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• Question 1
1 out of 1 points
A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored urine and
asks the healthcare professional to explain what causes it. What explanation by the professional is
best?
Selected Presence of red blood
Answer: cells
• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?
Selected Excessive mucus
Answer: production
• Question 3
1 out of 1 points
What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
Selected Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the
vertebrae
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?
Selected Answer: Lateral
spinothalamic
• Question 5
0 out of 1 points
Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting that the child has
been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most
of the last 3 days. What diagnostic testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and
parents for as the priority?
Selected Answer: Lumbar puncture with CSF
cultures
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare professional assess
the patient?
Selected Answer: History of traumatic
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• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the healthcare professional is
most appropriate?
Selected Draw blood to measure total
Answer: bilirubin.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of what?
Selected Answer: Pressure and
obstruction
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?
Selected Answer: Heads of the
femur
• Question 10
1 out of 1 points
A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and asks the healthcare
professional to describe it. What description by the professional is most accurate?
Selected ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of greater than 30%
Answer: lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional advise the
parents about?
Selected A sweat
Answer: test
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
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A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on symptoms of benign prostatic
hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates that most symptoms are a result of which
pathophysiologic condition?
Selected Answer: Compression of the
urethra
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as well as pale
conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What assessment by the healthcare professional
is most appropriate for the suspected anemia?
Selected Answer: Oral mucus membranes and
tongue
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer?
Selected Vaginal
Answer: cancer
• Question 15
1 out of 1 points
A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia. What action by the
professional would be best in working with this patient?
Selected Provide speech
Answer: therapy.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?
Selected Answer: Firm, nontender testicular
mass
• Question 17
0 out of 1 points
A person has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that is positive for the
Philadelphia chromosome. What statement by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
Selected 1cThis is a very rare finding in adults who
Answer: have ALL. 1d
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