NSG 6020 3P Exam Questions and
Answers A+ Graded
Headache sign - -Aggravated or relieved by change of position
-Headache sign - -Precipitated by Valsalva maneuver
-Headache sign - -New onset after age 50
-Headache sign - -Relieved with use of common analgesics
-Cerebral arteries during migraine - -They dilate
-Patient evaluation for bipolar disorder - -Severe mood swings, easily
distracted, constantly corrects teachers
-Symptom indicating high suspicion for bipolar disorder - -Blurts out
answers in class inappropriately
-Risk factor associated with breast cancer - -Use of hormone replacement
therapy
-Risk factor associated with breast cancer - -Personal or family history of
breast cancer
-Risk factor associated with breast cancer - -Postmenopausal obesity
-Risk factor associated with breast cancer - -Low socioeconomic status
-Presentation of a woman with bulimia - -Very underweight
-Medication for relieving acute wheezing in asthma - -Short acting beta
agonist
-Medication responsible for incontinence and confusion in an 80 year old
patient - -Tagamet (cimetidine)
-Symptom suggesting hyperandrogenism in an adolescent female - -
Hirsutism
-Synovial joint - -Shoulder
-Change accounting for decreased digoxin levels in a patient with atrial
fibrillation - -Regular use of an antacid
, -Medication contraindicated in a child with acute sinusitis - -Nasal steroids
-Lower extremity calf pain associated with peripheral artery disease - -Dull
aching or cramping
-Jugular venous distention accompanied by chest pain - -Heart failure
-Immunization protecting against a virus transmitted through blood and
body fluids - -Hepatitis B
-Likely diagnosis for a pediatric patient with scaling on the scalp and round
patches of hair loss - -Tinea capitis
-Likely diagnosis for a 70 year old patient with a sore mouth preventing
eating and a beefy red, glossy smooth tongue - -Pernicious anemia due to
insufficient intrinsic factor
-Likely diagnosis for a 62 year old male with leg pain and occasional
numbness worse with ambulation and improved with lumbar flexion - -Spinal
stenosis
-Symptom associated with primary syphilis - -A single painless genital lesion
-First-line medication for benign positional vertigo - -Meclizine
-Symptom most associated with testicular torsion - -Testicular pain
-Location of palpation during a clinical breast exam - -Laterally across the
anterior axillary fold
-Area that does not drain to the right lymph duct - -The right leg
-Presentation most suspicious for penile cancer - -A nontender, indurated
penile nodule
-Consideration before prescribing metronidazole for giardiasis - -Whether
the patient drinks alcohol
-Condition contraindicating the use of triptans for migraine headaches - -
Hypertension
-True statement about varicose veins - -They are due to congenital valve
deformities
-Measurement of fundal height indicating fetal growth restriction - -29 cm
Answers A+ Graded
Headache sign - -Aggravated or relieved by change of position
-Headache sign - -Precipitated by Valsalva maneuver
-Headache sign - -New onset after age 50
-Headache sign - -Relieved with use of common analgesics
-Cerebral arteries during migraine - -They dilate
-Patient evaluation for bipolar disorder - -Severe mood swings, easily
distracted, constantly corrects teachers
-Symptom indicating high suspicion for bipolar disorder - -Blurts out
answers in class inappropriately
-Risk factor associated with breast cancer - -Use of hormone replacement
therapy
-Risk factor associated with breast cancer - -Personal or family history of
breast cancer
-Risk factor associated with breast cancer - -Postmenopausal obesity
-Risk factor associated with breast cancer - -Low socioeconomic status
-Presentation of a woman with bulimia - -Very underweight
-Medication for relieving acute wheezing in asthma - -Short acting beta
agonist
-Medication responsible for incontinence and confusion in an 80 year old
patient - -Tagamet (cimetidine)
-Symptom suggesting hyperandrogenism in an adolescent female - -
Hirsutism
-Synovial joint - -Shoulder
-Change accounting for decreased digoxin levels in a patient with atrial
fibrillation - -Regular use of an antacid
, -Medication contraindicated in a child with acute sinusitis - -Nasal steroids
-Lower extremity calf pain associated with peripheral artery disease - -Dull
aching or cramping
-Jugular venous distention accompanied by chest pain - -Heart failure
-Immunization protecting against a virus transmitted through blood and
body fluids - -Hepatitis B
-Likely diagnosis for a pediatric patient with scaling on the scalp and round
patches of hair loss - -Tinea capitis
-Likely diagnosis for a 70 year old patient with a sore mouth preventing
eating and a beefy red, glossy smooth tongue - -Pernicious anemia due to
insufficient intrinsic factor
-Likely diagnosis for a 62 year old male with leg pain and occasional
numbness worse with ambulation and improved with lumbar flexion - -Spinal
stenosis
-Symptom associated with primary syphilis - -A single painless genital lesion
-First-line medication for benign positional vertigo - -Meclizine
-Symptom most associated with testicular torsion - -Testicular pain
-Location of palpation during a clinical breast exam - -Laterally across the
anterior axillary fold
-Area that does not drain to the right lymph duct - -The right leg
-Presentation most suspicious for penile cancer - -A nontender, indurated
penile nodule
-Consideration before prescribing metronidazole for giardiasis - -Whether
the patient drinks alcohol
-Condition contraindicating the use of triptans for migraine headaches - -
Hypertension
-True statement about varicose veins - -They are due to congenital valve
deformities
-Measurement of fundal height indicating fetal growth restriction - -29 cm
