Question 1
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
CORRECT ANSWER
A -Varicocele
Question 2
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
CORRECT ANSWER
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
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,Question 3
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and physical. Upon
your initial assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos as pictured below. Which
one of the following diagnoses below would be the highest on your differential diagnose
of this physical examination finding?
A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
B -Hyperthyroidism
C -hypothyroidism
D -Myexedma
CORRECT ANSWER
B -Hyperthyroidism
Question 4
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by pulmonology and has
underwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's primary
healthcare provider, you have been asked to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient
in afollow-up visit at which time the patient asks what the study was evaluating. To
describe the PFT to the patient in more useful terms, you state that the large inspiration of
air to the furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish followed by a full exhalation is
referred to as which of the following measurements during the PFT?
A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
B -Functional Reserve Capacity
C -Inspiratory Reserve
D -Forced Vital Capacity
CORRECT ANSWER
D -Forced vital capacity
Question 5
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,Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the following might you expect
to find during examination?
A -Abdominal striae
B -Dowager hump
C -Low body temperature
D -Moon face
CORRECT ANSWER
B -Dowager hump
Question 6
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
CORRECT ANSWER
D -All of these are appropriate options
Question 7
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
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, CORRECT ANSWER
D -Face and Lips
Question 8
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
CORRECT ANSWER
A -Actinic Keratosis
Question 9
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
CORRECT ANSWER
A -Irregular borders
Question 10
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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
CORRECT ANSWER
A -Varicocele
Question 2
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
CORRECT ANSWER
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
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,Question 3
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and physical. Upon
your initial assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos as pictured below. Which
one of the following diagnoses below would be the highest on your differential diagnose
of this physical examination finding?
A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
B -Hyperthyroidism
C -hypothyroidism
D -Myexedma
CORRECT ANSWER
B -Hyperthyroidism
Question 4
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by pulmonology and has
underwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's primary
healthcare provider, you have been asked to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient
in afollow-up visit at which time the patient asks what the study was evaluating. To
describe the PFT to the patient in more useful terms, you state that the large inspiration of
air to the furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish followed by a full exhalation is
referred to as which of the following measurements during the PFT?
A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
B -Functional Reserve Capacity
C -Inspiratory Reserve
D -Forced Vital Capacity
CORRECT ANSWER
D -Forced vital capacity
Question 5
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,Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the following might you expect
to find during examination?
A -Abdominal striae
B -Dowager hump
C -Low body temperature
D -Moon face
CORRECT ANSWER
B -Dowager hump
Question 6
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
CORRECT ANSWER
D -All of these are appropriate options
Question 7
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
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, CORRECT ANSWER
D -Face and Lips
Question 8
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
CORRECT ANSWER
A -Actinic Keratosis
Question 9
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
CORRECT ANSWER
A -Irregular borders
Question 10
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