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NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!!/ NEW NU 528
EXAM 2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEWEST EXAM!!)
A 38-year-old accountant comes to your clinic for
evaluation of a headache. The throbbing sensation is
located in the right temporal region and is an 8 on a scale
of 1 to 10. It started a few hours ago, and she has noted
nausea with sensitivity to light; she has had headaches
like this in the past, usually less than one per week, but
not as severe. She does not know of any inciting factors.
There has been no change in the frequency of her
headaches. She usually takes an over the-counter
analgesic, and this results in resolution of the headache.
Based on this description, what is the most likely diagnosis
of the type of headache?
A) Tension
B) Migraine
C) Cluster
D) Analgesic rebound - Answers-B
A 29-year-old computer programmer comes to your office
for evaluation of a headache. The tightening sensation is
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located all over the head and is of moderate intensity. It
used to last minutes, but this time it has lasted for 5 days.
He denies photophobia and nausea. He spends several
hours each day at a computer monitor/keyboard. He has
tried over-the-counter medication; it has dulled the pain
but not taken it away. Based on this description, what is
your
most likely diagnosis?
A) Tension
B) Migraine
C) Cluster
D) Analgesic rebound - Answers-A
Which of the following is a symptom involving the eye?
A) Scotomas
B) Tinnitus
C) Dysphagia
D) Rhinorrhea - Answers-A
A 49-year-old administrative assistant comes to your office
for evaluation of dizziness. You elicit the information that
the dizziness is a spinning sensation of sudden onset,
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worse with head position changes. The episodes last a
few seconds and then go away, and they are accompanied
by intense nausea. She has vomited one time. She denies
tinnitus. You perform a physical examination of the head
and neck and note that the patient's hearing is intact to
Weber and Rinne and that there is nystagmus. Her gait is
normal. Based on this description, what is the most likely
diagnosis?
A) Benign positional vertigo
B) Vestibular neuronitis
C) Ménière's disease
D) Acoustic neuroma - Answers-A
A 55-year-old bank teller comes to your office for
persistent episodes of dizziness. The first episode started
suddenly and lasted 3 to 4 hours. He experienced a lot of
nausea with vomiting; the episode resolved
spontaneously. He has had five episodes in the past 1½
weeks. He does note
some tinnitus that comes and goes. Upon physical
examination, you note that he has a normal gait. The
Weber localizes to the right side and the air conduction is
equal to the bone conduction in the right ear. Nystagmus
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is present. Based on this description, what is the most
likely diagnosis?
A) Benign positional vertigo
B) Vestibular neuronitis
C) Ménière's disease
D) Acoustic neuroma - Answers-C
A 73-year-old nurse comes to your office for evaluation of
new onset of tremors. She is not on any medications and
does not take herbs or supplements. She has no chronic
medical conditions. She does not smoke or drink alcohol.
She walks into the examination room with slow
movements and shuffling steps. She has decreased facial
mobility and a blunt expression,
without any changes in hair distribution on her face. Based
on this description, what is the most likely reason for the
patient's symptoms?
A) Cushing's syndrome
B) Nephrotic syndrome
C) Myxedema
D) Parkinson's disease - Answers-D
NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS||VERIFIED EXAM!!/ NEW NU 528
EXAM 2 PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEWEST EXAM!!)
A 38-year-old accountant comes to your clinic for
evaluation of a headache. The throbbing sensation is
located in the right temporal region and is an 8 on a scale
of 1 to 10. It started a few hours ago, and she has noted
nausea with sensitivity to light; she has had headaches
like this in the past, usually less than one per week, but
not as severe. She does not know of any inciting factors.
There has been no change in the frequency of her
headaches. She usually takes an over the-counter
analgesic, and this results in resolution of the headache.
Based on this description, what is the most likely diagnosis
of the type of headache?
A) Tension
B) Migraine
C) Cluster
D) Analgesic rebound - Answers-B
A 29-year-old computer programmer comes to your office
for evaluation of a headache. The tightening sensation is
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located all over the head and is of moderate intensity. It
used to last minutes, but this time it has lasted for 5 days.
He denies photophobia and nausea. He spends several
hours each day at a computer monitor/keyboard. He has
tried over-the-counter medication; it has dulled the pain
but not taken it away. Based on this description, what is
your
most likely diagnosis?
A) Tension
B) Migraine
C) Cluster
D) Analgesic rebound - Answers-A
Which of the following is a symptom involving the eye?
A) Scotomas
B) Tinnitus
C) Dysphagia
D) Rhinorrhea - Answers-A
A 49-year-old administrative assistant comes to your office
for evaluation of dizziness. You elicit the information that
the dizziness is a spinning sensation of sudden onset,
,3|Page
worse with head position changes. The episodes last a
few seconds and then go away, and they are accompanied
by intense nausea. She has vomited one time. She denies
tinnitus. You perform a physical examination of the head
and neck and note that the patient's hearing is intact to
Weber and Rinne and that there is nystagmus. Her gait is
normal. Based on this description, what is the most likely
diagnosis?
A) Benign positional vertigo
B) Vestibular neuronitis
C) Ménière's disease
D) Acoustic neuroma - Answers-A
A 55-year-old bank teller comes to your office for
persistent episodes of dizziness. The first episode started
suddenly and lasted 3 to 4 hours. He experienced a lot of
nausea with vomiting; the episode resolved
spontaneously. He has had five episodes in the past 1½
weeks. He does note
some tinnitus that comes and goes. Upon physical
examination, you note that he has a normal gait. The
Weber localizes to the right side and the air conduction is
equal to the bone conduction in the right ear. Nystagmus
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is present. Based on this description, what is the most
likely diagnosis?
A) Benign positional vertigo
B) Vestibular neuronitis
C) Ménière's disease
D) Acoustic neuroma - Answers-C
A 73-year-old nurse comes to your office for evaluation of
new onset of tremors. She is not on any medications and
does not take herbs or supplements. She has no chronic
medical conditions. She does not smoke or drink alcohol.
She walks into the examination room with slow
movements and shuffling steps. She has decreased facial
mobility and a blunt expression,
without any changes in hair distribution on her face. Based
on this description, what is the most likely reason for the
patient's symptoms?
A) Cushing's syndrome
B) Nephrotic syndrome
C) Myxedema
D) Parkinson's disease - Answers-D
