NURS 6531 Final Exam Latest Update
Comprehensive Questions with Correct
Answers Graded a Perfect Score A+
A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early treatment of which disease? - Answer -
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Huntington's chorea
Martin is complaining of erectile dysfunction. He also has a condition that has reduced arterial blood
flow to his penis. The most common cause of this condition is: - Answer -Parkinson's disease
Epilepsy
Multiple sclerosis
Diabetes mellitus
Question 10
What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome? - Answer -Excessive ACTH production
Administration of a glucocorticoid or ACTH
Pituitary adenoma or a non-pituitary ACTH-producing tumor
Autonomous cortisol production from adrenal tissue
Question 100
At what age is screening most likely to detect scoliosis? - Answer -4 to 6 years
8 to 10 years
12 to 14 years
18 to 20 years
Question 101
The most reliable indicator(s) of neurological deficit when assessing a patient with acute low back pain
is(are): - Answer -Patient report of bladder dysfunction, saddle anesthesia, and motor weakness of
limbs.
History of significant trauma relative to the patient's age.
,Decreased reflexes, strength, and sensation in the lower extremities.
Patient report of pain with the crossed straight leg raise.
Question 11
Diagnostic radiological studies are indicated for low back pain: - Answer -Routinely after 3 weeks
of low back pain symptoms.
To screen for spondylolithiasis in patients less than 20 years of age with 2 weeks of more of low back
pain.
When there is a suspicion of a space-occupying lesion, fracture, cauda equina, or infection.
As a part of a pre-employment physical when heavy lifting is included in the job description.
Question 12
After treating a patient for Helicobacter pylori infection, what test do you order to see if it has been
cured? - Answer -An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay titer
A urea breath test
A rapid urease test
A repeat endoscopy
Question 13
Which appropriate test for the initial assessment of Alzheimer's disease provides the performance
ratings on 10 complex, higher order activities? - Answer -MMSE
CAGE questionnaire
FAQ - Functional Activities Questionnaire
Holmes and Rahe social readjustment scale
Question 14
Major depression occurs most often in which of the following conditions? - Answer -A. Myocardial
infarction
Parkinson's disease
Stroke
Alzheimer's disease
Question 15
Which of the following statements about multiple sclerosis (MS) is correct? - Answer -MS is a
chronic, untreatable illness that is almost always fatal.
MS is a disease of steadily progressive and unrelenting neurologic deterioration.
, MS is a chronic, treatable illness with unknown cause and a variable course.
Patients with MS who take active steps to improve their health have the best cure rate.
Question 16
Diagnostic evaluation of hypothyroidism reveals: - Answer -Elevated TSH and decreased T4
Decreased TSH and increased T4
Decreased TSH and decreased T3
Elevated TSH and increased T4
Question 17
Risk factors for prostate cancer include all of the following except: - Answer -Family history
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
African American race
Age
Question 18
What information should patients with diabetes and their families receive about hypoglycemia? -
Answer -Hypoglycemia is a rare complication.
Hypoglycemia requires professional medical treatment.
Hypoglycemia is serious, dangerous, and can be fatal if not treated quickly.
Hypoglycemia occurs only as a result of insulin overdose.
Question 19
Which history is commonly found in a patient with glomerulonephritis? - Answer -Beta-hemolytic
strep infection
Frequent urinary tract infections
Kidney stones
Hypotension
Question 2. Which of the following is a potential acquired cause of thrombophilia - Answer -
Homocysteinuria
Protein C deficiency
Factor V Leiden
Antiphospholipid antibodies
Comprehensive Questions with Correct
Answers Graded a Perfect Score A+
A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early treatment of which disease? - Answer -
Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Huntington's chorea
Martin is complaining of erectile dysfunction. He also has a condition that has reduced arterial blood
flow to his penis. The most common cause of this condition is: - Answer -Parkinson's disease
Epilepsy
Multiple sclerosis
Diabetes mellitus
Question 10
What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome? - Answer -Excessive ACTH production
Administration of a glucocorticoid or ACTH
Pituitary adenoma or a non-pituitary ACTH-producing tumor
Autonomous cortisol production from adrenal tissue
Question 100
At what age is screening most likely to detect scoliosis? - Answer -4 to 6 years
8 to 10 years
12 to 14 years
18 to 20 years
Question 101
The most reliable indicator(s) of neurological deficit when assessing a patient with acute low back pain
is(are): - Answer -Patient report of bladder dysfunction, saddle anesthesia, and motor weakness of
limbs.
History of significant trauma relative to the patient's age.
,Decreased reflexes, strength, and sensation in the lower extremities.
Patient report of pain with the crossed straight leg raise.
Question 11
Diagnostic radiological studies are indicated for low back pain: - Answer -Routinely after 3 weeks
of low back pain symptoms.
To screen for spondylolithiasis in patients less than 20 years of age with 2 weeks of more of low back
pain.
When there is a suspicion of a space-occupying lesion, fracture, cauda equina, or infection.
As a part of a pre-employment physical when heavy lifting is included in the job description.
Question 12
After treating a patient for Helicobacter pylori infection, what test do you order to see if it has been
cured? - Answer -An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay titer
A urea breath test
A rapid urease test
A repeat endoscopy
Question 13
Which appropriate test for the initial assessment of Alzheimer's disease provides the performance
ratings on 10 complex, higher order activities? - Answer -MMSE
CAGE questionnaire
FAQ - Functional Activities Questionnaire
Holmes and Rahe social readjustment scale
Question 14
Major depression occurs most often in which of the following conditions? - Answer -A. Myocardial
infarction
Parkinson's disease
Stroke
Alzheimer's disease
Question 15
Which of the following statements about multiple sclerosis (MS) is correct? - Answer -MS is a
chronic, untreatable illness that is almost always fatal.
MS is a disease of steadily progressive and unrelenting neurologic deterioration.
, MS is a chronic, treatable illness with unknown cause and a variable course.
Patients with MS who take active steps to improve their health have the best cure rate.
Question 16
Diagnostic evaluation of hypothyroidism reveals: - Answer -Elevated TSH and decreased T4
Decreased TSH and increased T4
Decreased TSH and decreased T3
Elevated TSH and increased T4
Question 17
Risk factors for prostate cancer include all of the following except: - Answer -Family history
Benign prostatic hypertrophy
African American race
Age
Question 18
What information should patients with diabetes and their families receive about hypoglycemia? -
Answer -Hypoglycemia is a rare complication.
Hypoglycemia requires professional medical treatment.
Hypoglycemia is serious, dangerous, and can be fatal if not treated quickly.
Hypoglycemia occurs only as a result of insulin overdose.
Question 19
Which history is commonly found in a patient with glomerulonephritis? - Answer -Beta-hemolytic
strep infection
Frequent urinary tract infections
Kidney stones
Hypotension
Question 2. Which of the following is a potential acquired cause of thrombophilia - Answer -
Homocysteinuria
Protein C deficiency
Factor V Leiden
Antiphospholipid antibodies
