NUR 634 MIDTERM EXAM Question and Answer
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• Levine's sign . CORRECT ANSWER: The gesture a patient makes when they have
angina pectoris- able to point specifically where CP is
• Retinal detachment . CORRECT ANSWER: Sudden loss of vision without pain,
unilateral, flashes of light, can be traumatic
• Optic neuritis . CORRECT ANSWER: Sudden, painful, unilateral, early sign of MS,
associated with autoimmune disease
• Alopecia areata . CORRECT ANSWER: Clearly demarcated, round patch of hair
loss without scaling/inflammation
• Esophageal varices . CORRECT ANSWER: Spider angiomas, epigastric abdominal
tenderness, positive OB, enlarged liver are physical signs of
black tarry stool
• Pityriasis rosea . CORRECT ANSWER: Rash in a "christmas tree" pattern, single
patch followed by a diffused rash on the back/torso
• Pericarditis . CORRECT ANSWER: Left side sharp/knife like CP worse with
inspiration and a scratching noise on systole at the LL sternal border
,• Chronic arterial insufficiency . CORRECT ANSWER: Pallor of the foot when raised
to 90 degrees for up to 2 mins
• Pterygium . CORRECT ANSWER: triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva
across the outer surface of the cornea
• DIAPERS mnemonic . CORRECT ANSWER: For urinary incontinence; Delerium,
Infection, Atrophy, Pharmaceuticals, Excess urine output, Restricted mobility,
Stool impaction
• Aortic stenosis . CORRECT ANSWER: Causes a high pitched non radiating
murmur at the 2nd right intercostal space, during systole
• Lateral epicondylitis . CORRECT ANSWER: Tennis elbow, caused by repetitive
wrist extension
• Medial epicondylitis . CORRECT ANSWER: golfer's elbow; will elicit pain with
resisted flexion of the wrist
• pneumonia . CORRECT ANSWER: A differential to consider with symptoms of
fever, SOB, productive cough and hemoptysis
• sebaceous cyst . CORRECT ANSWER: Cheesy textured substance from the
sebum
• Scaphoid fracture . CORRECT ANSWER: an 8th grader fell and now reports pain
b/w the 2 tendons at the base of his thumb
, • PMI location . CORRECT ANSWER: 5th ICS left midclavicular line; 7-9cm from
mid-sternal line
• articular joint . CORRECT ANSWER: Full PROM of a joint without pain, swelling,
tenderness or redness indicates a normal exam of the
• ABCDE . CORRECT ANSWER: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution; risk
assessment for melanoma
• Murphy's sign . CORRECT ANSWER: pain with palpation of the RUQ during
inspiration, indicative of cholecystitis
• McBurney's sign . CORRECT ANSWER: appendicitis ( 2/3 of the way from the
umbilicus to anterior superior iliac spine)
• Sternocleidomastoid . CORRECT ANSWER: Flexion of the neck is assessing which
muscle group
• Chalazion . CORRECT ANSWER: a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid,
caused by obstruction in meibomian gland
• Depression . CORRECT ANSWER: Vague somatic c/o headaches, muscle aches
and fatigue may be associated with
• macular degeneration . CORRECT ANSWER: Slow progressive vision loss in the
elderly that is focused on the center of vision
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• Levine's sign . CORRECT ANSWER: The gesture a patient makes when they have
angina pectoris- able to point specifically where CP is
• Retinal detachment . CORRECT ANSWER: Sudden loss of vision without pain,
unilateral, flashes of light, can be traumatic
• Optic neuritis . CORRECT ANSWER: Sudden, painful, unilateral, early sign of MS,
associated with autoimmune disease
• Alopecia areata . CORRECT ANSWER: Clearly demarcated, round patch of hair
loss without scaling/inflammation
• Esophageal varices . CORRECT ANSWER: Spider angiomas, epigastric abdominal
tenderness, positive OB, enlarged liver are physical signs of
black tarry stool
• Pityriasis rosea . CORRECT ANSWER: Rash in a "christmas tree" pattern, single
patch followed by a diffused rash on the back/torso
• Pericarditis . CORRECT ANSWER: Left side sharp/knife like CP worse with
inspiration and a scratching noise on systole at the LL sternal border
,• Chronic arterial insufficiency . CORRECT ANSWER: Pallor of the foot when raised
to 90 degrees for up to 2 mins
• Pterygium . CORRECT ANSWER: triangular thickening of the bulbar conjunctiva
across the outer surface of the cornea
• DIAPERS mnemonic . CORRECT ANSWER: For urinary incontinence; Delerium,
Infection, Atrophy, Pharmaceuticals, Excess urine output, Restricted mobility,
Stool impaction
• Aortic stenosis . CORRECT ANSWER: Causes a high pitched non radiating
murmur at the 2nd right intercostal space, during systole
• Lateral epicondylitis . CORRECT ANSWER: Tennis elbow, caused by repetitive
wrist extension
• Medial epicondylitis . CORRECT ANSWER: golfer's elbow; will elicit pain with
resisted flexion of the wrist
• pneumonia . CORRECT ANSWER: A differential to consider with symptoms of
fever, SOB, productive cough and hemoptysis
• sebaceous cyst . CORRECT ANSWER: Cheesy textured substance from the
sebum
• Scaphoid fracture . CORRECT ANSWER: an 8th grader fell and now reports pain
b/w the 2 tendons at the base of his thumb
, • PMI location . CORRECT ANSWER: 5th ICS left midclavicular line; 7-9cm from
mid-sternal line
• articular joint . CORRECT ANSWER: Full PROM of a joint without pain, swelling,
tenderness or redness indicates a normal exam of the
• ABCDE . CORRECT ANSWER: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolution; risk
assessment for melanoma
• Murphy's sign . CORRECT ANSWER: pain with palpation of the RUQ during
inspiration, indicative of cholecystitis
• McBurney's sign . CORRECT ANSWER: appendicitis ( 2/3 of the way from the
umbilicus to anterior superior iliac spine)
• Sternocleidomastoid . CORRECT ANSWER: Flexion of the neck is assessing which
muscle group
• Chalazion . CORRECT ANSWER: a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid,
caused by obstruction in meibomian gland
• Depression . CORRECT ANSWER: Vague somatic c/o headaches, muscle aches
and fatigue may be associated with
• macular degeneration . CORRECT ANSWER: Slow progressive vision loss in the
elderly that is focused on the center of vision
