RED FLAGS FINAL REVIEW 2025

RED FLAGS FINAL REVIEW 2025/2026 WITH
CORRECT / VERIFIED ANSWERS

AnaphylacticAreactionsA-ACORRECTAANSWER-Causes:

-AInsectABites

-AFoodAAllergies

-ACanAbeADifferentialAdiagnosisAforAAnimalABites

Nursemaid'sAelbowA-ACORRECTAANSWER--
ASpecificAredAflags:AcryingAchildAholdingAflexedAarmAagainstAbodyAwithAhandApronatedA



-ADislocationAofAtheAradiusAatAtheAradio-
humeralAarticulationAcausingAtheAchildAtoAholdAtheirAforearmAinApronation

BreastAcancerAlumpAandAhowAitApresentsA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
NewAnippleAretractionAand/orAfixedAbreastAlumpAinAaAmaleAorAfemale

OsteomyelitisA-ACORRECTAANSWER--ACanAleadAtoAaAchronicAlifelongAinfectionA

-AShouldAbeAsuspectedAbyAacupuncturistsAifAsignsAofAchronicAinfectionAareApresentA

-ACanAbeAaccompaniedAbyAinfectionAofAtheAfasciaAcoveringAmuscles

ChildAabuseA-ACORRECTAANSWER--
APhysicalAabuseAoccursAinA31.2%AofAmalesAandAsexualAabuseAoccursAinA12.8%AofAfemalesA



-AItAcanAbeAtemptingAforAtheAclinicianAtoAturnAawayAfromAchildAabuseA

-AChildAabuseAisAmoreAlikelyAtoAoccurAinAhighAstressAmarriagesAwhereAdrugsAareApresentA

-AHealthAcareAprovidersAareArequiredAtoAreportAchildAabuse

InspiratoryAstridorAandAexpiratoryAwheezingA-ACORRECTAANSWER--
AImmunizationsAagainstAhemophillusAinfluenzaAtypeABA(HIB)AhaveAdrasticallyAreducedAtheAincidenc


eAofAacuteAepiglottitisAinAtheAU.S.A



-AConditionAassumedAtoAbeApresent:A

,AcuteAepiglottitisA-AinspiratoryAstridorAisAtheAtermAusedAforAharshAandAcroup-
likeAsoundAonAinspiration.A(expiratoryAsoundsAareAmoreAconsistentAwithAbronchospasm.)

KnowAwhatAcanAcauseAsevereAcentralAlowAbackApainAinAanAelderlyApatientA-ACORRECTAANSWER--
Atumor



-Afracture

-Aosteoporosis

-AmetastaticAcancer

SpecificAredAflagsAdefinitionA-ACORRECTAANSWER-
SignsAand/orAsymptomsAthatAsignalAspecificAillnessesAorAareApresentAinAspecificAanatomicalAregion
sA



Examples:A

-APersistentAdoubleAvisionAafterAaAblowAtoAtheAeyeAthatAisAaAspecificAredAflagAforA"blow-
outAfracture."A

-APatientAwhoAtakesAaAblowAtoAtheAbackAandAurinatesAbloodAforAtheAnextA3-
4Adays,AspecificAforAaAkidneyAcontusion.A

-
APatientAwithArightAsidedAwristApainAafterAfallingAwithAanAoutstretchedAhand.ASpecificAredAflagAforAa


AscaphoidAfracture.



BladderAcancerA-ACORRECTAANSWER-OnlyAthingAIAfoundAinAPowerAPoints...



FailureAnotAtoAunderstandAaApainlessAredAflagAsign.AForAexample:AAnAelderlyAmaleApatientAtellAhisAa
cupuncturistAduringAhisAroutineAhistoryAheApassedAbloodAinAhisAurineAearlierAthatAmorning.ABecau
seAthereAwasAnoApain,AtheApatientAandAtheAacupuncturistAminimizeAtheAevent.ATheApatientAdiesAfr
omAmetastaticAbladderAcancerAoneAyearAlaterAthatAcouldAhaveAbeenAeasilyAtreatedAafterAtheAfirstAb
leed

SignsAofAlungAcancerA-ACORRECTAANSWER-hemoptysisA=AcoughingAupAblood

unexplainedAweightAloss

painAinAtheAmidAback

wheezing

, SOB

Chronic,AnonAorthostaticAdizzinessA-ACORRECTAANSWER--ADoesn'tAoccurAuponAstandingA



CausedAby:A

-AAnemiaA

-AChronicAheartAfailureA

-AChronicAlowAbloodApressureA



Symptoms:A

-ASameAasAsevereAorthostaticAhypotentionA



RiskAFactors:A

-AMedicationsA(bloodApressureAmeds)A

-ABedArestA(causesAweakness)A

-AHeatAexposureA

-AFractures



AnAanemicApatientAwithAlowABPAandAchronicAheartAfailureApresentsAwithAdizziness,AsyncopeAandAs
ufferedAaAfractureAfromAaAfall.AHeAisAonABPAmedicationsAandAhasAbeenAbedAriddenAbecauseAofAtheAf
racture.



TheApatientAlikelyAhasAthisAcondition.

DementiaA-ACORRECTAANSWER--AGeneralARedAFlagA



-
AProgressive,AdegenerativeAdisorderAthatAaffectsAmemory,Alanguage,Aattention,Aemotions,AandAaAp


atient'sAproblemAsolvingAcapacityAandAgeneralAintelligence.A