3 P'S EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS
TheA2grooveA2ofA2theA2metacarpophalangealA2jointA2canA2beA2palpatedA2byA2havingA2theA2
patient:A2-A2Ans--FlexA2hisA2hand
WhenA2auscultatingA2breathA2soundsA2inA2aA2patientA2whoA2hasA2leftA2sidedA2heartA2failur
e,A2the
breathA2soundsA2are:A2-A2Ans--
vesicularA2withA2lateA2inspiratoryA2cracklesA2inA2theA2dependentA2portionsA2ofA2theA2lungs
andA2resonantA2onA2percussion
TheA2ankle-
brachialA2indexA2isA2aA2screeningA2testA2usedA2toA2assessA2aA2person'sA2riskA2forA2-A2Ans--
PeripheralA2arteryA2disease
OlecranonA2bursitisA2mayA2beA2causedA2byA2allA2ofA2theA2followingA2exceptA2-A2Ans--
FrozenA2shoulder
InA2patientsA2whoA2haveA2allergicA2rhinitis,A2theA2nasalA2mucosaA2appears:A2-A2Ans--pale
AA2termA2usedA2toA2describeA2anA2increaseA2inA2muscularA2bulkA2withA2diminishedA2streng
thA2isA2-A2Ans--pseudohypertrophy
IfA2abdominalA2painA2persistsA2whenA2theA2patientA2raisesA2hisA2headA2andA2shoulders,A2t
heA2originA2of
theA2tendernessA2isA2probably:A2-A2Ans--InA2theA2abdominalA2wall
OnA2auscultationA2ofA2theA2abdomen,A2rushesA2ofA2high-
pitchedA2soundsA2areA2audibleA2andA2coincide
withA2abdominalA2cramps.A2TheseA2findingsA2areA2mostA2consistentA2withA2-A2Ans--
IntestinalA2obstruction
OphthalmoscopicA2examinationA2ofA2theA2fundusA2revealsA2tiny,A2round,A2redA2spotsA2inA2
and
aroundA2theA2macularA2area.A2TheseA2findingsA2areA2consistentA2withA2-A2Ans--
Microaneurysms
SymptomsA2ofA2aA2subduralA2hematomaA2include:A2-A2Ans--
NoticeableA2bleedingA2betweenA2theA2duraA2andA2theA2cerebrumA2onA2x-ray
OnA2examinationA2ofA2theA2adultA2patient,A2symptomsA2ofA2flexedA2posture,A2tremor,A2rigid
ity,A2and
shufflingA2gaitA2areA2observed.A2TheseA2findingsA2areA2consistentA2withA2-A2Ans--
Parkinson'sA2disease
, WhenA2discussingA2theA2musculoskeletalA2system,A2allA2ofA2theA2followingA2statementsA2r
elatedA2to
articularA2structureA2diseaseA2areA2trueA2exceptA2whichA2one?A2-A2Ans--
ArticularA2diseaseA2isA2usuallyA2dueA2toA2stiffnessA2orA2pain
FocalA2tendernessA2overA2theA2trochanterA2confirms:A2-A2Ans--Bursitis
AssessingA2theA2neurologicalA2statusA2ofA2aA2childA2withA2aA2ventriculoperitonealA2shuntA2
should
include:A2-A2Ans--UseA2ofA2theA2GlasgowA2comaA2scale
TheA2earliestA2recognizableA2clinicalA2manifestation(s)A2ofA2cysticA2fibrosisA2inA2anA2infant
A2is:A2-A2Ans--SaltyA2tasteA2onA2theA2skin
AA2reddishA2blue,A2irregularlyA2shaped,A2solidA2andA2spongyA2massA2ofA2bloodA2vesselsA2t
hatA2mayA2be
presentA2atA2birthA2andA2enlargeA2duringA2theA2firstA210A2toA215A2monthsA2isA2characteristi
cA2ofA2a:A2-A2Ans--CavernousA2hemangioma
TheA2hamstringA2musclesA2flexA2theA2kneeA2andA2areA2locatedA2onA2the:A2-A2Ans--
PosteriorA2aspectA2ofA2theA2thigh
OphthalmoscopicA2examinationA2revealsA2darkA2specksA2notedA2betweenA2theA2fundusA2
andA2the
lens.A2TheseA2specksA2areA2mostA2likely:A2-A2Ans--VitreousA2floaters
WhenA2performingA2theA2firstA2LeopoldA2maneuverA2onA2aA2pregnantA2woman,A2ifA2theA2b
uttocksA2and
headA2areA2notA2easilyA2palpatedA2atA2theA2fundus,A2theA2fetusA2isA2saidA2toA2beA2in:A2-
A2Ans--TransverseA2lie
WhenA2performingA2aA2musculoskeletalA2examination,A2theA2nurseA2practitionerA2instruct
sA2the
patientA2toA2moveA2hisA2armA2inA2frontA2ofA2hisA2body.A2ThisA2motionA2ofA2theA2shoulderA2g
irdleA2wouldA2be
anA2exampleA2of:A2-A2Ans--Flexion
ToA2locateA2theA2twelfthA2rib,A2palpate:A2-A2Ans--
BetweenA2theA2spineA2andA2theA2lateralA2chest
WalkingA2onA2theA2toesA2andA2heelsA2mayA2reveal:A2-A2Ans--
DistalA2muscularA2weaknessA2inA2theA2legs
WhenA2performingA2aA2bimanualA2examA2ofA2theA2vagina,A2theA2examinerA2shouldA2lubric
ateA2the
VERIFIED ANSWERS
TheA2grooveA2ofA2theA2metacarpophalangealA2jointA2canA2beA2palpatedA2byA2havingA2theA2
patient:A2-A2Ans--FlexA2hisA2hand
WhenA2auscultatingA2breathA2soundsA2inA2aA2patientA2whoA2hasA2leftA2sidedA2heartA2failur
e,A2the
breathA2soundsA2are:A2-A2Ans--
vesicularA2withA2lateA2inspiratoryA2cracklesA2inA2theA2dependentA2portionsA2ofA2theA2lungs
andA2resonantA2onA2percussion
TheA2ankle-
brachialA2indexA2isA2aA2screeningA2testA2usedA2toA2assessA2aA2person'sA2riskA2forA2-A2Ans--
PeripheralA2arteryA2disease
OlecranonA2bursitisA2mayA2beA2causedA2byA2allA2ofA2theA2followingA2exceptA2-A2Ans--
FrozenA2shoulder
InA2patientsA2whoA2haveA2allergicA2rhinitis,A2theA2nasalA2mucosaA2appears:A2-A2Ans--pale
AA2termA2usedA2toA2describeA2anA2increaseA2inA2muscularA2bulkA2withA2diminishedA2streng
thA2isA2-A2Ans--pseudohypertrophy
IfA2abdominalA2painA2persistsA2whenA2theA2patientA2raisesA2hisA2headA2andA2shoulders,A2t
heA2originA2of
theA2tendernessA2isA2probably:A2-A2Ans--InA2theA2abdominalA2wall
OnA2auscultationA2ofA2theA2abdomen,A2rushesA2ofA2high-
pitchedA2soundsA2areA2audibleA2andA2coincide
withA2abdominalA2cramps.A2TheseA2findingsA2areA2mostA2consistentA2withA2-A2Ans--
IntestinalA2obstruction
OphthalmoscopicA2examinationA2ofA2theA2fundusA2revealsA2tiny,A2round,A2redA2spotsA2inA2
and
aroundA2theA2macularA2area.A2TheseA2findingsA2areA2consistentA2withA2-A2Ans--
Microaneurysms
SymptomsA2ofA2aA2subduralA2hematomaA2include:A2-A2Ans--
NoticeableA2bleedingA2betweenA2theA2duraA2andA2theA2cerebrumA2onA2x-ray
OnA2examinationA2ofA2theA2adultA2patient,A2symptomsA2ofA2flexedA2posture,A2tremor,A2rigid
ity,A2and
shufflingA2gaitA2areA2observed.A2TheseA2findingsA2areA2consistentA2withA2-A2Ans--
Parkinson'sA2disease
, WhenA2discussingA2theA2musculoskeletalA2system,A2allA2ofA2theA2followingA2statementsA2r
elatedA2to
articularA2structureA2diseaseA2areA2trueA2exceptA2whichA2one?A2-A2Ans--
ArticularA2diseaseA2isA2usuallyA2dueA2toA2stiffnessA2orA2pain
FocalA2tendernessA2overA2theA2trochanterA2confirms:A2-A2Ans--Bursitis
AssessingA2theA2neurologicalA2statusA2ofA2aA2childA2withA2aA2ventriculoperitonealA2shuntA2
should
include:A2-A2Ans--UseA2ofA2theA2GlasgowA2comaA2scale
TheA2earliestA2recognizableA2clinicalA2manifestation(s)A2ofA2cysticA2fibrosisA2inA2anA2infant
A2is:A2-A2Ans--SaltyA2tasteA2onA2theA2skin
AA2reddishA2blue,A2irregularlyA2shaped,A2solidA2andA2spongyA2massA2ofA2bloodA2vesselsA2t
hatA2mayA2be
presentA2atA2birthA2andA2enlargeA2duringA2theA2firstA210A2toA215A2monthsA2isA2characteristi
cA2ofA2a:A2-A2Ans--CavernousA2hemangioma
TheA2hamstringA2musclesA2flexA2theA2kneeA2andA2areA2locatedA2onA2the:A2-A2Ans--
PosteriorA2aspectA2ofA2theA2thigh
OphthalmoscopicA2examinationA2revealsA2darkA2specksA2notedA2betweenA2theA2fundusA2
andA2the
lens.A2TheseA2specksA2areA2mostA2likely:A2-A2Ans--VitreousA2floaters
WhenA2performingA2theA2firstA2LeopoldA2maneuverA2onA2aA2pregnantA2woman,A2ifA2theA2b
uttocksA2and
headA2areA2notA2easilyA2palpatedA2atA2theA2fundus,A2theA2fetusA2isA2saidA2toA2beA2in:A2-
A2Ans--TransverseA2lie
WhenA2performingA2aA2musculoskeletalA2examination,A2theA2nurseA2practitionerA2instruct
sA2the
patientA2toA2moveA2hisA2armA2inA2frontA2ofA2hisA2body.A2ThisA2motionA2ofA2theA2shoulderA2g
irdleA2wouldA2be
anA2exampleA2of:A2-A2Ans--Flexion
ToA2locateA2theA2twelfthA2rib,A2palpate:A2-A2Ans--
BetweenA2theA2spineA2andA2theA2lateralA2chest
WalkingA2onA2theA2toesA2andA2heelsA2mayA2reveal:A2-A2Ans--
DistalA2muscularA2weaknessA2inA2theA2legs
WhenA2performingA2aA2bimanualA2examA2ofA2theA2vagina,A2theA2examinerA2shouldA2lubric
ateA2the