NR 511 CEA exam 603 again Questions with
Detailed Verified Answers
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis scrotum is
very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a trash collector. You
suspect the patient likely has which of the following diagnoses?
A -Varicocele
B -Meningocele
C -Rectocele
D -Hydrocele Ans: A -Varicocele
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults when
positioned in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the following
locations is most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line Ans: B -Left 5th intercostal space,
midclavicular line
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?
A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
B -Hyperthyroidism
,C -hypothyroidism
D -Myexedma Ans: B -Hyperthyroidism
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by pulmonology and
has underwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's
primary healthcare provider, you have been asked to explain the findings of the PFT to
the patient in afollow-up visit at which time the patient asks what the study was
evaluating. To describe the PFT to the patient in more useful terms, you state that the
large inspiration of air to the furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish
followed by a full exhalation is referred to as which of the following measurements
during the PFT?
A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
B -Functional Reserve Capacity
C -Inspiratory Reserve
D -Forced Vital Capacity Ans: D -Forced vital capacity
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 Ans: B -Dowager hump
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 should
include which of the following while evaluating for end organ dysfunction of the
disease?
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
,A -Renal function panel
B -Urinalysis
C -Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options Ans: D -All of these are appropriate options
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your health
history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts of the body are
were likely involved?
A -Isolated to the colon
B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
C -Chest
D -Face and Lips Ans: D -Face and Lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to
prolonged exposure to UV-B?
A -Actinic Keratosis
B -Basal cell carcinoma
C -Verucca
D -Seborrheic dermatitis Ans: A -Actinic Keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following represents
a suspicous finding?
A -Irregular borders
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
, B -Symmetrical nature
C -Brown color
D -Diameter of 0.4 cm Ans: A -Irregular borders
Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and
anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the patient will
benefit from treating their underlying deficit of which of the following
neurotransmitters?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate Ans: B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are seeing
should be evaluated for early evidence of renal damage from both diabetes and
hypertension. Which of the following assessment tools should the nurse practitioner
order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction secondary to diabetes or
hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium Ans: B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you auscultate
crackles in the poster left lower lobe, have the patient cough, with follow-up
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
Detailed Verified Answers
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis scrotum is
very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a trash collector. You
suspect the patient likely has which of the following diagnoses?
A -Varicocele
B -Meningocele
C -Rectocele
D -Hydrocele Ans: A -Varicocele
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults when
positioned in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the following
locations is most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult?
A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line Ans: B -Left 5th intercostal space,
midclavicular line
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?
A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
B -Hyperthyroidism
,C -hypothyroidism
D -Myexedma Ans: B -Hyperthyroidism
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by pulmonology and
has underwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's
primary healthcare provider, you have been asked to explain the findings of the PFT to
the patient in afollow-up visit at which time the patient asks what the study was
evaluating. To describe the PFT to the patient in more useful terms, you state that the
large inspiration of air to the furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish
followed by a full exhalation is referred to as which of the following measurements
during the PFT?
A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
B -Functional Reserve Capacity
C -Inspiratory Reserve
D -Forced Vital Capacity Ans: D -Forced vital capacity
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 Ans: B -Dowager hump
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 should
include which of the following while evaluating for end organ dysfunction of the
disease?
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
,A -Renal function panel
B -Urinalysis
C -Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options Ans: D -All of these are appropriate options
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your health
history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts of the body are
were likely involved?
A -Isolated to the colon
B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
C -Chest
D -Face and Lips Ans: D -Face and Lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to
prolonged exposure to UV-B?
A -Actinic Keratosis
B -Basal cell carcinoma
C -Verucca
D -Seborrheic dermatitis Ans: A -Actinic Keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following represents
a suspicous finding?
A -Irregular borders
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
, B -Symmetrical nature
C -Brown color
D -Diameter of 0.4 cm Ans: A -Irregular borders
Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and
anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the patient will
benefit from treating their underlying deficit of which of the following
neurotransmitters?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate Ans: B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are seeing
should be evaluated for early evidence of renal damage from both diabetes and
hypertension. Which of the following assessment tools should the nurse practitioner
order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction secondary to diabetes or
hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium Ans: B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health visit, you auscultate
crackles in the poster left lower lobe, have the patient cough, with follow-up
© Get it right 2025 Getaway - Stuvia US All rights reserved
