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NSG 6020 3P EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| NSG6020 3P EXAM PREP WITH
COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Your patient with a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis is being seen in
your clinic for routine liver serology and follow-up examination. Which
of the following correctly identifies the normal liver span when
percussing the liver of a HEALTHY adult? - ANSWER - 6-12 cm in the
right midclavicular line.
The 19 year old male patient presents with acute symptoms of
abdominal pain and a history of intermittent heartburn and spicy food
intolerance, as well as anxiety due to his college athletic performance.
You have a concern the patient may have a perforated gastric ulcer and is
experiencing peritonitis. Which of the following exam findings is NOT
supportive of this diagnosis? - ANSWER - Absence of pain with
withdrawal of palpation.
Your new patient intake history of an elderly man includes a history of
Ehlers-Danlos with complications of retinal detachment treated with gas
pneumopexy. In discussing this history, you recall the transparent mass
of gelatinous material where the gas pneumopexy is performed can be
found in which chamber(s) of the eye? - ANSWER - Anterior only
While assessing the patient, you covered their right eye while you
covered your left eye, then brought a set number of fingers or wiggling
fingers into each quadrant of the patient's visual field while you had
them identify when they saw your fingers/movement. A normal exam
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would be documented as which of the following? - ANSWER - Normal
Confrontation
A patient of Mediterranean descent who presents with microcytic anemia
with normal red cell distribution width should be evaluated using gel
electrophoresis to confirm which of the following types of anemia? -
ANSWER - Thalassemia
The 43 year old male patient with macrocytic anemia should be
evaluated for which of the following lab levels to help narrow down the
etiology? - ANSWER - Vitamin B12
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and
physical. Upon your initial assessment, you notice she has severe
exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of the following diagnoses
below would be the highest on your differential diagnose of this physical
examination finding? (eyes bulging out of her head) - ANSWER -
Hyperthyroidism.
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by
pulmonology and has underwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with
spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare provider, you have been
asked to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient in afollow-up visit
at which time the patient asks what the study was evaluating. To
describe the PFT to the patient in more useful terms, you state that the
large inspiration of air to the furthest extent they could reasonably
accomplish followed by a full exhalation is referred to as which of the
following measurements during the PFT? - ANSWER - Forced Vital
Capacity.
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Your 32 year old female patient presented for a routine health exam
states they have a diagnoses of hyperthyroidism by anotherprovider a
year ago. In addition to evaluation with TSH and T4 labwork, which of
the following represent typical signs of hyperthyroidism expected on
your exam of this patient? - ANSWER - tachycardia
The 33 year old male patient presents with complaints of abdominal pain
after a recent birthday party where other guests also suspected food
borne illness and gastroenteritis. To elicit the most accurate evaluation of
this patient, which is the order of assessment which should be done for
the abdomen? - ANSWER - Inspection, auscultation, palpation,
percussion
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems that
his scrotum is very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and
works as a trash collector. You suspect the patient likely has which of the
following diagnoses? - ANSWER - Varicocele
Your 22 year old female patient is seeing you for complaints of sinus
pressure and congestion. Which one of the following sinuses should be
palpated during your examination? - ANSWER - Frontal
Your 49 year old male patient presents with weight loss, night sweats,
anhedonia, and a CXR showing profoundly enlarged hilar adenopathy.
Based on these findings, a diagnosis of lymphoma would be in your
working differential. Which one of the following assessment findings
when palpating lymph nodes would be INCONSISTENT with this
diagnosis? - ANSWER - Non-tender, minimally palpable anterior
cervical chain node palpation.
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Your late adolescent female patient presents with a history of heavy
menses and pale conjunctiva. Your review of systems is fairly
unremarkable other than she lives in a house built in 1965, has an
unrestricted diet, and her family heredity si Italian. She denies any
history of chronic health conditions. Initial CBC with differential shows
a microcytic hypochromic anemia which has not yet been diagnosed or
treated and the red cell distribution width (RDW) is elevated at 15%.
Based on the most common cause of microcytic hypochromic anemia,
which of the following labs will you order first? - ANSWER - TIBC and
Ferritin
While assessing the complete metabolic profile of the 66 year old female
patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis, youfind
acreatinine of 4.3, BUN of 62, phos of 5.2. On review of the CBC with
differential, you would anticipate which of the following levels? -
ANSWER - Normal MCH, Hemoglobin 9.6
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical,
your health history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the
following parts of the body are were likely involved? - ANSWER - Face
and Lips
Your patient has just been diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Which of the
following immunoglobulin are first to be elevated in the serum? -
ANSWER - IgM.
Your patient had a history of Hepatitis Aapproximately one year ago.
Which of the following immunoglobulin is most likely to be elevated at
this time? - ANSWER - IgG
NSG 6020 3P EXAM NEWEST 2026 ACTUAL EXAM
TEST BANK| NSG6020 3P EXAM PREP WITH
COMPLETE 300 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED
A+ (MOST RECENT!!)
Your patient with a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis is being seen in
your clinic for routine liver serology and follow-up examination. Which
of the following correctly identifies the normal liver span when
percussing the liver of a HEALTHY adult? - ANSWER - 6-12 cm in the
right midclavicular line.
The 19 year old male patient presents with acute symptoms of
abdominal pain and a history of intermittent heartburn and spicy food
intolerance, as well as anxiety due to his college athletic performance.
You have a concern the patient may have a perforated gastric ulcer and is
experiencing peritonitis. Which of the following exam findings is NOT
supportive of this diagnosis? - ANSWER - Absence of pain with
withdrawal of palpation.
Your new patient intake history of an elderly man includes a history of
Ehlers-Danlos with complications of retinal detachment treated with gas
pneumopexy. In discussing this history, you recall the transparent mass
of gelatinous material where the gas pneumopexy is performed can be
found in which chamber(s) of the eye? - ANSWER - Anterior only
While assessing the patient, you covered their right eye while you
covered your left eye, then brought a set number of fingers or wiggling
fingers into each quadrant of the patient's visual field while you had
them identify when they saw your fingers/movement. A normal exam
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would be documented as which of the following? - ANSWER - Normal
Confrontation
A patient of Mediterranean descent who presents with microcytic anemia
with normal red cell distribution width should be evaluated using gel
electrophoresis to confirm which of the following types of anemia? -
ANSWER - Thalassemia
The 43 year old male patient with macrocytic anemia should be
evaluated for which of the following lab levels to help narrow down the
etiology? - ANSWER - Vitamin B12
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and
physical. Upon your initial assessment, you notice she has severe
exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of the following diagnoses
below would be the highest on your differential diagnose of this physical
examination finding? (eyes bulging out of her head) - ANSWER -
Hyperthyroidism.
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by
pulmonology and has underwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with
spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare provider, you have been
asked to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient in afollow-up visit
at which time the patient asks what the study was evaluating. To
describe the PFT to the patient in more useful terms, you state that the
large inspiration of air to the furthest extent they could reasonably
accomplish followed by a full exhalation is referred to as which of the
following measurements during the PFT? - ANSWER - Forced Vital
Capacity.
,3|Page
Your 32 year old female patient presented for a routine health exam
states they have a diagnoses of hyperthyroidism by anotherprovider a
year ago. In addition to evaluation with TSH and T4 labwork, which of
the following represent typical signs of hyperthyroidism expected on
your exam of this patient? - ANSWER - tachycardia
The 33 year old male patient presents with complaints of abdominal pain
after a recent birthday party where other guests also suspected food
borne illness and gastroenteritis. To elicit the most accurate evaluation of
this patient, which is the order of assessment which should be done for
the abdomen? - ANSWER - Inspection, auscultation, palpation,
percussion
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems that
his scrotum is very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and
works as a trash collector. You suspect the patient likely has which of the
following diagnoses? - ANSWER - Varicocele
Your 22 year old female patient is seeing you for complaints of sinus
pressure and congestion. Which one of the following sinuses should be
palpated during your examination? - ANSWER - Frontal
Your 49 year old male patient presents with weight loss, night sweats,
anhedonia, and a CXR showing profoundly enlarged hilar adenopathy.
Based on these findings, a diagnosis of lymphoma would be in your
working differential. Which one of the following assessment findings
when palpating lymph nodes would be INCONSISTENT with this
diagnosis? - ANSWER - Non-tender, minimally palpable anterior
cervical chain node palpation.
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Your late adolescent female patient presents with a history of heavy
menses and pale conjunctiva. Your review of systems is fairly
unremarkable other than she lives in a house built in 1965, has an
unrestricted diet, and her family heredity si Italian. She denies any
history of chronic health conditions. Initial CBC with differential shows
a microcytic hypochromic anemia which has not yet been diagnosed or
treated and the red cell distribution width (RDW) is elevated at 15%.
Based on the most common cause of microcytic hypochromic anemia,
which of the following labs will you order first? - ANSWER - TIBC and
Ferritin
While assessing the complete metabolic profile of the 66 year old female
patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis, youfind
acreatinine of 4.3, BUN of 62, phos of 5.2. On review of the CBC with
differential, you would anticipate which of the following levels? -
ANSWER - Normal MCH, Hemoglobin 9.6
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical,
your health history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the
following parts of the body are were likely involved? - ANSWER - Face
and Lips
Your patient has just been diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Which of the
following immunoglobulin are first to be elevated in the serum? -
ANSWER - IgM.
Your patient had a history of Hepatitis Aapproximately one year ago.
Which of the following immunoglobulin is most likely to be elevated at
this time? - ANSWER - IgG
