NSGl 550/l NSG550l Examl 1l –l (NEWl
2026/l 2027l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl
forl Nursel Practitionersl Reviewl |l
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
QUESTION
Whatl isl Cl reactivel proteinl (CRP)l ?
Answer:
Al proteinl producedl byl thel liverl thatl isl al nonspecificl markerl ofl inflammation.l Itl
releasesl morel ifl youl havel highl inflammationl orl infectionl butl itl doesl NOTl distinguishl
betweenl thel two.
QUESTION
Whatl isl erythrocytel sedimentationl ratel (ESR)l ?
Answer:
Thel ESRl testl isl anl inflammatoryl marker,l thatl measuresl thel ratel atl whichl erythrocytesl
settlel outl ofl plasma.l Itl looksl atl howl fastl thel RBC'sl sinkl tol thel bottoml ofl thel tube.l
Normally,l thisl isl slow..l butl inl inflammationl thel rbc'sl clumpl togetherl causingl theml tol
falll faster.
QUESTION
Whatl isl rheumatoidl factor?
,Answer:
Commonlyl seenl inl RA;l itl isl al markerl ofl tissuel damagel andl diseasel activity.l Itl isl
testedl inl conjunctionl withl ANA.l
-Itl isl thel mostl specificl forl RA.
QUESTION
Whatl isl antinuclearl antibodyl (ANA)?
Answer:
Antibodiesl thatl targetl normall proteinsl inl thel nucleusl ofl al celll andl canl detectl
autoimmunel disorderl presence.l
-Autoimmunel diseasesl suchl asl SLE,l RA,l Scleroderma,l Sjogrensl syndrome,l Addisons,l
Autoimmunel hepatitis.l
Al negativel ANAl isl unlikelyl tol havel anl autoimmunel disorder.
Al positivel ANAl doesn'tl telll youl whatl one,l sol itl isl SPECIFICl butl notl sensitive.
QUESTION
whatl arel thel typesl ofl x-rays?
Answer:
-l chest,l abdominal,l femur,l bonel densitometry,l mammogram,l etc
QUESTION
whatl arel thel typesl ofl MRIs?
, Answer:
-l brain,l abdomen/pelvis,l etc
QUESTION
whatl arel thel typesl ofl CTs?
Answer:
-l brain,l urograml (urinaryl tractl obstruction),l arteriograml (arteriesl obstruction)
QUESTION
whatl isl thel firstl linel imagingl forl al patientl suspectedl ofl havingl al hemorrhagicl strokel
beforel administrationl ofl thrombolyticl therapy?
Answer:
-l CTl brainl withoutl contrast
QUESTION
howl wouldl youl diagnosel acutel appendicitis?
Answer:
-l enhancedl abdominall pelvicl CTl tol diagnosel appendicitisl inl non-pregnantl adultl patientsl
-l abdominall ultrasoundl orl MRIl mayl bel performedl inl youngl womenl whol arel
particularlyl concernedl aboutl radiationl risks
QUESTION
howl wouldl youl diagnosel complicatedl diverticulitis?
2026/l 2027l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl
forl Nursel Practitionersl Reviewl |l
Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l Wilkes
QUESTION
Whatl isl Cl reactivel proteinl (CRP)l ?
Answer:
Al proteinl producedl byl thel liverl thatl isl al nonspecificl markerl ofl inflammation.l Itl
releasesl morel ifl youl havel highl inflammationl orl infectionl butl itl doesl NOTl distinguishl
betweenl thel two.
QUESTION
Whatl isl erythrocytel sedimentationl ratel (ESR)l ?
Answer:
Thel ESRl testl isl anl inflammatoryl marker,l thatl measuresl thel ratel atl whichl erythrocytesl
settlel outl ofl plasma.l Itl looksl atl howl fastl thel RBC'sl sinkl tol thel bottoml ofl thel tube.l
Normally,l thisl isl slow..l butl inl inflammationl thel rbc'sl clumpl togetherl causingl theml tol
falll faster.
QUESTION
Whatl isl rheumatoidl factor?
,Answer:
Commonlyl seenl inl RA;l itl isl al markerl ofl tissuel damagel andl diseasel activity.l Itl isl
testedl inl conjunctionl withl ANA.l
-Itl isl thel mostl specificl forl RA.
QUESTION
Whatl isl antinuclearl antibodyl (ANA)?
Answer:
Antibodiesl thatl targetl normall proteinsl inl thel nucleusl ofl al celll andl canl detectl
autoimmunel disorderl presence.l
-Autoimmunel diseasesl suchl asl SLE,l RA,l Scleroderma,l Sjogrensl syndrome,l Addisons,l
Autoimmunel hepatitis.l
Al negativel ANAl isl unlikelyl tol havel anl autoimmunel disorder.
Al positivel ANAl doesn'tl telll youl whatl one,l sol itl isl SPECIFICl butl notl sensitive.
QUESTION
whatl arel thel typesl ofl x-rays?
Answer:
-l chest,l abdominal,l femur,l bonel densitometry,l mammogram,l etc
QUESTION
whatl arel thel typesl ofl MRIs?
, Answer:
-l brain,l abdomen/pelvis,l etc
QUESTION
whatl arel thel typesl ofl CTs?
Answer:
-l brain,l urograml (urinaryl tractl obstruction),l arteriograml (arteriesl obstruction)
QUESTION
whatl isl thel firstl linel imagingl forl al patientl suspectedl ofl havingl al hemorrhagicl strokel
beforel administrationl ofl thrombolyticl therapy?
Answer:
-l CTl brainl withoutl contrast
QUESTION
howl wouldl youl diagnosel acutel appendicitis?
Answer:
-l enhancedl abdominall pelvicl CTl tol diagnosel appendicitisl inl non-pregnantl adultl patientsl
-l abdominall ultrasoundl orl MRIl mayl bel performedl inl youngl womenl whol arel
particularlyl concernedl aboutl radiationl risks
QUESTION
howl wouldl youl diagnosel complicatedl diverticulitis?
