CMSRN COMPREHENSIVE TEST SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT.
⩥ A patient is admitted to the hospital with severe pain, guarding, and
rigidity of the abdomen. Labs indicate increased levels of amylase and
leukocytosis. Cullen's sign is positive (bruising around the umbilicus,
indicative of intra-abdominal bleeding) and the patient is showing some
signs of respiratory distress. The patient has a history of alcohol abuse.
Which of the following conditions is most likely to be diagnosed?
A. Alcoholic cirrhosis
B. Pneumonia
C. Acute liver failure
D. Acute pancreatitis. Answer: D. Acute pancreatitis
⩥ Your male patient, who has a diagnosis of chronic liver failure, has
deficient vitamin K absorption. Which assessment findings indicate
vitamin K deficiency?
A. Testicular atrophy and gynecomastia
B. Dyspnea and fatigue
C. Petechiae and ecchymoses
D. Ascites and orthopnea. Answer: C. Petechiae and ecchymoses
, ⩥ When performing an assessment on a patient with emphysema, you
find that your patient has a barrel chest. The alteration in the patient's
chest is due to:
A. Hyperinflation of the lungs
B. Use of accessory muscles
C. Chronic hypoxia
D. Collapse of distal alveoli. Answer: A. Hyperinflation of the lungs
⩥ Supination is defined as:
A. Turning a part toward midline
B. Turning a part away from midline
C. Turning upward
D. Turning downward. Answer: C. Turning upward
⩥ To confirm a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI), the nurse would
expect the physician to order which laboratory tests?
A. Myoglobin, creatine kinase, and sedimentation rate
B. Creatine kinase, troponin, and sedimentation rate
C. Troponin, aPTT, and myoglobin
D. Troponin, myoglobin, and creatine kinase. Answer: D. Troponin,
myoglobin, and creatine kinase
2026 QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS 100%
CORRECT.
⩥ A patient is admitted to the hospital with severe pain, guarding, and
rigidity of the abdomen. Labs indicate increased levels of amylase and
leukocytosis. Cullen's sign is positive (bruising around the umbilicus,
indicative of intra-abdominal bleeding) and the patient is showing some
signs of respiratory distress. The patient has a history of alcohol abuse.
Which of the following conditions is most likely to be diagnosed?
A. Alcoholic cirrhosis
B. Pneumonia
C. Acute liver failure
D. Acute pancreatitis. Answer: D. Acute pancreatitis
⩥ Your male patient, who has a diagnosis of chronic liver failure, has
deficient vitamin K absorption. Which assessment findings indicate
vitamin K deficiency?
A. Testicular atrophy and gynecomastia
B. Dyspnea and fatigue
C. Petechiae and ecchymoses
D. Ascites and orthopnea. Answer: C. Petechiae and ecchymoses
, ⩥ When performing an assessment on a patient with emphysema, you
find that your patient has a barrel chest. The alteration in the patient's
chest is due to:
A. Hyperinflation of the lungs
B. Use of accessory muscles
C. Chronic hypoxia
D. Collapse of distal alveoli. Answer: A. Hyperinflation of the lungs
⩥ Supination is defined as:
A. Turning a part toward midline
B. Turning a part away from midline
C. Turning upward
D. Turning downward. Answer: C. Turning upward
⩥ To confirm a diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI), the nurse would
expect the physician to order which laboratory tests?
A. Myoglobin, creatine kinase, and sedimentation rate
B. Creatine kinase, troponin, and sedimentation rate
C. Troponin, aPTT, and myoglobin
D. Troponin, myoglobin, and creatine kinase. Answer: D. Troponin,
myoglobin, and creatine kinase
