PN 2003 FINAL Exam 2025 Questions and
Answers
What is the duration of Lantus (Glargine) insulin? - ANS Long-acting.
True or false. Pill rolling and hand tremor are signs of extrapyramidal symptoms. - ANS True.
What is the normal range for WBC count? - ANS 4500-11000/mcL.
What is on/in a RBC? - ANS Hemoglobin, iron, o2, and co2.
What does ac mean? - ANS Before meals.
What are the causes of delirium? - ANS Medications, infection, dehydration.
What are signs of DVT? - ANS Redness, unilateral swelling, positive Homan's sign.
How do you find Homan's sign? - ANS Dorsiflexing the foot (pulling the foot upward toward
the shin) while the knee is extended (straightened) and the patient is lying on their back. If the
patient reports pain, it is a positive Homan's sign.
What does DVT stand for? - ANS Deep vein thrombosis.
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,What causes DVT? - ANS Inactivity
Pregnancy
Old Age
Obesity
What are the main S+S of depression in older adults? - ANS Poor sleep and decrease in short
term memory.
What is tardive dyskinesia? - ANS Involuntary facial movements.
What type of dementia overlaps with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease? -
ANS Lewy-Body dementia.
What does HbA1c measure? - ANS The average blood glucose over the last 3 months.
What does PCOS stand for? - ANS Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
What is the name for structural protrusion? - ANS Prolapse.
What is the name for prolapse? - ANS Structural protrusion.
What is the main sign of cataracts? - ANS Cloudy lens.
What is otitis media? - ANS Inflammation or infection of the middle ear.
What disease has the following symptoms:
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, - Masklike facial expressions
- Shuffling gait
- Bradykinesia - ANS Parkinson's disease.
What does BPH stand for? - ANS Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy.
What is BPH? - ANS Enlargement of the prostate.
What is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)? - ANS Temporary decrease in blood flow to the
brain.
What is the age of onset for Multiple Sclerosis? - ANS 20-40.
What are some causes of a detached retina? - ANS Trauma to the head, penetrating injury,
tumour.
What is dysphagia? - ANS Difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphasia? - ANS Difficulty speaking.
What is disease with the following symptoms:
- Epigastric pain
- Burning
- Regurgitation
- Indigestion - ANS GERD.
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Answers
What is the duration of Lantus (Glargine) insulin? - ANS Long-acting.
True or false. Pill rolling and hand tremor are signs of extrapyramidal symptoms. - ANS True.
What is the normal range for WBC count? - ANS 4500-11000/mcL.
What is on/in a RBC? - ANS Hemoglobin, iron, o2, and co2.
What does ac mean? - ANS Before meals.
What are the causes of delirium? - ANS Medications, infection, dehydration.
What are signs of DVT? - ANS Redness, unilateral swelling, positive Homan's sign.
How do you find Homan's sign? - ANS Dorsiflexing the foot (pulling the foot upward toward
the shin) while the knee is extended (straightened) and the patient is lying on their back. If the
patient reports pain, it is a positive Homan's sign.
What does DVT stand for? - ANS Deep vein thrombosis.
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,What causes DVT? - ANS Inactivity
Pregnancy
Old Age
Obesity
What are the main S+S of depression in older adults? - ANS Poor sleep and decrease in short
term memory.
What is tardive dyskinesia? - ANS Involuntary facial movements.
What type of dementia overlaps with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease? -
ANS Lewy-Body dementia.
What does HbA1c measure? - ANS The average blood glucose over the last 3 months.
What does PCOS stand for? - ANS Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
What is the name for structural protrusion? - ANS Prolapse.
What is the name for prolapse? - ANS Structural protrusion.
What is the main sign of cataracts? - ANS Cloudy lens.
What is otitis media? - ANS Inflammation or infection of the middle ear.
What disease has the following symptoms:
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, - Masklike facial expressions
- Shuffling gait
- Bradykinesia - ANS Parkinson's disease.
What does BPH stand for? - ANS Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy.
What is BPH? - ANS Enlargement of the prostate.
What is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)? - ANS Temporary decrease in blood flow to the
brain.
What is the age of onset for Multiple Sclerosis? - ANS 20-40.
What are some causes of a detached retina? - ANS Trauma to the head, penetrating injury,
tumour.
What is dysphagia? - ANS Difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphasia? - ANS Difficulty speaking.
What is disease with the following symptoms:
- Epigastric pain
- Burning
- Regurgitation
- Indigestion - ANS GERD.
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