NR 667 CHAMBERLAIN CEA FINAL PAPER
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
VERIFIED ACCURACY
●● PMI location in a healthy adult
Answer: Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
●● Non-priority decision for ST depression and chest discomfort
Answer: Check for thyroid dysfunction
●● "Ee" to "a" sound on chest auscultation
Answer: Positive for egophony
●● Purpose of thorax percussion
Answer: Identify air-filled, fluid-filled, or consolidated tissue
●● Diaphragmatic excursion in interstitial lung disease
Answer: Equal bilateral change with decreased inspiratory capacity
●● Cause of nonpitting periorbital edema and thinning hair
,Answer: Severe hypothyroidism
●● Diagnosis for severe exophthalmos
Answer: Hyperthyroidism
●● PFT measurement for full inspiration and exhalation
Answer: Forced Vital Capacity
●● Diagnosis for goiter, anxiety, tremor, and palpitations
Answer: Thyrotoxicosis
●● Typical sign of hyperthyroidism
Answer: Tachycardia
●● Expected finding in Addison's disease
Answer: Low body temperature
●● S1 heart sound correlation on EKG
Answer: Peak of the R wave
●● Evaluation for end-organ dysfunction in DM Type 2
Answer: All (renal function, urinalysis, eye exam)
, ●● Normal liver span in a healthy adult
Answer: 6-12 cm in the right midclavicular line
●● Order of abdominal assessment
Answer: Inspection, auscultation, palpation, percussion
●● Finding not supportive of peritonitis
Answer: Absence of pain with withdrawal of palpation
●● Diagnosis for enlarged scrotum in a powerlifter
Answer: Varicocele
●● Sinus to palpate for congestion
Answer: Frontal
●● Lymph node finding inconsistent with lymphoma
Answer: Non-tender, minimally palpable anterior cervical chain
●● Chamber for gas pneumopexy in Ehlers-Danlos
Answer: Posterior only
EXAMINATION TEST QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS COMPLETE STUDY SHEET
VERIFIED ACCURACY
●● PMI location in a healthy adult
Answer: Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
●● Non-priority decision for ST depression and chest discomfort
Answer: Check for thyroid dysfunction
●● "Ee" to "a" sound on chest auscultation
Answer: Positive for egophony
●● Purpose of thorax percussion
Answer: Identify air-filled, fluid-filled, or consolidated tissue
●● Diaphragmatic excursion in interstitial lung disease
Answer: Equal bilateral change with decreased inspiratory capacity
●● Cause of nonpitting periorbital edema and thinning hair
,Answer: Severe hypothyroidism
●● Diagnosis for severe exophthalmos
Answer: Hyperthyroidism
●● PFT measurement for full inspiration and exhalation
Answer: Forced Vital Capacity
●● Diagnosis for goiter, anxiety, tremor, and palpitations
Answer: Thyrotoxicosis
●● Typical sign of hyperthyroidism
Answer: Tachycardia
●● Expected finding in Addison's disease
Answer: Low body temperature
●● S1 heart sound correlation on EKG
Answer: Peak of the R wave
●● Evaluation for end-organ dysfunction in DM Type 2
Answer: All (renal function, urinalysis, eye exam)
, ●● Normal liver span in a healthy adult
Answer: 6-12 cm in the right midclavicular line
●● Order of abdominal assessment
Answer: Inspection, auscultation, palpation, percussion
●● Finding not supportive of peritonitis
Answer: Absence of pain with withdrawal of palpation
●● Diagnosis for enlarged scrotum in a powerlifter
Answer: Varicocele
●● Sinus to palpate for congestion
Answer: Frontal
●● Lymph node finding inconsistent with lymphoma
Answer: Non-tender, minimally palpable anterior cervical chain
●● Chamber for gas pneumopexy in Ehlers-Danlos
Answer: Posterior only
