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NU 650 EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
Yoi are examining a 4 y.o boy who presents to the office with his
mother who complains that he gets bloody noses frequently. You
know that the most common cause of epitaxis in the age group is:
A. Chronic rhinitis
B. Foreign body
C. picking their nose
D. Allergic rhinitis - correct answer -C. picking their nose
You are examining a 9 month old in your office and do not see a
red reflex on the fundoscopic exam. This finding would cause
concern as it can be indicative of which of the following?
A. Glaucoma
B. Dacryostenosis
C. Cararacts
D. Retinoblastoma - correct answer -D. Retinoblastoma
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A newborn is in the office with cold symptoms. you go into the
room to see a distressed mom who is very concerned about her
baby. She expresses to you that something is wrong. Your initial
thought that comes to mind is that this could be RSV. You must
look for signs of respiratory distress. Those signs
include________________
A. Vomiting and diarrhea
B. coughing, pulling legs up
C. retractions, nasal flaring, tachypnea, grunting
D. fever of 100.4 or higher, tachypnea, vomiting - correct answer -
C. retractions, nasal flaring, tachypnea, grunting
An 85 y.o. woman is brought to the urgent care center for possible
aspiration pneumonia. The NP understands that, based on normal
anatomy adventitious lung sounds will most likely be heard in
which of the following areas?
A. left upper lobe
B. left middle & lower lobes
C. right upper lobe
D. Right middle and lower lobes - correct answer -D. Right middle
and lower lobes
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Barrel chest is an abnormal chest configuration that may occur in
which of the following disorders?
A. COPD
B. Pneumonia
C. Pneumothorax
D. TB - correct answer -A. COPD
bronchovesticular sounds are heard normally at which location?
A. second intercostal space anteriorly bilaterally
B. base of lungs bilaterally, posteriorly
C. laterally at the midaxillary line, bilaterally
D. Bilaterally at the mid-clabicular line, 5th intercostal space -
correct answer -A. second intercostal space anteriorly bilaterally
Normally when the lung fields are percussed the resulting sound
is described as _______:
A. hyperresonant
B. resonant
C. tympanic
NU 650 EXAM 2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS| ACE YOUR GRADES.
Yoi are examining a 4 y.o boy who presents to the office with his
mother who complains that he gets bloody noses frequently. You
know that the most common cause of epitaxis in the age group is:
A. Chronic rhinitis
B. Foreign body
C. picking their nose
D. Allergic rhinitis - correct answer -C. picking their nose
You are examining a 9 month old in your office and do not see a
red reflex on the fundoscopic exam. This finding would cause
concern as it can be indicative of which of the following?
A. Glaucoma
B. Dacryostenosis
C. Cararacts
D. Retinoblastoma - correct answer -D. Retinoblastoma
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A newborn is in the office with cold symptoms. you go into the
room to see a distressed mom who is very concerned about her
baby. She expresses to you that something is wrong. Your initial
thought that comes to mind is that this could be RSV. You must
look for signs of respiratory distress. Those signs
include________________
A. Vomiting and diarrhea
B. coughing, pulling legs up
C. retractions, nasal flaring, tachypnea, grunting
D. fever of 100.4 or higher, tachypnea, vomiting - correct answer -
C. retractions, nasal flaring, tachypnea, grunting
An 85 y.o. woman is brought to the urgent care center for possible
aspiration pneumonia. The NP understands that, based on normal
anatomy adventitious lung sounds will most likely be heard in
which of the following areas?
A. left upper lobe
B. left middle & lower lobes
C. right upper lobe
D. Right middle and lower lobes - correct answer -D. Right middle
and lower lobes
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Barrel chest is an abnormal chest configuration that may occur in
which of the following disorders?
A. COPD
B. Pneumonia
C. Pneumothorax
D. TB - correct answer -A. COPD
bronchovesticular sounds are heard normally at which location?
A. second intercostal space anteriorly bilaterally
B. base of lungs bilaterally, posteriorly
C. laterally at the midaxillary line, bilaterally
D. Bilaterally at the mid-clabicular line, 5th intercostal space -
correct answer -A. second intercostal space anteriorly bilaterally
Normally when the lung fields are percussed the resulting sound
is described as _______:
A. hyperresonant
B. resonant
C. tympanic
