NSGl 550/l NSG550l Examl 3l –l (NEWl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl
forl Nursel Practitionersl Guide|l Questionsl
&l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
QUESTION
Al patientl presentsl withl c/ol ofl progressivel severel backl painl followingl al falll 2l weeksl
ago,l whatl imagingl studyl shouldl bel ordered?
Answer:
Xray
QUESTION
Backl painl withl bilaterall legl weakness,l withl DJDl onl xrayl shouldl bel orderedl whatl
imagingl forl furtherl evaluation
Answer:
CT
QUESTION
suspicionl ofl severel traumal withl highl clinicall criterial forl spinall fracturel warrantsl whatl
kindl ofl imaging?
Answer:
CT
QUESTION
Whatl isl anl APl viewl Xl ray,l whatl isl thel largestl image?
,Answer:
thel xl rayl beaml travelsl froml thel patientsl anteriorl tol posteriorl fields.l
Imagesl froml thel patientsl frontl arel largerl iel thel heart
QUESTION
whatl isl al PAl viewl xray,l whatl isl thel largestl image?
Answer:
Thel xl rayl beaml travelsl froml thel patientl posteriorl tol anteriorl fields.l
Imagesl onl thel patientsl backl arel larger
QUESTION
whatl isl al laterall viewl xray
Answer:
froml onel patientsl sidel tol thel other
QUESTION
whatl isl anl obliquel xrayl view
Answer:
al patientl isl rotatedl tol getl al betterl anglel ofl thel proposedl studyl area
QUESTION
Ifl neurologicl signsl arel present,l andl previousl radiographsl arel normall whatl isl thel nextl
imagingl step?
Answer:
MRIl unlessl contraindicated,l thenl CT
QUESTION
,lowl backl painl imagingl mayl bel consideredl afterl howl long
Answer:
6l weeksl unlessl redl flagsl arel present
QUESTION
Red/yellowl flagsl thatl warrantl backl imagingl studies
Answer:
"THEREl Dl FLAGS"
Trauma,l Historyl ofl Ca,l Extendedl Durationl (>6wk),l Restl pain,l Equinal (progressivel
sensory/motorl def.),l Disabilityl (neuro),l Fever,l Losingl weight,l Agel (<20,l >50),l Generall
sympt.,l Steroid/immunocompromised.
QUESTION
Whol isl consideredl forl DEXAl scan
Answer:
postl menopausall women
womenl >l 65
womenl w/l txl forl osteoporosis
womenl w/hormonel replacementl therapy
men/womenl withl hyperparathyroism
QUESTION
furtherl dxl testingl forl osteoporosis?
Answer:
Ca,l phosphate
Vitl D
Bonel densityl xray
QUESTION
Whatl testl arel onl thel Ironl Panel
, Answer:
Seruml Iron
Transferin
Ferritan
QUESTION
Whatl isl thel seruml ironl givel informationl about
Answer:
circulatingl iron
QUESTION
whatl isl thel seruml transferrinl givel informationl about
Answer:
proteinl transportingl ironl intol blood
Transferrinl Transports
QUESTION
Whatl doesl Ferritinl valuesl telll us
Answer:
Ironl storage
QUESTION
Hemolyticl anemial isl al signl of
Answer:
Activel bleed
QUESTION
2026/l 2027l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl
forl Nursel Practitionersl Guide|l Questionsl
&l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l Correctl
(Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
QUESTION
Al patientl presentsl withl c/ol ofl progressivel severel backl painl followingl al falll 2l weeksl
ago,l whatl imagingl studyl shouldl bel ordered?
Answer:
Xray
QUESTION
Backl painl withl bilaterall legl weakness,l withl DJDl onl xrayl shouldl bel orderedl whatl
imagingl forl furtherl evaluation
Answer:
CT
QUESTION
suspicionl ofl severel traumal withl highl clinicall criterial forl spinall fracturel warrantsl whatl
kindl ofl imaging?
Answer:
CT
QUESTION
Whatl isl anl APl viewl Xl ray,l whatl isl thel largestl image?
,Answer:
thel xl rayl beaml travelsl froml thel patientsl anteriorl tol posteriorl fields.l
Imagesl froml thel patientsl frontl arel largerl iel thel heart
QUESTION
whatl isl al PAl viewl xray,l whatl isl thel largestl image?
Answer:
Thel xl rayl beaml travelsl froml thel patientl posteriorl tol anteriorl fields.l
Imagesl onl thel patientsl backl arel larger
QUESTION
whatl isl al laterall viewl xray
Answer:
froml onel patientsl sidel tol thel other
QUESTION
whatl isl anl obliquel xrayl view
Answer:
al patientl isl rotatedl tol getl al betterl anglel ofl thel proposedl studyl area
QUESTION
Ifl neurologicl signsl arel present,l andl previousl radiographsl arel normall whatl isl thel nextl
imagingl step?
Answer:
MRIl unlessl contraindicated,l thenl CT
QUESTION
,lowl backl painl imagingl mayl bel consideredl afterl howl long
Answer:
6l weeksl unlessl redl flagsl arel present
QUESTION
Red/yellowl flagsl thatl warrantl backl imagingl studies
Answer:
"THEREl Dl FLAGS"
Trauma,l Historyl ofl Ca,l Extendedl Durationl (>6wk),l Restl pain,l Equinal (progressivel
sensory/motorl def.),l Disabilityl (neuro),l Fever,l Losingl weight,l Agel (<20,l >50),l Generall
sympt.,l Steroid/immunocompromised.
QUESTION
Whol isl consideredl forl DEXAl scan
Answer:
postl menopausall women
womenl >l 65
womenl w/l txl forl osteoporosis
womenl w/hormonel replacementl therapy
men/womenl withl hyperparathyroism
QUESTION
furtherl dxl testingl forl osteoporosis?
Answer:
Ca,l phosphate
Vitl D
Bonel densityl xray
QUESTION
Whatl testl arel onl thel Ironl Panel
, Answer:
Seruml Iron
Transferin
Ferritan
QUESTION
Whatl isl thel seruml ironl givel informationl about
Answer:
circulatingl iron
QUESTION
whatl isl thel seruml transferrinl givel informationl about
Answer:
proteinl transportingl ironl intol blood
Transferrinl Transports
QUESTION
Whatl doesl Ferritinl valuesl telll us
Answer:
Ironl storage
QUESTION
Hemolyticl anemial isl al signl of
Answer:
Activel bleed
QUESTION
