease?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmRenalmfunctionmpanel
7. Urinalysis
8. Non-dilatedmeyemexam
9. Dm-Allmofmthesemaremappropriatemoptions
10. Duringmyourmvisitmwithmam19-year-
oldmpatientmformamcollegemhealthmphysical,myourmhealthmhistorymincludesmamdiagnosismofma
ngioedema.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmpartsmofmthembodymwasmlikelyminvolved?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmFacemandmlips
11. Whichmofmthemfollowingmdermatologicmlesionsmismprecancerousmandmlikelymduemtomprolong
edmexposuremtomUV-B?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmActinicmkeratosis
12. BasedmonmyourmevaluationmofmABCDEmformmelanoma,mwhichmofmthemfollowingmrepresentsm
amsuspiciousmfinding?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmIrregularmborders
13. Yourmpatientmismcomplainingmofmhypersomnia,mlackmofmmotivation,mweightmgain,mandmanhe
donia.mSuspectingmamdiagnosismofmclinicalmdepression,myoumanticipatemthempatientmwillmbe
nefitmfrommtreatingmtheirmunderlyingmdeficitmofmwhichmofmthemfollowingmneurotransmitter
s?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmSerotonin
, 14. Asmamprudentmnursempractitioner,mthemdiabetic,mhypertensivempatientmyoumaremseeingmsho
uldmbemevaluatedmformearlymevidencemofmrenalmdamagemfrommbothmdiabetesmandmhyperte
nsion.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmassessmentmtoolsmshouldmthemnursempractitionermordermfir
stmformthemevaluationmofmearlymrenalmdysfunctionmsecondarymtomdiabetesmormhypertension
?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmUrinalysismwithmmicro/macromalbumin
15. Whilemevaluatingmampatientminmyourmclinicmformamroutinemhealthmvisit,myoumauscultatemcrac
klesminmthemposterolateralmleftmlowermlobemandmhavemthempatientmcough.mFollow-
upmauscultationmrevealsmclearmbreathmsounds.mWhichmonemofmthemfollowingmwouldmyoums
uspect?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAtelectasis-
mconditionmwheremonemormmoremareasmofmthemlungsmcollapsemormdon'tminflatemproperly,mle
adingmtomreducedmoxygenmlevelsminmthemblood
16. Yourm39-year-
oldmpatient,mwhomhasmrecentlymbeenmhospitalizedmformanmappendectomy,mismbeingmseenmi
nmyourmclinicmformpost-operativemfollow-
upmwithmprimarymcare.mOnmassessment,mthempatientmcomplainsmofmsomemincisionalmpain,m
andmotherwisemexaminationmismstandard,mwithmthemexceptionmofmdullmpercussionmsoundsm
notedmonmthemthoraxmovermlungmtissue.mWhichmofmthemfollowingmdiagnosesmwouldmbemexp
lainedmbymthismfindingminmampost-operativempatient?m-mCORRECTmANSWERmAtelectasis
17. Youmaremevaluatingmam41-year-
oldmfemalempatientminmyourmclinicmwithmsymptomsmofmrightmuppermquadrantmpainmthatmwo
rsensmwithmdeepmbreathing.mThempatientmexhibitsmampositivemMurphymsign.mThesemfinding
smaremmostmconsistentmwithmwhichmonemofmthemfollowing?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmCholecystitis-minflammationmofmthemgallbladder
18. Inmeducatingmyourmpatientmaboutmthemnon-
pharmacologicmmanagementmofmgastroesophagealmrefluxmdisease,myoumincludemteachingm
tomthempatientmthatmtheirmheartburnmismaggravatedmbymalmofmthemfollowingmexceptmwhichm
one?m-
mCORRECTmANSWERmGastricmdumping,mormincreasedmemptyingmintomthemsmallmintestines
