WHNP NCC Exam NEWEST 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Tympany -CORRECTANSWER loud, high pitched, "drum" sound heard on percussion
- heard over abdomen (except for organs/masses)
Resonance -CORRECTANSWER loud, low pitched, hollow sound heard on percussion
Hyperresonance -CORRECTANSWER very loud, low pitch, "boom" sound heard on
percussion
40 -CORRECTANSWER Waist circumference has little value if BMI is >/= ______
35 in -CORRECTANSWER waist circumference >____ in a woman = inc. risks
Snellen chart -CORRECTANSWER tests visual acuity; central vision (i.e. 20/20)
Rosenbaum card -CORRECTANSWER tests visual acuity; near vision
Presbyopia -CORRECTANSWER Near vision is impaired (Farsighted)
,Myopia -CORRECTANSWER Far vision is impaired (Nearsighted)
Confrontation test -CORRECTANSWER Tests peripheral vision/estimates visual fields
Extraocular muscle function -CORRECTANSWER symmetrical movement to the 6
cardinal fields of gaze test what?
Normal opthalmoscopic exam -CORRECTANSWER - Red reflex present
- Yellow to pink optic disc w/ distinct margins
- Light red arterioles (2/3 diameter of veins) w/ bright light reflex
- Veins dark red
- No venous tapering at AV crossings
Weber test -CORRECTANSWER - Stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline of the
head, patient indicates in which ear the tone is heard
- Lateralization of sound through bone conduction
- Unilateral conductive loss - sound lateralizes toward affected ear
Unilateral sensorineural loss - sound lateralizes to the normal or better-hearing side.
Rinne test -CORRECTANSWER - Vibrating tuning fork 1st placed on mastoid process,
then in front of external auditory canal to test bone vs air conduction of sound (AC:BC =
2:1)
- Test of conductive hearing loss
,AC:BC = 2:1 -CORRECTANSWER Normal results of Rinne test
Sensorineural hearing loss -CORRECTANSWER caused by defect in inner ear
distorting sound, age, trauma from loud noises, genetics
Conductive hearing loss -CORRECTANSWER impaired through external/middle ear;
caused by fluid, object, swelling, ruptured eardrum, ear wax
Normal otoscopic exam -CORRECTANSWER Tympanic membrane intact, pearly gray,
translucent, with cone light at 5-7:00
Acute otitis media -CORRECTANSWER infx of middle ear; often preceded by URI or
allergies/smoke
Full/bulging tympanic membrane with no/obscured bony landmarks, distorted light
reflex, post-auricular cervical lymphadenopaty
tx: amoxicillin (augmentin, azith, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole)
Malignant melanoma -CORRECTANSWER - Asymmetry
- Borders irregular
- Color blue or black
, - Diameter > 6 mm
- Elevation
Leukoplakia -CORRECTANSWER thickened, white, leathery patch in mouth/tongue can
develop into squamous cell carcinoma
Pharyngitis -CORRECTANSWER Erythematous pharynx, tonsils 3+, white exudate,
enlarged tender anterior cervical nodes
tx:
GABHS - PCN PO/benzathine PCN IM (erythromycin if allergy)
Normal breath sounds -CORRECTANSWER Vesicular; bronchial over trachea,
bronchovesicular near main bronchus
Resonant -CORRECTANSWER Normal sound of lung percussion
< -CORRECTANSWER Respiratory: Normal = AP diameter (> / <) transverse
Decreased -CORRECTANSWER Tactile fremitus is (increased/decreased) with
emphysema, asthma, and pleural effusion
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
Tympany -CORRECTANSWER loud, high pitched, "drum" sound heard on percussion
- heard over abdomen (except for organs/masses)
Resonance -CORRECTANSWER loud, low pitched, hollow sound heard on percussion
Hyperresonance -CORRECTANSWER very loud, low pitch, "boom" sound heard on
percussion
40 -CORRECTANSWER Waist circumference has little value if BMI is >/= ______
35 in -CORRECTANSWER waist circumference >____ in a woman = inc. risks
Snellen chart -CORRECTANSWER tests visual acuity; central vision (i.e. 20/20)
Rosenbaum card -CORRECTANSWER tests visual acuity; near vision
Presbyopia -CORRECTANSWER Near vision is impaired (Farsighted)
,Myopia -CORRECTANSWER Far vision is impaired (Nearsighted)
Confrontation test -CORRECTANSWER Tests peripheral vision/estimates visual fields
Extraocular muscle function -CORRECTANSWER symmetrical movement to the 6
cardinal fields of gaze test what?
Normal opthalmoscopic exam -CORRECTANSWER - Red reflex present
- Yellow to pink optic disc w/ distinct margins
- Light red arterioles (2/3 diameter of veins) w/ bright light reflex
- Veins dark red
- No venous tapering at AV crossings
Weber test -CORRECTANSWER - Stem of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline of the
head, patient indicates in which ear the tone is heard
- Lateralization of sound through bone conduction
- Unilateral conductive loss - sound lateralizes toward affected ear
Unilateral sensorineural loss - sound lateralizes to the normal or better-hearing side.
Rinne test -CORRECTANSWER - Vibrating tuning fork 1st placed on mastoid process,
then in front of external auditory canal to test bone vs air conduction of sound (AC:BC =
2:1)
- Test of conductive hearing loss
,AC:BC = 2:1 -CORRECTANSWER Normal results of Rinne test
Sensorineural hearing loss -CORRECTANSWER caused by defect in inner ear
distorting sound, age, trauma from loud noises, genetics
Conductive hearing loss -CORRECTANSWER impaired through external/middle ear;
caused by fluid, object, swelling, ruptured eardrum, ear wax
Normal otoscopic exam -CORRECTANSWER Tympanic membrane intact, pearly gray,
translucent, with cone light at 5-7:00
Acute otitis media -CORRECTANSWER infx of middle ear; often preceded by URI or
allergies/smoke
Full/bulging tympanic membrane with no/obscured bony landmarks, distorted light
reflex, post-auricular cervical lymphadenopaty
tx: amoxicillin (augmentin, azith, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole)
Malignant melanoma -CORRECTANSWER - Asymmetry
- Borders irregular
- Color blue or black
, - Diameter > 6 mm
- Elevation
Leukoplakia -CORRECTANSWER thickened, white, leathery patch in mouth/tongue can
develop into squamous cell carcinoma
Pharyngitis -CORRECTANSWER Erythematous pharynx, tonsils 3+, white exudate,
enlarged tender anterior cervical nodes
tx:
GABHS - PCN PO/benzathine PCN IM (erythromycin if allergy)
Normal breath sounds -CORRECTANSWER Vesicular; bronchial over trachea,
bronchovesicular near main bronchus
Resonant -CORRECTANSWER Normal sound of lung percussion
< -CORRECTANSWER Respiratory: Normal = AP diameter (> / <) transverse
Decreased -CORRECTANSWER Tactile fremitus is (increased/decreased) with
emphysema, asthma, and pleural effusion
