NCE Practice Exam 2
a) Emphysema - ANS-A form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is:
a) Emphysema
b) Pleurisy
c) Pneumoconiosis
d) Pulmonary tuberculosis
a) During the first trimester - ANS-During human embryonic development, organogenesis
occurs:
a) During the first trimester
b) During the second trimester
c) During the third trimester
d) Intra-partum
c) Endometriosis - ANS-A patient with a medical history of infertility, dyspareunia and
dysmenorrhea is admitted for laparoscopic surgery. From your knowledge of pathology, you
would expect the diagnosis to be:
a) Cystadenoma
b) Cystocele
c) Endometriosis
d) Menometorrhagia
a) Hemolytic anemia - ANS-The type of anemia resulting from excessive destruction of RBC,
which may or may not be caused by infection or chemotherapy is:
a) Hemolytic anemia
b) Iron deficiency anemia
c) Myelopathic anemia
d) Pernicious anemia
c) Pre-symptomatic - ANS-The stage of disease in which there is no manifestation of disease,
but pathogenic changes have begun to occur is known as:
a) Clinical
b) Replication
c) Pre-symptomatic
d) Susceptibility
b) Coronary arteriogram - ANS-An intervention performed to determine the presence of
ischemic heart disease is:
a) Coronary angioplasty
b) Coronary arteriogram
c) Positron emission tomography
,d) Ventilation profusion scan
c) Degeneration and necrosis of the malignant tumor cells - ANS-The desired result of radiation
treatments for carcinoma of the esophagus is:
a) Coagulation of eroded bleeding areas on the esophagus
b) Conversion of the carcinomatous epithelial cells to normal
c) Degeneration and necrosis of the malignant tumor cells
d) Increased blood supply to the tumor to remove cancerous cells
a) Chlorpromazine - ANS-A neuroleptic drug used for treating psychiatric disorders is:
a) Chlorpromazine
b) Diclofenac
c) Epinephrine
d) Streptokinase
a) Injection of purified protein derivative (PPD) - ANS-The diagnostic test used to identify
positive contact with the tuberculosis bacilli is a(n):
a) Injection of purified protein derivative (PPD)
b) Liver function test (LFT)
c) Prolonged partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
d) Pulmonary function test (PFT)
d) Salbutamol - ANS-A bronchodilator used in the treatment of asthma is:
a) Beclomethasone
b) Fluticasone
c) Montelukast
d) Salbutamol
c) Meniere's disease - ANS-Low-frequency hearing loss, tinnitus and periodic episodes of
vertigo are symptomatic of:
a) Guillian Barre Syndrome
b) Lou Gherig disease
c) Meniere's disease
d) Parkinson's disease
d) Papilloma - ANS-All of the following are malignant tumors except:
a) Astrocytoma
b) Fibrosarcoma
c) Melanoma
d) Papilloma
c) Diabetes mellitus - ANS-Cirrhosis of the liver is caused by all of the following except:
a) Biliary stasis
b) Chronic alcoholism
, c) Diabetes mellitus
d) Viral hepatitis
c) Fecal occult blood test - ANS-The following are diagnostic tests for leukemia except:
a) Bone marrow biopsy
b) Differential white blood count
c) Fecal occult blood test
d) Lumbar puncture
c) Respiratory acidosis - ANS-Interference with the exchange of gases in the alveoli, which
results in the retention of CO2, may cause:
a) Metabolic acidosis
b) Metabolic alkalosis
c) Respiratory acidosis
d) Respiratory alkalosis
c) Paranoid - ANS-This type of schizophrenia characterized by the presence of delusions and
auditory hallucinations is:
a) Catatonic
b) Disorganized
c) Paranoid
d) Undifferentiated
d) Well differentiated - ANS-A grade 1 malignant tumor that closely resembles the tissue from
which it originated is said to be:
a) Anaplastic
b) Sarcoid changed to dysplastic
c) Undifferentiated
d) Well differentiated
b) Leukocytosis - ANS-A white blood cell count and differential were ordered. The report of the
differential showed an abnormal increase which indicates:
a) Erythrocytosis
b) Leukocytosis
c) Neutropenia
d) Polycythemia
b) Evaluate the cause of a patient's jaundice - ANS-During the coding and abstracting of a
patient's record, the codes notes that an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) was performed. The coder recognizes that this is a common endoscopic procedure
used to:
a) Check for recurrent bladder malignancy
b) Evaluate the cause of a patient's jaundice
c) Remove suspicious polyps from the colon
a) Emphysema - ANS-A form of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is:
a) Emphysema
b) Pleurisy
c) Pneumoconiosis
d) Pulmonary tuberculosis
a) During the first trimester - ANS-During human embryonic development, organogenesis
occurs:
a) During the first trimester
b) During the second trimester
c) During the third trimester
d) Intra-partum
c) Endometriosis - ANS-A patient with a medical history of infertility, dyspareunia and
dysmenorrhea is admitted for laparoscopic surgery. From your knowledge of pathology, you
would expect the diagnosis to be:
a) Cystadenoma
b) Cystocele
c) Endometriosis
d) Menometorrhagia
a) Hemolytic anemia - ANS-The type of anemia resulting from excessive destruction of RBC,
which may or may not be caused by infection or chemotherapy is:
a) Hemolytic anemia
b) Iron deficiency anemia
c) Myelopathic anemia
d) Pernicious anemia
c) Pre-symptomatic - ANS-The stage of disease in which there is no manifestation of disease,
but pathogenic changes have begun to occur is known as:
a) Clinical
b) Replication
c) Pre-symptomatic
d) Susceptibility
b) Coronary arteriogram - ANS-An intervention performed to determine the presence of
ischemic heart disease is:
a) Coronary angioplasty
b) Coronary arteriogram
c) Positron emission tomography
,d) Ventilation profusion scan
c) Degeneration and necrosis of the malignant tumor cells - ANS-The desired result of radiation
treatments for carcinoma of the esophagus is:
a) Coagulation of eroded bleeding areas on the esophagus
b) Conversion of the carcinomatous epithelial cells to normal
c) Degeneration and necrosis of the malignant tumor cells
d) Increased blood supply to the tumor to remove cancerous cells
a) Chlorpromazine - ANS-A neuroleptic drug used for treating psychiatric disorders is:
a) Chlorpromazine
b) Diclofenac
c) Epinephrine
d) Streptokinase
a) Injection of purified protein derivative (PPD) - ANS-The diagnostic test used to identify
positive contact with the tuberculosis bacilli is a(n):
a) Injection of purified protein derivative (PPD)
b) Liver function test (LFT)
c) Prolonged partial thromboplastin time (PTT)
d) Pulmonary function test (PFT)
d) Salbutamol - ANS-A bronchodilator used in the treatment of asthma is:
a) Beclomethasone
b) Fluticasone
c) Montelukast
d) Salbutamol
c) Meniere's disease - ANS-Low-frequency hearing loss, tinnitus and periodic episodes of
vertigo are symptomatic of:
a) Guillian Barre Syndrome
b) Lou Gherig disease
c) Meniere's disease
d) Parkinson's disease
d) Papilloma - ANS-All of the following are malignant tumors except:
a) Astrocytoma
b) Fibrosarcoma
c) Melanoma
d) Papilloma
c) Diabetes mellitus - ANS-Cirrhosis of the liver is caused by all of the following except:
a) Biliary stasis
b) Chronic alcoholism
, c) Diabetes mellitus
d) Viral hepatitis
c) Fecal occult blood test - ANS-The following are diagnostic tests for leukemia except:
a) Bone marrow biopsy
b) Differential white blood count
c) Fecal occult blood test
d) Lumbar puncture
c) Respiratory acidosis - ANS-Interference with the exchange of gases in the alveoli, which
results in the retention of CO2, may cause:
a) Metabolic acidosis
b) Metabolic alkalosis
c) Respiratory acidosis
d) Respiratory alkalosis
c) Paranoid - ANS-This type of schizophrenia characterized by the presence of delusions and
auditory hallucinations is:
a) Catatonic
b) Disorganized
c) Paranoid
d) Undifferentiated
d) Well differentiated - ANS-A grade 1 malignant tumor that closely resembles the tissue from
which it originated is said to be:
a) Anaplastic
b) Sarcoid changed to dysplastic
c) Undifferentiated
d) Well differentiated
b) Leukocytosis - ANS-A white blood cell count and differential were ordered. The report of the
differential showed an abnormal increase which indicates:
a) Erythrocytosis
b) Leukocytosis
c) Neutropenia
d) Polycythemia
b) Evaluate the cause of a patient's jaundice - ANS-During the coding and abstracting of a
patient's record, the codes notes that an endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP) was performed. The coder recognizes that this is a common endoscopic procedure
used to:
a) Check for recurrent bladder malignancy
b) Evaluate the cause of a patient's jaundice
c) Remove suspicious polyps from the colon
