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NR 603 CEA EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
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Which of the following medical exam requires the patient to be sedated?
A. Tilt table test
B. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
C. Nuclear stress test
D. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) - Correct Answer – B. TEE
Due to the invasive nature of the TEE, patients will require procedural
sedation. The patient undergoing a transthoracic echo, tilt table, and
nuclear stress test are all fully alert during these procedures.
Your 50-year-old Caucasian male patient has not seen a primary care
giver in 20+ years and is here for a history and physical examination.
While examining the head and face, you see your patient has nonpitting
periorbital edema, particularly underneath their eyes and very dry,
thinned hair, including the lateral third of eyebrows (as pictured below:
Sparse hairline, thin lateral eyebrows, Periorbital edema). Which one of
the following would you expect to cause this finding?
A. Severe hypothyroidism
B. Addison's disease
C. Grave's disease
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D. Alzheimer’s. - Correct Answer -A. Severe hypothyroidism
A nurse practitioner places a 76-year-old patient on nifedipine
(Procardia) 10 mg t.i.d. for angina. The patient is unable to remember to
take the medication at the scheduled times. The practitioner should:
A. Increase the dosage to 20 mg b.i.d.
B. Discontinue the issue with the patient's daughter.
C. Change the dose to extended release 30 mg daily.
D. Reinforce the importance of taking the medication. - Correct Answer
-C. Change the dose to extended release 30 mg daily
An 80-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presents with
sudden-onset unilateral leg pain and pallor. What is the most likely
diagnosis?
A. Acute arterial occlusion
B. Deep vein thrombosis
C. Peripheral artery disease
D. Cellulitis - Correct Answer -A. Acute arterial occlusion
Your patient has evidence of Kerley B lines. Which of the following
diagnoses might this suggest?
A. Congestive heart failure
B. COVID-19 pneumonia
C. Peripheral
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D. Sarcoidosis - Correct Answer -A. CHF
Layering of fluid with gravity as is evident with Kerley B lines suggest
congestive heart failure. The rest are not related to pulmonary edema.
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and
physical. Upon your initial assessment, you notice she has severe
exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of the following diagnoses
below would be the highest on your differential diagnose of this physical
examination finding? (eyes bulging out of her head)
A. Bilateral conjunctivitis.
B. Hyperthyroidism.
C. Hypothyroidism
D. Myxedema - Correct Answer -B. Hyperthyroidism.
Your newly established patient states in the past year, they have
progressively developed a noticeable bump on their neck and when
asked about symptoms, they report feeling very anxious, have developed
a tremor, and are commonly feeling palpitations in their chest. On
examination, you identify an enlarged thyroid gland suspicious for a
goiter. Of the following diagnoses, which is most likely for the patient to
develop based on these findings above?
A. Thyrotoxicosis.
B. lodine Excess.
C. Myxedema Coma.
D. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. - Correct Answer -A. Thyrotoxicosis
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Your 32-year-old female patient presented for a routine health exam
states they have a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism by another provider a
year ago. In addition to evaluation with TSH and T4 lab work, which of
the following represent typical signs of hyperthyroidism expected on
your exam of this patient?
A. Hypersomnia
B. Tachycardia.
C. Lethargy.
D. Recent unplanned weight gain. - Correct Answer -B. Tachycardia
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the
following might you expect to find during examination?
A. Abdominal striae.
B. Dowager hump.
C. Low body temperature.
D. Moon face. - Correct Answer -C. Low body temperature.
(other symptoms are Cushing's syndrome) * Addison's is Adrenal
insufficiency
The most important diagnostic factor in evaluating angina pectoris is the
patients:
A. Physical examination
B. Echocardiogram
C. Cardiac MRI
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NR 603 CEA EXAM AND PRACTICE EXAM NEWEST
2025 TEST BANK| COMPLETE 350 REAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
(VERIFIED ANSWERS) GRADED A+| NR603 FINAL
EXAM PREP 2025 (MOST RECENT!!)
Which of the following medical exam requires the patient to be sedated?
A. Tilt table test
B. Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)
C. Nuclear stress test
D. Transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE) - Correct Answer – B. TEE
Due to the invasive nature of the TEE, patients will require procedural
sedation. The patient undergoing a transthoracic echo, tilt table, and
nuclear stress test are all fully alert during these procedures.
Your 50-year-old Caucasian male patient has not seen a primary care
giver in 20+ years and is here for a history and physical examination.
While examining the head and face, you see your patient has nonpitting
periorbital edema, particularly underneath their eyes and very dry,
thinned hair, including the lateral third of eyebrows (as pictured below:
Sparse hairline, thin lateral eyebrows, Periorbital edema). Which one of
the following would you expect to cause this finding?
A. Severe hypothyroidism
B. Addison's disease
C. Grave's disease
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D. Alzheimer’s. - Correct Answer -A. Severe hypothyroidism
A nurse practitioner places a 76-year-old patient on nifedipine
(Procardia) 10 mg t.i.d. for angina. The patient is unable to remember to
take the medication at the scheduled times. The practitioner should:
A. Increase the dosage to 20 mg b.i.d.
B. Discontinue the issue with the patient's daughter.
C. Change the dose to extended release 30 mg daily.
D. Reinforce the importance of taking the medication. - Correct Answer
-C. Change the dose to extended release 30 mg daily
An 80-year-old man with a history of atrial fibrillation presents with
sudden-onset unilateral leg pain and pallor. What is the most likely
diagnosis?
A. Acute arterial occlusion
B. Deep vein thrombosis
C. Peripheral artery disease
D. Cellulitis - Correct Answer -A. Acute arterial occlusion
Your patient has evidence of Kerley B lines. Which of the following
diagnoses might this suggest?
A. Congestive heart failure
B. COVID-19 pneumonia
C. Peripheral
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D. Sarcoidosis - Correct Answer -A. CHF
Layering of fluid with gravity as is evident with Kerley B lines suggest
congestive heart failure. The rest are not related to pulmonary edema.
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and
physical. Upon your initial assessment, you notice she has severe
exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of the following diagnoses
below would be the highest on your differential diagnose of this physical
examination finding? (eyes bulging out of her head)
A. Bilateral conjunctivitis.
B. Hyperthyroidism.
C. Hypothyroidism
D. Myxedema - Correct Answer -B. Hyperthyroidism.
Your newly established patient states in the past year, they have
progressively developed a noticeable bump on their neck and when
asked about symptoms, they report feeling very anxious, have developed
a tremor, and are commonly feeling palpitations in their chest. On
examination, you identify an enlarged thyroid gland suspicious for a
goiter. Of the following diagnoses, which is most likely for the patient to
develop based on these findings above?
A. Thyrotoxicosis.
B. lodine Excess.
C. Myxedema Coma.
D. Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis. - Correct Answer -A. Thyrotoxicosis
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Your 32-year-old female patient presented for a routine health exam
states they have a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism by another provider a
year ago. In addition to evaluation with TSH and T4 lab work, which of
the following represent typical signs of hyperthyroidism expected on
your exam of this patient?
A. Hypersomnia
B. Tachycardia.
C. Lethargy.
D. Recent unplanned weight gain. - Correct Answer -B. Tachycardia
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the
following might you expect to find during examination?
A. Abdominal striae.
B. Dowager hump.
C. Low body temperature.
D. Moon face. - Correct Answer -C. Low body temperature.
(other symptoms are Cushing's syndrome) * Addison's is Adrenal
insufficiency
The most important diagnostic factor in evaluating angina pectoris is the
patients:
A. Physical examination
B. Echocardiogram
C. Cardiac MRI
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