GCU NUR 634 MIDTERM EXAM WITH LATEST
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A patient presents with ringing in the ears that never goes away (tinnitus)
that has been going on for 6 months with no other signs or symptoms.
What is the big diagnosis associated with tinnitus? - CorreCt Answers -
Vertigo
What on the EKG would show atrial enlargement? - CorreCt Answers -
Change in the P wave
If I am using my 3rd finger to determine the health of internal organs, what
am I doing? - CorreCt Answers -Percussing
Patient presents with complaints of shortness of breath for about a week.
What do you want to know? - CorreCt Answers -Any life changes, such as it
may be anxiety
What part of the history is it when asking about education and work -
CorreCt Answers -Social
Deep air movement with high-pitched whistling on expiration; what DDx? -
CorreCt Answers -Asthma
What does dull percussion of the lungs indicate? - CorreCt Answers -
Consolidation/pneumonia
, A patient presents with spiderweb veins all over the neck. What are your
DDx - CorreCt Answers -Esophageal varices, spiderweb angiomas
What are some physical exam findings of meningitis - CorreCt Answers -
Nuchal rigidity, HA, fever, rash, light sensitivity, blurred margins around
the fundus on eye exam
Examining the soft palate - which cranial nerve is affected? Correct
Answers -Cranial nerve 10
Patient comes in with an initial rash that evolves to lesions. Eruptions like a
Christmas tree - CorreCt Answers -Pityriasis Rosea
If you auscultate a friction rub, what is the DDx - CorreCt Answers -
Pericarditis
Patient presents with ecchymosis on the forearms for several months with
no history of trauma. What is on your DDx? - CorreCt Answers -Actinic
purpura
The patient is loudly yelling for help with inappropriate behavior. What
psych disorder is this - CorreCt Answers -Histrionic Personality Disorder
If one side of the body has a weaker pulse than the other, what do we
suspect? - CorreCt Answers -Emboli of some kind
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
ALREADY PASSED.
A patient presents with ringing in the ears that never goes away (tinnitus)
that has been going on for 6 months with no other signs or symptoms.
What is the big diagnosis associated with tinnitus? - CorreCt Answers -
Vertigo
What on the EKG would show atrial enlargement? - CorreCt Answers -
Change in the P wave
If I am using my 3rd finger to determine the health of internal organs, what
am I doing? - CorreCt Answers -Percussing
Patient presents with complaints of shortness of breath for about a week.
What do you want to know? - CorreCt Answers -Any life changes, such as it
may be anxiety
What part of the history is it when asking about education and work -
CorreCt Answers -Social
Deep air movement with high-pitched whistling on expiration; what DDx? -
CorreCt Answers -Asthma
What does dull percussion of the lungs indicate? - CorreCt Answers -
Consolidation/pneumonia
, A patient presents with spiderweb veins all over the neck. What are your
DDx - CorreCt Answers -Esophageal varices, spiderweb angiomas
What are some physical exam findings of meningitis - CorreCt Answers -
Nuchal rigidity, HA, fever, rash, light sensitivity, blurred margins around
the fundus on eye exam
Examining the soft palate - which cranial nerve is affected? Correct
Answers -Cranial nerve 10
Patient comes in with an initial rash that evolves to lesions. Eruptions like a
Christmas tree - CorreCt Answers -Pityriasis Rosea
If you auscultate a friction rub, what is the DDx - CorreCt Answers -
Pericarditis
Patient presents with ecchymosis on the forearms for several months with
no history of trauma. What is on your DDx? - CorreCt Answers -Actinic
purpura
The patient is loudly yelling for help with inappropriate behavior. What
psych disorder is this - CorreCt Answers -Histrionic Personality Disorder
If one side of the body has a weaker pulse than the other, what do we
suspect? - CorreCt Answers -Emboli of some kind
