RASMUSSEN MDC III - EXAM 1|ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS AND RATIONALES 2026

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RASMUSSEN MDC III - EXAM 1|ACTUAL
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS AND
RATIONALES 2026




Phosphorus (>4.5)

Potassium (> 5.0)

Magnesium (> 2.5)

Calcium (>10.5)

Creatinine (> 1.2)

BUN (> 20)

Liver enzymes - correct-answer - Blood levels that might be elevated if prostate

CA has metastasized to the bone



(SATA?)




▪ PSA

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▪ age 40 (risk), 50 (non risk) + prostate exam - correct-answer - What do we use to

screen prostate CA? And when should this start?




▪ often asymptomatic - if you're not getting screened you won't know!



late: hematuria, bone pain, scrotal edema - correct-answer - S/S: *Prostate

Cancer*




▪ sperm banking

▪ self checking - correct-answer - Patient Education: *Testicular Cancer*




*Non-modifiable*

▪ Increased age - primary risk factor for both men and women

▪ **Genetics (mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2)**

▪ Family history

▪ Late menopause

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▪ Early menarche



*Modifiable*

▪ Lack of exercise

▪ Diet

▪ Alcohol consumption

▪ Obesity

▪ Lack of breastfeeding

▪ Breast implants

▪ Smoking

▪ Medications such as birth control and hormone therapy

▪ **No pregnancies (nulliparity)** - correct-answer - Risk Factors: *Breast CA*




▪ chancre

▪ fever

▪ headache