246 HESI QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 2026
Perorated tympanic membrane symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -
decreased hearing, tinnitus, vertigo and or bloody discharge
Eustachian tube collapsed - CORRECT ANSWER -popping sound in the ear
Borborygmi - CORRECT ANSWER -
loud, gurgling bowel sounds signaling increased motility or hyperperistalsis; occurs with early bowel obs
truction, gastroenteritis, diarrhea
Paronychia - CORRECT ANSWER -inflammation of the nail fold
Clubbing - CORRECT ANSWER -
abnormal widening and thickening of the ends of the fingers and toes associated with chronic oxygen d
eficiency
Koilonychia - CORRECT ANSWER -
a malformation of the nails in which the outer surface is concave or scooped out like the bowl of a spoo
n. oſten seen in iron deficiency anemia.
Onychomycosis - CORRECT ANSWER -fungal infection of the nail
Flight of ideas - CORRECT ANSWER -
a confused state in which thoughts and speech go in all directions with no unifying concept
Petechiae/Purpura - CORRECT ANSWER -
palpable red spots that do not blanch when pressure is applied. Can be a sign of vasculitis.
Raynaud's phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER -
a peripheral arterial occlusive disease, vasospasm, in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or
stress
,carpal tunnel syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -
A condition caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel and characterized especiall
y by weakness, pain, and disturbances of sensation in the hand and fingers
1. Rt hypochondriac region - CORRECT ANSWER -liver, gallbladder, rt kidney, small intesine
Epigastric Region - CORRECT ANSWER -Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Duodenum, Spleen, Adrenal Glands
LT hypochondriac region - CORRECT ANSWER -spleen, colon, Lt kidney, pancreas
Rt lumbar region - CORRECT ANSWERc-gallbladder,cliver,cRtccolon
Umbilicalcregionc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-umbilicusc(navel),cpartscofcsmallcintestine,cduodenum
Ltclumbarc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-descendingccolon,cLtckidney
Rtciliacc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-appendix,ccecum
Hypogastriccregionc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-urinarycbladder,csigmoidccolon,cfemalecreproductivecorgans
Ltciliaccregionc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-descendingccolon,csigmoidccolon
autonomyc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-pt'scrightctocmakecone'scowncdecisions
Veracityc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-toctellcthectruth.cnocholdingcbackcinformation
Non-maleficencec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
docnocharm,corcallowcharmctoc beccausesctoc acpt.
,c
beneficencec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
meanscdoingcgood,crelatescocthecdutyctocalwayscactcincthecpt'scbestcinterest.
atelectasisc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-collapsedclung;cincompletecexpansioncofcalveoli
Community-AcquiredcPneumoniac(CAP)c-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
iscancacutecinfectioncofctheclungcincpatientscwhochavecnotcbeencincthechospitalcorclong-
termccarecfacilitycwithinc14cdayscofconset.cWhetherctreatmentcoccurscincthecoutpatientcsettingcorcinpatie
ntcsettingcdependsconcthecpatient'scvitalcsigns,cmentalcstatus,ccurrentcphysiologicccondition,candcthecpres
encecofcco-morbidcconditions.
Hospital-AcquiredcPneumoniac(HAP)c-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
formallycknowncascnosocomialcpneumoniaciscpneumoniacincthecnon-
intubatedcpatientcthatcbeginscwithinc48chourscofchospitalcadmissioncandcexhibitscsymptomscthatcwerecno
tcpresentcuponcadmission.cVentilator-
associatedcpneumoniac(VAP)ciscanothercformcofcHAPcthatciscacquiredcwhencacpatientcisconcthecventilator
forcmorecthanc48chours.
HealthcCare-AssociatedcPneumoniac(HCAP)c-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
iscactypecofcpneumoniaccaughtcincanotherchealthccarecsettingcapartcfromcachospitalcsuchcascacnursingch
o
me,cprimaryccarecoffice,curgentccarecclinic,corcdialysisccenter.
pneumoniac-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
iscancacutecinflammationcofctheclungcparenchymaccausedcbycacmicroorganism.cresultscincfluidcbuildcupci
n
alveoli
pneumonectomyc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-thecsurgicalcremovalcofcallcorcpartcofcaclung.
lobectomyc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
thecsurgicalcexcisioncofconecorcmoreclobescofcaclung.cItciscperformedctocremovecacmalignantctumorcorclar
g
ecbenignctumorcandctoc treatcuncontrolledcbronchiectasis,ctraumacwithchemorrhage,ccongenitalcanomalie
s,corcintractablecTB.
segmentalc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
acsurgicalcprocedurecincwhichcacpartcofcancorgan,cgland,corcothercbodycpartciscexcised,csuchcascacsegme
nt
ANSWERS 2026
Perorated tympanic membrane symptoms - CORRECT ANSWER -
decreased hearing, tinnitus, vertigo and or bloody discharge
Eustachian tube collapsed - CORRECT ANSWER -popping sound in the ear
Borborygmi - CORRECT ANSWER -
loud, gurgling bowel sounds signaling increased motility or hyperperistalsis; occurs with early bowel obs
truction, gastroenteritis, diarrhea
Paronychia - CORRECT ANSWER -inflammation of the nail fold
Clubbing - CORRECT ANSWER -
abnormal widening and thickening of the ends of the fingers and toes associated with chronic oxygen d
eficiency
Koilonychia - CORRECT ANSWER -
a malformation of the nails in which the outer surface is concave or scooped out like the bowl of a spoo
n. oſten seen in iron deficiency anemia.
Onychomycosis - CORRECT ANSWER -fungal infection of the nail
Flight of ideas - CORRECT ANSWER -
a confused state in which thoughts and speech go in all directions with no unifying concept
Petechiae/Purpura - CORRECT ANSWER -
palpable red spots that do not blanch when pressure is applied. Can be a sign of vasculitis.
Raynaud's phenomenon - CORRECT ANSWER -
a peripheral arterial occlusive disease, vasospasm, in which intermittent attacks are triggered by cold or
stress
,carpal tunnel syndrome - CORRECT ANSWER -
A condition caused by compression of the median nerve in the carpal tunnel and characterized especiall
y by weakness, pain, and disturbances of sensation in the hand and fingers
1. Rt hypochondriac region - CORRECT ANSWER -liver, gallbladder, rt kidney, small intesine
Epigastric Region - CORRECT ANSWER -Stomach, Liver, Pancreas, Duodenum, Spleen, Adrenal Glands
LT hypochondriac region - CORRECT ANSWER -spleen, colon, Lt kidney, pancreas
Rt lumbar region - CORRECT ANSWERc-gallbladder,cliver,cRtccolon
Umbilicalcregionc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-umbilicusc(navel),cpartscofcsmallcintestine,cduodenum
Ltclumbarc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-descendingccolon,cLtckidney
Rtciliacc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-appendix,ccecum
Hypogastriccregionc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-urinarycbladder,csigmoidccolon,cfemalecreproductivecorgans
Ltciliaccregionc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-descendingccolon,csigmoidccolon
autonomyc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-pt'scrightctocmakecone'scowncdecisions
Veracityc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-toctellcthectruth.cnocholdingcbackcinformation
Non-maleficencec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
docnocharm,corcallowcharmctoc beccausesctoc acpt.
,c
beneficencec-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
meanscdoingcgood,crelatescocthecdutyctocalwayscactcincthecpt'scbestcinterest.
atelectasisc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-collapsedclung;cincompletecexpansioncofcalveoli
Community-AcquiredcPneumoniac(CAP)c-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
iscancacutecinfectioncofctheclungcincpatientscwhochavecnotcbeencincthechospitalcorclong-
termccarecfacilitycwithinc14cdayscofconset.cWhetherctreatmentcoccurscincthecoutpatientcsettingcorcinpatie
ntcsettingcdependsconcthecpatient'scvitalcsigns,cmentalcstatus,ccurrentcphysiologicccondition,candcthecpres
encecofcco-morbidcconditions.
Hospital-AcquiredcPneumoniac(HAP)c-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
formallycknowncascnosocomialcpneumoniaciscpneumoniacincthecnon-
intubatedcpatientcthatcbeginscwithinc48chourscofchospitalcadmissioncandcexhibitscsymptomscthatcwerecno
tcpresentcuponcadmission.cVentilator-
associatedcpneumoniac(VAP)ciscanothercformcofcHAPcthatciscacquiredcwhencacpatientcisconcthecventilator
forcmorecthanc48chours.
HealthcCare-AssociatedcPneumoniac(HCAP)c-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
iscactypecofcpneumoniaccaughtcincanotherchealthccarecsettingcapartcfromcachospitalcsuchcascacnursingch
o
me,cprimaryccarecoffice,curgentccarecclinic,corcdialysisccenter.
pneumoniac-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
iscancacutecinflammationcofctheclungcparenchymaccausedcbycacmicroorganism.cresultscincfluidcbuildcupci
n
alveoli
pneumonectomyc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-thecsurgicalcremovalcofcallcorcpartcofcaclung.
lobectomyc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
thecsurgicalcexcisioncofconecorcmoreclobescofcaclung.cItciscperformedctocremovecacmalignantctumorcorclar
g
ecbenignctumorcandctoc treatcuncontrolledcbronchiectasis,ctraumacwithchemorrhage,ccongenitalcanomalie
s,corcintractablecTB.
segmentalc-cCORRECTcANSWERc-
acsurgicalcprocedurecincwhichcacpartcofcancorgan,cgland,corcothercbodycpartciscexcised,csuchcascacsegme
nt
