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
