NURS 611 (Comprehensive Medical) EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE AND
ACCURATE.
The Western blot test is used to ____.
a. confirm an HIV infection
b. detect hepatitis C
c. diagnose Kaposi' sarcoma
d. test for tuberculosis
confirm an HIV infection
The term _____ describes excessive uterine bleeding at both the usual time of
menstrual periods and at other irregular intervals.
a. dysmenorrhea
b. hypermenorrhea
c. menometrorrhagia
d. oligomenorrhea
menometrorrhagia
______ is a form of sexual dysfunction in which the penis is bent or curved
during erection.
a. Erectile dysfunction
b. Peyronie's disease
c. Phimosis
d. Priapism
Peyronie's disease
A/An _____ is an abnormal sound or murmur heard during auscultation of an
artery.
a. auscultation
b. bruit
c. rhonchi
d. stridor
bruit
,The condition commonly known as wear-andtear arthritis is _____
a. gout
b. osteoarthritis
c. rheumatoid arthritis
d. spondylosis
osteoarthritis
The term ____ means to free a tendon from adhesions.
a. tenodesis
b. tenolysis
c. tenorrhaphy
d. insertion
tenolysis
The malignant condition known as _____ is distinguished by the presence of
Reed-Sternberg cells.
a. Hodgkin's lymphoma
b. leukemia
c. non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
d. osteosarcoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma
The chronic, degenerative disease characterized by scarring that causes
disturbance of the structure and function of the liver is ______.
a. cirrhosis
b. hepatitis
c. hepatomegaly
d. jaundice
cirrhosis
_____ removes waste products directly from the bloodstream of patients whose
kidneys no longer function.
a. Diuresis
b. Epispadias
c. Hemodialysis
d. Peritoneal dialysis
, Hemodialysis
The medical term for the condition commonly known as fainting is _____.
a. comatose
b. singultus
c. stupor
d. syncope
syncope
_____ is a condition in which there is an insufficient supply of oxygen in the
tissues due to a restricted blood flow to a part of the body.
a. Angina
b. Infarction
c. Ischemia
d. Perfusion
Ischemia
A collection of blood in the pleural cavity is known as a ____.
a. hemophilia
b. hemoptysis
c. hemostasis
d. hemothorax
hemothorax
The return of swallowed food into the mouth is known as ____.
a. dysphagia
b. emesis
c. pyrosis
d. regurgitation
regurgitation
An inflammation of the lacrimal gland that can be a bacterial, viral, or fungal
infection is known as _____.
a. anisocoria
b. dacryoadenitis
c. exophthalmos
d. hordeolum
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS COMPLETE AND
ACCURATE.
The Western blot test is used to ____.
a. confirm an HIV infection
b. detect hepatitis C
c. diagnose Kaposi' sarcoma
d. test for tuberculosis
confirm an HIV infection
The term _____ describes excessive uterine bleeding at both the usual time of
menstrual periods and at other irregular intervals.
a. dysmenorrhea
b. hypermenorrhea
c. menometrorrhagia
d. oligomenorrhea
menometrorrhagia
______ is a form of sexual dysfunction in which the penis is bent or curved
during erection.
a. Erectile dysfunction
b. Peyronie's disease
c. Phimosis
d. Priapism
Peyronie's disease
A/An _____ is an abnormal sound or murmur heard during auscultation of an
artery.
a. auscultation
b. bruit
c. rhonchi
d. stridor
bruit
,The condition commonly known as wear-andtear arthritis is _____
a. gout
b. osteoarthritis
c. rheumatoid arthritis
d. spondylosis
osteoarthritis
The term ____ means to free a tendon from adhesions.
a. tenodesis
b. tenolysis
c. tenorrhaphy
d. insertion
tenolysis
The malignant condition known as _____ is distinguished by the presence of
Reed-Sternberg cells.
a. Hodgkin's lymphoma
b. leukemia
c. non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
d. osteosarcoma
Hodgkin's lymphoma
The chronic, degenerative disease characterized by scarring that causes
disturbance of the structure and function of the liver is ______.
a. cirrhosis
b. hepatitis
c. hepatomegaly
d. jaundice
cirrhosis
_____ removes waste products directly from the bloodstream of patients whose
kidneys no longer function.
a. Diuresis
b. Epispadias
c. Hemodialysis
d. Peritoneal dialysis
, Hemodialysis
The medical term for the condition commonly known as fainting is _____.
a. comatose
b. singultus
c. stupor
d. syncope
syncope
_____ is a condition in which there is an insufficient supply of oxygen in the
tissues due to a restricted blood flow to a part of the body.
a. Angina
b. Infarction
c. Ischemia
d. Perfusion
Ischemia
A collection of blood in the pleural cavity is known as a ____.
a. hemophilia
b. hemoptysis
c. hemostasis
d. hemothorax
hemothorax
The return of swallowed food into the mouth is known as ____.
a. dysphagia
b. emesis
c. pyrosis
d. regurgitation
regurgitation
An inflammation of the lacrimal gland that can be a bacterial, viral, or fungal
infection is known as _____.
a. anisocoria
b. dacryoadenitis
c. exophthalmos
d. hordeolum
