NR 667 CEA EXAM 2026 FINAL PAPER FULL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED STUDY
GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE 450
◉ Which maneuver may help reproduce sinus-related pain in a
patient with sinus pressure?
Answer: Leaning forward
◉ What diagnosis should be considered for a patient with weight
loss, night sweats, and enlarged hilar adenopathy?
Answer: Lymphoma
◉ Which disease is associated with vitreous detachment?
Answer: Ehlers-Danlos
◉ What is the term for a unilateral visual deficit described as loss of
visual fields on the right side in both eyes?
Answer: Homonymous hemianopia
◉ What labs should be ordered first for an adolescent female with
microcytic, hypochromic anemia?
Answer: TIBC and ferritin
,◉ What type of anemia is characterized by microcytic anemia with
normal RDW?
Answer: Thalassemia trait
◉ What lab level should be evaluated in a patient with macrocytic
anemia?
Answer: Vitamin B12
◉ What result would typically be seen in a patient with end-stage
renal disease on dialysis?
Answer: Normal MCH, hemoglobin 9.6
◉ Which agent is most often implicated in causing Reye syndrome?
Answer: Aspirin
◉ Which immunoglobulin is the first to be elevated in the serum for
hepatitis A?
Answer: IgM
◉ Which marker is most likely elevated in a patient with new onset
hepatitis B after one year?
Answer: Hepatitis Core antibody
,◉ Which glands are commonly obstructed and may require incision
and drainage for abscess?
Answer: Apocrine
◉ What feature is especially concerning when screening a
suspicious mole for melanoma?
Answer: Irregular border
◉ Which dermatologic lesion is precancerous and due to UV-B
exposure?
Answer: Actinic keratosis
◉ Based on ABCDE for melanoma, which represents a suspicious
finding?
Answer: Diameter of 0.8 cm
◉ A patient experiencing delirium tremens after abrupt alcohol
cessation is likely suffering from a deficit of which
neurotransmitter?
Answer: GABA
◉ Which test is most useful to differentiate anxiety from
hyperthyroidism?
, Answer: TSH and free T4
◉ What type of hallucination is a schizophrenic patient experiencing
when they say, 'What is that awful smell?'
Answer: Olfactory
◉ What is the most common co-diagnosis for a 16-year-old who
attempted self-harm?
Answer: Depression
◉ What diagnosis is most likely for a 23-year-old male with severe
pain raising his arm overhead?
Answer: Damage to the rotator cuff
◉ What diagnosis is most likely for a 16-year-old female with
unilateral jaw pain and difficulty fully opening her mouth?
Answer: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain, treat with a bite
guard
◉ What diagnosis fits best for limited lumbar spine movement with
inflammation over the sacroiliac joints?
Answer: Ankylosing spondylitis
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED STUDY
GUIDE COMPREHENSIVE 450
◉ Which maneuver may help reproduce sinus-related pain in a
patient with sinus pressure?
Answer: Leaning forward
◉ What diagnosis should be considered for a patient with weight
loss, night sweats, and enlarged hilar adenopathy?
Answer: Lymphoma
◉ Which disease is associated with vitreous detachment?
Answer: Ehlers-Danlos
◉ What is the term for a unilateral visual deficit described as loss of
visual fields on the right side in both eyes?
Answer: Homonymous hemianopia
◉ What labs should be ordered first for an adolescent female with
microcytic, hypochromic anemia?
Answer: TIBC and ferritin
,◉ What type of anemia is characterized by microcytic anemia with
normal RDW?
Answer: Thalassemia trait
◉ What lab level should be evaluated in a patient with macrocytic
anemia?
Answer: Vitamin B12
◉ What result would typically be seen in a patient with end-stage
renal disease on dialysis?
Answer: Normal MCH, hemoglobin 9.6
◉ Which agent is most often implicated in causing Reye syndrome?
Answer: Aspirin
◉ Which immunoglobulin is the first to be elevated in the serum for
hepatitis A?
Answer: IgM
◉ Which marker is most likely elevated in a patient with new onset
hepatitis B after one year?
Answer: Hepatitis Core antibody
,◉ Which glands are commonly obstructed and may require incision
and drainage for abscess?
Answer: Apocrine
◉ What feature is especially concerning when screening a
suspicious mole for melanoma?
Answer: Irregular border
◉ Which dermatologic lesion is precancerous and due to UV-B
exposure?
Answer: Actinic keratosis
◉ Based on ABCDE for melanoma, which represents a suspicious
finding?
Answer: Diameter of 0.8 cm
◉ A patient experiencing delirium tremens after abrupt alcohol
cessation is likely suffering from a deficit of which
neurotransmitter?
Answer: GABA
◉ Which test is most useful to differentiate anxiety from
hyperthyroidism?
, Answer: TSH and free T4
◉ What type of hallucination is a schizophrenic patient experiencing
when they say, 'What is that awful smell?'
Answer: Olfactory
◉ What is the most common co-diagnosis for a 16-year-old who
attempted self-harm?
Answer: Depression
◉ What diagnosis is most likely for a 23-year-old male with severe
pain raising his arm overhead?
Answer: Damage to the rotator cuff
◉ What diagnosis is most likely for a 16-year-old female with
unilateral jaw pain and difficulty fully opening her mouth?
Answer: Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) pain, treat with a bite
guard
◉ What diagnosis fits best for limited lumbar spine movement with
inflammation over the sacroiliac joints?
Answer: Ankylosing spondylitis
