MN 566 Final Exam 2026 Questions and
Answers
The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician
places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and when the sound fades
away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the external auditory meatus. The
patient is asked to let the clinical know when the sound fades away. This is an
example of which type of test?
a. Weber Test
b. Schwabach Test
c. Rinne Test
d. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test - Correct answer-c. Rinne Test
Fluctuations and reductions in estrogen may be a contributing factor in which type
of rhinitis?
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,a. Vasomotor Rhinitis
b. Rhinitis medicamentosa
c. Atrophic Rhinitis
d. Viral Rhinitis - Correct answer-a. Vasomotor Rhinitis
You have a patient who is a positive for strep on rapid antigen testing (rapid strep
test). You order amoxicillin after checking for drug allergies (patient is negative)
but he returns 3 days later, reporting that his temperature has gone up, not down
(101.5F in office). You also note significant lymphadenopathy, most notably in the
posterior and anterior cervical chains, some heptosplenomegaly, and a diffuse rash.
You decide:
a. To refer the patient
b. That he is having an allergic response and needs to be changed to a macrolide
antibiotic
c. That his antibiotic dosage is not sufficient and should be changed
d. That he possibly has mononucleosis concurrent with his strep infection - Correct
answer-d. That he possibly has mononucleosis concurrent with his strep infection
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, A patient present with nonvesicular lesions that are 2 to 10mm, symmetrical, and
scattered on the oropharynx and mouth. What is their most likely diagnosis?
a. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
b. Primary Syphilis
c. Candida infection
d. Secondary syphilis - Correct answer-b. Secondary Syphilis
Jean has acute otitis externa with fluid that is black and malodorous. Which of the
following is responsible for the infection?
a. Fungal Infection
b. Staphylococcus Infection
c. Pseudomonas Infection
d. Allergic Reaction - Correct answer-a. Fungal Infection
Which of the following medications for temporomandibular disorder has the
warning that patients should NOT drive while taking it?
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Answers
The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician
places a tuning fork over the patient's mastoid process, and when the sound fades
away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the external auditory meatus. The
patient is asked to let the clinical know when the sound fades away. This is an
example of which type of test?
a. Weber Test
b. Schwabach Test
c. Rinne Test
d. Auditory brainstem response (ABR) test - Correct answer-c. Rinne Test
Fluctuations and reductions in estrogen may be a contributing factor in which type
of rhinitis?
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,a. Vasomotor Rhinitis
b. Rhinitis medicamentosa
c. Atrophic Rhinitis
d. Viral Rhinitis - Correct answer-a. Vasomotor Rhinitis
You have a patient who is a positive for strep on rapid antigen testing (rapid strep
test). You order amoxicillin after checking for drug allergies (patient is negative)
but he returns 3 days later, reporting that his temperature has gone up, not down
(101.5F in office). You also note significant lymphadenopathy, most notably in the
posterior and anterior cervical chains, some heptosplenomegaly, and a diffuse rash.
You decide:
a. To refer the patient
b. That he is having an allergic response and needs to be changed to a macrolide
antibiotic
c. That his antibiotic dosage is not sufficient and should be changed
d. That he possibly has mononucleosis concurrent with his strep infection - Correct
answer-d. That he possibly has mononucleosis concurrent with his strep infection
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, A patient present with nonvesicular lesions that are 2 to 10mm, symmetrical, and
scattered on the oropharynx and mouth. What is their most likely diagnosis?
a. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
b. Primary Syphilis
c. Candida infection
d. Secondary syphilis - Correct answer-b. Secondary Syphilis
Jean has acute otitis externa with fluid that is black and malodorous. Which of the
following is responsible for the infection?
a. Fungal Infection
b. Staphylococcus Infection
c. Pseudomonas Infection
d. Allergic Reaction - Correct answer-a. Fungal Infection
Which of the following medications for temporomandibular disorder has the
warning that patients should NOT drive while taking it?
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