NPS Patient Assessment Test Questions
and Answers
B. Potter Syndrome - ANS-An atypical physical appearance of a neonate due to
oligohydramnios is referred to as:
A. DiGeorge's Syndrome
B. Potter Syndrome
C. Pierre Robin Syndrome
d. Down Syndrome
A. myelomeningocele - ANS-A 38 year old woman, P1G0, undergoes amniocentesis.
The fluid is positive for alpha fetoprotein. This would indicate the fetus has:
A. myelomeningocele
B. dextrocardia
C. Potter Syndrome
D. gastroschisis
A. Dehydration - ANS-The presence of hypotension and oliguria may indicate that a
child is suffering from:
A. dehydration
B. hypervolemia
C. ventricular septal defect
D. anemia
B. DiGeorge Syndrome - ANS-A neonate presents with notched low-set ears, a small
mouth and wide-set downward slanting eyes. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Potter Syndrome
B. DiGeorge's syndrome
C. Down syndrome
D. Pierre Robin Syndrome
A. third pregnancy and two previous live births
Para = live births
Gravida = number of pregnancies - ANS-A 24 year old female is admitted in early labor.
The patient is para 2 and gravida 3. The correct interpretation of these findings is:
, A. third pregnancy and two previous live births
B. first pregnancy and three previous live births
C. second pregnancy and three previous live births
D. third pregnancy and three previous live births
B. eclampsia
maternal hypertension
pre-eclampsia - w/ proteinuria or edema
eclampsia - w/seizure or coma - ANS-a 38 year old female is approximately 36 weeks
pregnant. Routine blood work shows an elevated magnesium level. This would most
likely indicate treatment for:
A. drug abuse
B. eclampsia
C. malnutrition
D. cigarette smoking
D. right-to-left intracardiac shunt - ANS-Blood samples obtained from a neonate are as
follows:
Right radial PaO2: 80 torr
Umbilical artery PaO2: 50 torr
These results are consistent with:
A. normal transitional circulation
B. hyaline membrane disease
C. transient tachypnea of the newborn
D. right-to-left intracardiac shunt
D. diaphragmatic hernia - ANS-Radiographic evaluation of a newborn infant's chest
reveals air loops in the left chest with a shift of the mediastinum to the right. This is
suggestive of:
A. IRDS
B. gastroschisis
C. tracheoesophageal fistula
D. diaphragmatic hernia
D. pneumopericardium - ANS-While evaluating the chest X-ray of a neonate, you note
the presence of a hyperlucent ring around the heart. This is most consistent with:
A. pulmonary interstitial emphysema
B. pneumothorax
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia
D. pneumopericardium
and Answers
B. Potter Syndrome - ANS-An atypical physical appearance of a neonate due to
oligohydramnios is referred to as:
A. DiGeorge's Syndrome
B. Potter Syndrome
C. Pierre Robin Syndrome
d. Down Syndrome
A. myelomeningocele - ANS-A 38 year old woman, P1G0, undergoes amniocentesis.
The fluid is positive for alpha fetoprotein. This would indicate the fetus has:
A. myelomeningocele
B. dextrocardia
C. Potter Syndrome
D. gastroschisis
A. Dehydration - ANS-The presence of hypotension and oliguria may indicate that a
child is suffering from:
A. dehydration
B. hypervolemia
C. ventricular septal defect
D. anemia
B. DiGeorge Syndrome - ANS-A neonate presents with notched low-set ears, a small
mouth and wide-set downward slanting eyes. What is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Potter Syndrome
B. DiGeorge's syndrome
C. Down syndrome
D. Pierre Robin Syndrome
A. third pregnancy and two previous live births
Para = live births
Gravida = number of pregnancies - ANS-A 24 year old female is admitted in early labor.
The patient is para 2 and gravida 3. The correct interpretation of these findings is:
, A. third pregnancy and two previous live births
B. first pregnancy and three previous live births
C. second pregnancy and three previous live births
D. third pregnancy and three previous live births
B. eclampsia
maternal hypertension
pre-eclampsia - w/ proteinuria or edema
eclampsia - w/seizure or coma - ANS-a 38 year old female is approximately 36 weeks
pregnant. Routine blood work shows an elevated magnesium level. This would most
likely indicate treatment for:
A. drug abuse
B. eclampsia
C. malnutrition
D. cigarette smoking
D. right-to-left intracardiac shunt - ANS-Blood samples obtained from a neonate are as
follows:
Right radial PaO2: 80 torr
Umbilical artery PaO2: 50 torr
These results are consistent with:
A. normal transitional circulation
B. hyaline membrane disease
C. transient tachypnea of the newborn
D. right-to-left intracardiac shunt
D. diaphragmatic hernia - ANS-Radiographic evaluation of a newborn infant's chest
reveals air loops in the left chest with a shift of the mediastinum to the right. This is
suggestive of:
A. IRDS
B. gastroschisis
C. tracheoesophageal fistula
D. diaphragmatic hernia
D. pneumopericardium - ANS-While evaluating the chest X-ray of a neonate, you note
the presence of a hyperlucent ring around the heart. This is most consistent with:
A. pulmonary interstitial emphysema
B. pneumothorax
C. bronchopulmonary dysplasia
D. pneumopericardium
