NURS 125 FINAL COMPREHENSIVE TEST 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Hyperventilation. Answer: Deep and rapid breathing
◉ Hypoventilation. Answer: Shallow and slow breathing
◉ Oxygen Saturation. Answer: Test percentage of oxygen saturated
hemoglobin
Expected: >92-100%
◉ Bell of stethoscope. Answer: Low pitched sounds
◉ Diaphragm of stethoscope. Answer: High pitched sounds
◉ Blood pressure. Answer: Systolic/diastolic pressure
Force exerted on the arterial walls
◉ Systolic pressure. Answer: highest pressure as the ventricle
contracts at the beginning of systole
,◉ Diastolic pressure. Answer: Lowest pressure as the ventricle
relaxes
◉ MAP. Answer: Mean arterial pressure
[SBP + (2xDBP)]/3
◉ CPP. Answer: MAP - ICP
◉ Pulse Pressure. Answer: Systolic - Diastolic
◉ BP Reading Expected. Answer: Desired in healthy adult: <120/80
mmHg
High expected: 130-139 SBP &/or 85-89 DBP
Diabetes: Keep <130/80
◉ Hypertension. Answer: >140 SBP or >90 DBP
◉ Hypotension. Answer: <90 SBP or 30 mmHg drop
◉ Common Errors when taking BP. Answer: Rounding Error
Missing the auscultatory gap
Deflating too slowly
,Deflating too quickly
Cuff size incorrect
EXAMINER BIAS
◉ White Coat Syndrome. Answer: is a form of labile hypertension in
which people exhibit a blood pressure level above the normal range,
in a clinical setting, although they do not exhibit it in other settings.
◉ ABCDEs of Melanoma. Answer: Asymmetry, Border, Colour,
Diameter, Evolution
◉ Verrucous. Answer: Irregular, rough pebbly skin
◉ LIchenification. Answer: secondary skin lesion featuring skin
thickening, hyperpigmentation, contributed by aggravating the area
◉ Induration. Answer: Skin that is hardended tissue
◉ Umbilicated. Answer: Raised papules with an indentation in the
middle of the skin
◉ Xanthomas. Answer: Skin has lesions containing cholesterol and
fat. Raised, waxy and yellowish.
, ◉ Scale. Answer: Rapid turnover of the epidural layer resulting in
accumulation of and delayed shedding of the outermost epidermis
◉ Crust. Answer: Dried secretions for primary lesions
◉ Erosions. Answer: Loss of epidermal layer.
◉ Ulcer. Answer: loss of skin surface extending into the dermis,
subcutaneous, fascia, muscle, bone or all
◉ Purpura. Answer: Purple-coloured spots and patches that occur
on the skin
◉ Atrophy. Answer: Thinning of skin from loss of skin structures
◉ Scars. Answer: Fibrous replacement of lost skin structure
◉ Telangiectasia. Answer: Spider veins, dilated or broken blood
vessels located near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes
◉ Macules (Patch). Answer: Flat, circumscribes, colour/discoloured,
<1cm in diameter
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS VERIFIED A+
◉ Hyperventilation. Answer: Deep and rapid breathing
◉ Hypoventilation. Answer: Shallow and slow breathing
◉ Oxygen Saturation. Answer: Test percentage of oxygen saturated
hemoglobin
Expected: >92-100%
◉ Bell of stethoscope. Answer: Low pitched sounds
◉ Diaphragm of stethoscope. Answer: High pitched sounds
◉ Blood pressure. Answer: Systolic/diastolic pressure
Force exerted on the arterial walls
◉ Systolic pressure. Answer: highest pressure as the ventricle
contracts at the beginning of systole
,◉ Diastolic pressure. Answer: Lowest pressure as the ventricle
relaxes
◉ MAP. Answer: Mean arterial pressure
[SBP + (2xDBP)]/3
◉ CPP. Answer: MAP - ICP
◉ Pulse Pressure. Answer: Systolic - Diastolic
◉ BP Reading Expected. Answer: Desired in healthy adult: <120/80
mmHg
High expected: 130-139 SBP &/or 85-89 DBP
Diabetes: Keep <130/80
◉ Hypertension. Answer: >140 SBP or >90 DBP
◉ Hypotension. Answer: <90 SBP or 30 mmHg drop
◉ Common Errors when taking BP. Answer: Rounding Error
Missing the auscultatory gap
Deflating too slowly
,Deflating too quickly
Cuff size incorrect
EXAMINER BIAS
◉ White Coat Syndrome. Answer: is a form of labile hypertension in
which people exhibit a blood pressure level above the normal range,
in a clinical setting, although they do not exhibit it in other settings.
◉ ABCDEs of Melanoma. Answer: Asymmetry, Border, Colour,
Diameter, Evolution
◉ Verrucous. Answer: Irregular, rough pebbly skin
◉ LIchenification. Answer: secondary skin lesion featuring skin
thickening, hyperpigmentation, contributed by aggravating the area
◉ Induration. Answer: Skin that is hardended tissue
◉ Umbilicated. Answer: Raised papules with an indentation in the
middle of the skin
◉ Xanthomas. Answer: Skin has lesions containing cholesterol and
fat. Raised, waxy and yellowish.
, ◉ Scale. Answer: Rapid turnover of the epidural layer resulting in
accumulation of and delayed shedding of the outermost epidermis
◉ Crust. Answer: Dried secretions for primary lesions
◉ Erosions. Answer: Loss of epidermal layer.
◉ Ulcer. Answer: loss of skin surface extending into the dermis,
subcutaneous, fascia, muscle, bone or all
◉ Purpura. Answer: Purple-coloured spots and patches that occur
on the skin
◉ Atrophy. Answer: Thinning of skin from loss of skin structures
◉ Scars. Answer: Fibrous replacement of lost skin structure
◉ Telangiectasia. Answer: Spider veins, dilated or broken blood
vessels located near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes
◉ Macules (Patch). Answer: Flat, circumscribes, colour/discoloured,
<1cm in diameter
