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NSG 6020 3P EXAM*** QUESTIONS AND
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A 42-year-old florist comes to your office, complaining of
chronic constipation for the last six months. She has had
no nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, and no abdominal pain
or cramping. She denies any recent illnesses or injuries.
She denies any changes to her diet or exercise program.
She is on no new medications. During the review of
systems (ROS), you note that she has felt fatigued, had
some weight gain, has irregular periods, and has cold
intolerance. Her past medical history is significant for one
vaginal delivery and two cesarean sections. She is
married, has three children, and owns a flower shop. She
denies tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. Her mother has type
2 diabetes and her father has coronary artery disease.
There is no family history of cancers. On examination, she
appears her stated age. Her vital signs are normal. Her
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head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, and neck examinations are
normal. Her cardiac, lung,
❖Hypothyroidism
A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office
for evaluation of pain in his legs. He has smoked two
packs per day since the age of sixteen, but is otherwise
healthy. You are concerned that he may have peripheral
vascular disease. Which of the following is part of
common or concerning symptoms for the peripheral
vascular system?
❖Intermittent claudication
You are assessing a 59-year-old gas station owner for
atherosclerosis in the lower extremities. In which of the
following locations would the patient's pain make you
concerned for this disease process?
❖Calf
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A 55-year-old secretary with a recent history of breast
cancer, for which she underwent surgery and radiation
therapy, and a history of hypertension comes to your
office for a routine checkup. Which of the following
aspects of the physical are important to note when
assessing the patient for peripheral vascular disease in the
arms?
❖Radial pulse, brachial pulse
Cody is a teenager with a history of leukemia and an
enlarged spleen. Today he presents with fairly significant
left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain. On examination of this
area, a rough grating noise is heard. What is this sound?
❖It is a splenic rub.
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A 30-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve
problems states that she has been "very tired." She has
started waking up at night and feels like her "heart is
pounding." During the assessment, the nurse practitioner
palpates a thrill and lift at the fifth left intercostal space
midclavicular line. In the same area the nurse practitioner
also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right after S1.
These findings would be most consistent with:
❖mitral regurgitation.
A patient presents with excruciating headache pain on
one side of his head, especially around his eye, forehead,
and cheek that lasts about 1/2 to 2 hours, occurring once
or twice each day. The nurse practitioner suspects:
❖cluster headaches
A patient complains that while studying for an
examination he began to notice a severe headache in the
NSG 6020 3P EXAM*** QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS | VERIFIED AND WELL DETAILED
ANSWERS |DOWNLOAD AND PASS | LATEST
EXAM UPDATE 2026/2027
A 42-year-old florist comes to your office, complaining of
chronic constipation for the last six months. She has had
no nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea, and no abdominal pain
or cramping. She denies any recent illnesses or injuries.
She denies any changes to her diet or exercise program.
She is on no new medications. During the review of
systems (ROS), you note that she has felt fatigued, had
some weight gain, has irregular periods, and has cold
intolerance. Her past medical history is significant for one
vaginal delivery and two cesarean sections. She is
married, has three children, and owns a flower shop. She
denies tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. Her mother has type
2 diabetes and her father has coronary artery disease.
There is no family history of cancers. On examination, she
appears her stated age. Her vital signs are normal. Her
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head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, and neck examinations are
normal. Her cardiac, lung,
❖Hypothyroidism
A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office
for evaluation of pain in his legs. He has smoked two
packs per day since the age of sixteen, but is otherwise
healthy. You are concerned that he may have peripheral
vascular disease. Which of the following is part of
common or concerning symptoms for the peripheral
vascular system?
❖Intermittent claudication
You are assessing a 59-year-old gas station owner for
atherosclerosis in the lower extremities. In which of the
following locations would the patient's pain make you
concerned for this disease process?
❖Calf
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A 55-year-old secretary with a recent history of breast
cancer, for which she underwent surgery and radiation
therapy, and a history of hypertension comes to your
office for a routine checkup. Which of the following
aspects of the physical are important to note when
assessing the patient for peripheral vascular disease in the
arms?
❖Radial pulse, brachial pulse
Cody is a teenager with a history of leukemia and an
enlarged spleen. Today he presents with fairly significant
left upper quadrant (LUQ) pain. On examination of this
area, a rough grating noise is heard. What is this sound?
❖It is a splenic rub.
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A 30-year-old woman with a history of mitral valve
problems states that she has been "very tired." She has
started waking up at night and feels like her "heart is
pounding." During the assessment, the nurse practitioner
palpates a thrill and lift at the fifth left intercostal space
midclavicular line. In the same area the nurse practitioner
also auscultates a blowing, swishing sound right after S1.
These findings would be most consistent with:
❖mitral regurgitation.
A patient presents with excruciating headache pain on
one side of his head, especially around his eye, forehead,
and cheek that lasts about 1/2 to 2 hours, occurring once
or twice each day. The nurse practitioner suspects:
❖cluster headaches
A patient complains that while studying for an
examination he began to notice a severe headache in the
