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Shadow Health Practice
Exam Questions with
Correct Verified Answers
2024/2025
1. A brief statement of the reason the patient is seeking health care
is called the: - ANS ✔chief complaint
2. Which of the following is an "ABCD" characteristic of malignant
melanoma? - ANS ✔Irregular borders
3. Which question would be considered a "leading question"? - ANS
✔"You don't get headaches often, do you?"
4. A flat, nonpalpable lesion is described as a macule if the
diameter is: - ANS ✔less than 1 cm.
5. When you are questioning a patient regarding alcohol intake,
she tells you that she is "only a social drinker." Which initial
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response is appropriate? - ANS ✔"What amount and what kind of
alcohol do you drink in a week?"
6. Mrs. Britton is a 34-year-old patient who presents to the office
with complaints of skin rashes. You have noted a 3-cm, rough,
elevated area of psoriasis. This is an example of a: - ANS ✔plaque
7. Painful vesicles are associated with: - ANS ✔herpes zoster
8. A 29-year-old white woman appears jaundiced. An etiology of
liver disease has been excluded. What history questions should
the nurse ask? - ANS ✔Whether she eats a lot of yellow and orange
vegetables.
9. Mr. D. complains of a headache. During the history, he mentions
his use of alcohol and illicit drugs. This information would most
likely belong in the: - ANS ✔personal and social history.
10. The thyroid gland is partially obscured by the: - ANS
✔sternocleidomastoid
11. To perform the Rinne test, place the tuning fork on the: -
ANS ✔mastoid bone.
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12. You observe pupillary response as the patient looks at a
distant object and then at an object held 10 cm from the bridge
of the nose. You are assessing for: - ANS ✔accommodation.
13. Normal tympanic membrane color is: - ANS ✔pearly gray.
14. Ask the patient to look directly at the light of the
ophthalmoscope when you are ready to examine the: - ANS
✔macula.
15. According to the AUDIT scale , a person who receives a
score of 14 is : - ANS ✔Is in the high risk category for alcohol abuse
16. Bulging of an amber tympanic membrane without mobility
is most often associated with: - ANS ✔middle ear effusion.
17. You ask your patient to perform the DAST questionnaire,
and note that he scored a "5". You understand this means: - ANS
✔the patient is at high risk for drug abuse
18. After you have the patient complete the AUDIT
questionnaire, your tally the score and realize the patient has
scored a "9" . Your next communication with the patient should
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Shadow Health Practice
Exam Questions with
Correct Verified Answers
2024/2025
1. A brief statement of the reason the patient is seeking health care
is called the: - ANS ✔chief complaint
2. Which of the following is an "ABCD" characteristic of malignant
melanoma? - ANS ✔Irregular borders
3. Which question would be considered a "leading question"? - ANS
✔"You don't get headaches often, do you?"
4. A flat, nonpalpable lesion is described as a macule if the
diameter is: - ANS ✔less than 1 cm.
5. When you are questioning a patient regarding alcohol intake,
she tells you that she is "only a social drinker." Which initial
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response is appropriate? - ANS ✔"What amount and what kind of
alcohol do you drink in a week?"
6. Mrs. Britton is a 34-year-old patient who presents to the office
with complaints of skin rashes. You have noted a 3-cm, rough,
elevated area of psoriasis. This is an example of a: - ANS ✔plaque
7. Painful vesicles are associated with: - ANS ✔herpes zoster
8. A 29-year-old white woman appears jaundiced. An etiology of
liver disease has been excluded. What history questions should
the nurse ask? - ANS ✔Whether she eats a lot of yellow and orange
vegetables.
9. Mr. D. complains of a headache. During the history, he mentions
his use of alcohol and illicit drugs. This information would most
likely belong in the: - ANS ✔personal and social history.
10. The thyroid gland is partially obscured by the: - ANS
✔sternocleidomastoid
11. To perform the Rinne test, place the tuning fork on the: -
ANS ✔mastoid bone.
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12. You observe pupillary response as the patient looks at a
distant object and then at an object held 10 cm from the bridge
of the nose. You are assessing for: - ANS ✔accommodation.
13. Normal tympanic membrane color is: - ANS ✔pearly gray.
14. Ask the patient to look directly at the light of the
ophthalmoscope when you are ready to examine the: - ANS
✔macula.
15. According to the AUDIT scale , a person who receives a
score of 14 is : - ANS ✔Is in the high risk category for alcohol abuse
16. Bulging of an amber tympanic membrane without mobility
is most often associated with: - ANS ✔middle ear effusion.
17. You ask your patient to perform the DAST questionnaire,
and note that he scored a "5". You understand this means: - ANS
✔the patient is at high risk for drug abuse
18. After you have the patient complete the AUDIT
questionnaire, your tally the score and realize the patient has
scored a "9" . Your next communication with the patient should
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