Advanced Health Assessment and Differential
Diagnosis EXAM 2026/2027 | Top Grade | Free
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All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:
A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping
D. Grocery shopping
,You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old
primigravida who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace,
nitrite=negative, protein=2+, blood=negative. Her weight has increased by 5 lbs
during the past week. Which of the following is most likely?
A.HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of
symptoms of preeclampsia include hypertension, edema (weight gain), and
proteinuria.
,The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that her
child had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved. After
the fever resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which of the
following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes
B. Roseola Infantum (Exanthema subitum)
A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his left
eye for 2 days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches.
He has a new onset of cough from a recent viral upper respiratory
infection. The only medicine he is on Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day. Which of
the following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage. Bright red blood in a sharply defined area
surrounded by normal-appearing conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival
hemorrhage.
, A woman is being evaluated by the nurse practitioner for complaints of
dyspareunia. A microscopy slide reveals a large number of atrophic
squamous epithelial cells. The vaginal pH is 4.0. There are very few leukocytes
and no RBCs are seen on the wet smear. Which of the following is most
likely?
A. Atrophic vaginitis
B. Bacterial Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. This is a normal finding.
A. Atrophic vaginitis. Symptoms of atrophic vaginitis include painful
intercourse, atrophic squamous epithelial cells, and a decrease in pH.
Vaginal atrophy is caused by lack of or imbalance of estrogen. Normal pH
of the vagina is 4.0-5.0 (acidic)
The most common type of skin malignancy is:
A. Squamous cell cancer
B. Basal skin cancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplastic nevi
B. Basal skin cancer. It is several times more common that squamous cell skin
cancer according to the NIH.
Diagnosis EXAM 2026/2027 | Top Grade | Free
Comprehensive Review | Questions & Verified
Answers | APEA Certification Prep | Pass Guaranteed -
A+ Graded
All of the following are classified as activities of daily living (ADLs) except:
A. ability to feed self
B. Ability to manage bladder and bowel elimination
C. Personal hygiene and grooming
D. Grocery Shopping
D. Grocery shopping
,You note the following result on a routine urinalysis of a 37-year old
primigravida who is at 30 weeks gestation. Leukocyte=trace,
nitrite=negative, protein=2+, blood=negative. Her weight has increased by 5 lbs
during the past week. Which of the following is most likely?
A.HELLP syndrome
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia)
C. Eclampsia of pregnancy
D. Primary hypertension
B. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (pre-eclampsia). Classic triad of
symptoms of preeclampsia include hypertension, edema (weight gain), and
proteinuria.
,The mother of a 12 month old infant reports to the nurse practitioner that her
child had a high fever for several days, which spontaneously resolved. After
the fever resolved, the child developed a maculopapular rash. Which of the
following is the most likely diagnosis?
A. Fifth Disease (erythema infectiosum)
B. Roseola infantum (exanthema subitum)
C. Varicella
D. Infantile maculopapular rashes
B. Roseola Infantum (Exanthema subitum)
A 70-year old male patient complains of a bright red-colored spot in his left
eye for 2 days. He denies eye pain, visual changes, or headaches.
He has a new onset of cough from a recent viral upper respiratory
infection. The only medicine he is on Bayer aspirin, 1 tablet a day. Which of
the following is most likely?
A. Corneal abrasion
B. Acute bacterial conjunctivitis
C. Acute uveitis
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage
D. Subconjunctival hemorrhage. Bright red blood in a sharply defined area
surrounded by normal-appearing conjunctiva indicates subconjunctival
hemorrhage.
, A woman is being evaluated by the nurse practitioner for complaints of
dyspareunia. A microscopy slide reveals a large number of atrophic
squamous epithelial cells. The vaginal pH is 4.0. There are very few leukocytes
and no RBCs are seen on the wet smear. Which of the following is most
likely?
A. Atrophic vaginitis
B. Bacterial Vaginosis
C. Trichomoniasis
D. This is a normal finding.
A. Atrophic vaginitis. Symptoms of atrophic vaginitis include painful
intercourse, atrophic squamous epithelial cells, and a decrease in pH.
Vaginal atrophy is caused by lack of or imbalance of estrogen. Normal pH
of the vagina is 4.0-5.0 (acidic)
The most common type of skin malignancy is:
A. Squamous cell cancer
B. Basal skin cancer
C. Melanoma
D. Dysplastic nevi
B. Basal skin cancer. It is several times more common that squamous cell skin
cancer according to the NIH.
