NR 511 CEA EXAM 2026/2027 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2
should include which of the following while evaluating for end organ dysfunction
of the disease?
A -Renal function panel
B -Urinalysis
C -Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options
D -All of these are appropriate options
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your
health history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts of
the body are were likely involved?
A -Isolated to the colon
B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
C -Chest
D -Face and Lips
D -Face and Lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to
prolonged exposure to UV-B?
A -Actinic Keratosis
B -Basal cell carcinoma
,C -Verucca
D -Seborrheic dermatitis
A -Actinic Keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following
represents a suspicous finding?
A -Irregular borders
B -Symmetrical nature
C -Brown color
D -Diameter of 0.4 cm
A -Irregular borders
Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and
anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the patient
will benefit from treating their underlying deficit of which of the following
neurotransmitters?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate
B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are seeing
should be evaluated for early evidence of renal damage from both diabetes and
,hypertension. Which of the following assessment tools should the nurse
practitioner order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction secondary to
diabetes or hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you auscultate
crackles in the poster left lower lobe, have the patient cough, with follow-up
auscultation revealing clear breath sounds. Which one of the following would you
suspect?
A -Congestive heart failure
B -Atelectasis
C -Laryngospasm
D -Bronchiactasis.
B -Atelectasis
Your 39 year old patient who has recently been hospitalized for an appendectomy
and is being seen in your clinic for post-operative follow-up with primary care. On
assessment, the patient complains of some incisional pain and otherwise
examination is normal, with the exception of dull percussion sounds noted on the
thorax over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses would be explained by
this finding in post-operative patient?
A -Left-sided heart failure
B -Chronic bronchitis
, C -Atelectasis
D -Healthy patient with no coexising disease
C -Atelectasis
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis scrotum
is very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a trash collector.
You suspect the patient likely has which of the following diagnoses?
A -Varicocele
B -Meningocele
C -Rectocele
D -Hydrocele
A -Varicocele
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults
when positioned in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the
following locations is most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and physical.
Upon your initial assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos as pictured
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2
should include which of the following while evaluating for end organ dysfunction
of the disease?
A -Renal function panel
B -Urinalysis
C -Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options
D -All of these are appropriate options
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your
health history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts of
the body are were likely involved?
A -Isolated to the colon
B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
C -Chest
D -Face and Lips
D -Face and Lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to
prolonged exposure to UV-B?
A -Actinic Keratosis
B -Basal cell carcinoma
,C -Verucca
D -Seborrheic dermatitis
A -Actinic Keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following
represents a suspicous finding?
A -Irregular borders
B -Symmetrical nature
C -Brown color
D -Diameter of 0.4 cm
A -Irregular borders
Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and
anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the patient
will benefit from treating their underlying deficit of which of the following
neurotransmitters?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate
B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are seeing
should be evaluated for early evidence of renal damage from both diabetes and
,hypertension. Which of the following assessment tools should the nurse
practitioner order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction secondary to
diabetes or hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you auscultate
crackles in the poster left lower lobe, have the patient cough, with follow-up
auscultation revealing clear breath sounds. Which one of the following would you
suspect?
A -Congestive heart failure
B -Atelectasis
C -Laryngospasm
D -Bronchiactasis.
B -Atelectasis
Your 39 year old patient who has recently been hospitalized for an appendectomy
and is being seen in your clinic for post-operative follow-up with primary care. On
assessment, the patient complains of some incisional pain and otherwise
examination is normal, with the exception of dull percussion sounds noted on the
thorax over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses would be explained by
this finding in post-operative patient?
A -Left-sided heart failure
B -Chronic bronchitis
, C -Atelectasis
D -Healthy patient with no coexising disease
C -Atelectasis
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis scrotum
is very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a trash collector.
You suspect the patient likely has which of the following diagnoses?
A -Varicocele
B -Meningocele
C -Rectocele
D -Hydrocele
A -Varicocele
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults
when positioned in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the
following locations is most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and physical.
Upon your initial assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos as pictured
