EXAM GUIDE D236: D236 OA,
2025/2026 WITH CORRECT
/ACCURATE ANSWERS
What is a concussion?
Head injury causing confusion, flat affect, and memory loss.
What is a risk factor for hypertensive crisis?
Kidney failure.
What is the relationship between goiter and iodine?
Goiter can be caused by iodine deficiency and is treated with
iodine supplementation.
What are the signs/symptoms of thyroid cancer?
Difficulty swallowing, odynophagia, lump in throat.
What are the characteristics of bladder cancer?
Presence of malignant cells in urine, painless hematuria.
What is the most common type of renal tumor?
Renal cell carcinoma.
What is cryoablation?
Treatment for prostate cancer.
What are the symptoms of PID?
Pain, foul odor, discharge.
, What is the ovarian cancer marker HEP-4?
A marker used for diagnosing ovarian cancer.
What are the signs and symptoms of gastroenteritis?
Acute cause with signs like diarrhea and vomiting.
What are the symptoms of hyperkalemia?
Nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, paresthesias, cardiac
dysrhythmias
What are the causes and treatment of pyelonephritis?
Causes: bacterial infection, Treatment: antibiotics.
What conditions fall under the COPD umbrella?
Refractory asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema.
What is silicosis?
Lung disease caused by inhalation of silica dust.
What is viral hemorrhagic fever?
Fever caused by viruses spread by bats or rodents.
What are the differences between mitral valve regurgitation and
stenosis?
Regurgitation: hypertrophy, heart failure, pulmonary edema.
Stenosis: blockage of blood flow.
What is the medication used for ALS?
Riluzole/Rilutek.
What are the expected assessment findings for Tay Sachs?
Progressive flaccid muscles, seizures, blindness, etc.
What condition causes salt cravings?
2025/2026 WITH CORRECT
/ACCURATE ANSWERS
What is a concussion?
Head injury causing confusion, flat affect, and memory loss.
What is a risk factor for hypertensive crisis?
Kidney failure.
What is the relationship between goiter and iodine?
Goiter can be caused by iodine deficiency and is treated with
iodine supplementation.
What are the signs/symptoms of thyroid cancer?
Difficulty swallowing, odynophagia, lump in throat.
What are the characteristics of bladder cancer?
Presence of malignant cells in urine, painless hematuria.
What is the most common type of renal tumor?
Renal cell carcinoma.
What is cryoablation?
Treatment for prostate cancer.
What are the symptoms of PID?
Pain, foul odor, discharge.
, What is the ovarian cancer marker HEP-4?
A marker used for diagnosing ovarian cancer.
What are the signs and symptoms of gastroenteritis?
Acute cause with signs like diarrhea and vomiting.
What are the symptoms of hyperkalemia?
Nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, paresthesias, cardiac
dysrhythmias
What are the causes and treatment of pyelonephritis?
Causes: bacterial infection, Treatment: antibiotics.
What conditions fall under the COPD umbrella?
Refractory asthma, chronic bronchitis, emphysema.
What is silicosis?
Lung disease caused by inhalation of silica dust.
What is viral hemorrhagic fever?
Fever caused by viruses spread by bats or rodents.
What are the differences between mitral valve regurgitation and
stenosis?
Regurgitation: hypertrophy, heart failure, pulmonary edema.
Stenosis: blockage of blood flow.
What is the medication used for ALS?
Riluzole/Rilutek.
What are the expected assessment findings for Tay Sachs?
Progressive flaccid muscles, seizures, blindness, etc.
What condition causes salt cravings?
