BOARDS EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
How to get patient to open up? - correct answer-- effective reassurance
- meaningful reassurance
- moving closer to patient
WhatFis the order of meeting a patient and conducting an interview? - correct answer--Fpreparation
- sequence of interview
- culture context of the interview
How can the size of BP cuff and position of the brachial artery affect the patient's BP reading? -
correct answer-Cuff too small = High BP
Cuff too large = Low BP
Brachial artery below heart = High BP
Brachial artery above the heart = Low BP
Constitutional Symptoms are: - correct answer-
Fatigue, weakness, fever/chills, night sweats, weight changes, or pain.
Benign tumors that result from overgrowth of capillaries? - correct answer-Cherry angiomas
WhatFcan acanthosis nigricans clue into? - correct answer-Diabetes
WhatFlabs do you check for vitiligo? - correct answer-TSH, T3, T4, and CBC
WhatFare scattered erythematous; raised on skin, over 1 cm; plaque- Raised papule -
rough, dry, silver, grey. Found mostly over joints? - correct answer-Psoriasis
, WhatFare herald spot with bullseye like papule with branches emanating from it occur on back, chest. Red
raised? - correct answer-Pityriasis Rosea
What are malar, erythema (mid cheeks, spans bridge of nose), relative sparingFof nasolabial folds, periung
ual erythema, interphalangeal erythema? - correct answer-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
WhatFare rash, often in red bullseye pattern (erythema migrans), caused by tick bite. Symptoms are flu-
like, fever, HA, fatigue - correct answer-Lyme Disease
What do you check for when patient has cellulitis? -Fcorrect answer-Ulcer for signs of infection
How does retinal detachment present? - correct answer-sudden, painless, unilateral vision loss
What cranial nerve are you assessingFwhen checking lateral gaze? - correct answer-Cranial nerve 6 -
Abducens
WhatFconditions do not have red reflexes? - correct answer-
cataracts, detached retina, the vitreous, artificial eye, or retinoblastoma in children
Eye condition in which there is a sudden vision loss, unilateral, painful; associated with multiple sclerosis?
- correct answer-Optic Neuritis
WhatFis a signature sign of otitis externa? (swimmer's ear) -Fcorrect answer-
Painful movement of the tragus
Eye condition where there is a leakage of outside blood vessels in the eye, absent of pain; vision is not aff
ected - correct answer-Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Where to palpate for strep lymph nodes? - correct answer-Anterior cervical
Where to palpate for mono lymph nodes? - correct answer-Posterior cervical
CORRECT ANSWERS 2025/2026
How to get patient to open up? - correct answer-- effective reassurance
- meaningful reassurance
- moving closer to patient
WhatFis the order of meeting a patient and conducting an interview? - correct answer--Fpreparation
- sequence of interview
- culture context of the interview
How can the size of BP cuff and position of the brachial artery affect the patient's BP reading? -
correct answer-Cuff too small = High BP
Cuff too large = Low BP
Brachial artery below heart = High BP
Brachial artery above the heart = Low BP
Constitutional Symptoms are: - correct answer-
Fatigue, weakness, fever/chills, night sweats, weight changes, or pain.
Benign tumors that result from overgrowth of capillaries? - correct answer-Cherry angiomas
WhatFcan acanthosis nigricans clue into? - correct answer-Diabetes
WhatFlabs do you check for vitiligo? - correct answer-TSH, T3, T4, and CBC
WhatFare scattered erythematous; raised on skin, over 1 cm; plaque- Raised papule -
rough, dry, silver, grey. Found mostly over joints? - correct answer-Psoriasis
, WhatFare herald spot with bullseye like papule with branches emanating from it occur on back, chest. Red
raised? - correct answer-Pityriasis Rosea
What are malar, erythema (mid cheeks, spans bridge of nose), relative sparingFof nasolabial folds, periung
ual erythema, interphalangeal erythema? - correct answer-Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
WhatFare rash, often in red bullseye pattern (erythema migrans), caused by tick bite. Symptoms are flu-
like, fever, HA, fatigue - correct answer-Lyme Disease
What do you check for when patient has cellulitis? -Fcorrect answer-Ulcer for signs of infection
How does retinal detachment present? - correct answer-sudden, painless, unilateral vision loss
What cranial nerve are you assessingFwhen checking lateral gaze? - correct answer-Cranial nerve 6 -
Abducens
WhatFconditions do not have red reflexes? - correct answer-
cataracts, detached retina, the vitreous, artificial eye, or retinoblastoma in children
Eye condition in which there is a sudden vision loss, unilateral, painful; associated with multiple sclerosis?
- correct answer-Optic Neuritis
WhatFis a signature sign of otitis externa? (swimmer's ear) -Fcorrect answer-
Painful movement of the tragus
Eye condition where there is a leakage of outside blood vessels in the eye, absent of pain; vision is not aff
ected - correct answer-Subconjunctival hemorrhage
Where to palpate for strep lymph nodes? - correct answer-Anterior cervical
Where to palpate for mono lymph nodes? - correct answer-Posterior cervical
