SOUTH UNIVERSITY NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM
(2025) 100%VERIFIED | QUES TIONS AND
ANSWERS | GRADED A+.
1. Heberden's nodes are commonly found in which one of the following dis-
eases?
Answer Degenerative joint disease
2. You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher. You
have previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of fatigue,
weight gain, and hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has hypothyroidism.
What is the expected moisture and texture of the skin of the patient with
hypothyroidism
Answer dry and rough
3. You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are trying to decide whether
it is inflammatory or noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following
symptoms is consistent with an inflammatory process?
,Answer tenderness
4. A 68-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of a skin
lesion. On the right temporal area of the forehead, you see a flattened papule
the same color as his skin, covered by a dry scale that is round and feels hard.
He has several more of these scattered on the forehead, arms and legs. Based
on this description, what is your most likely diagnosis?
Answer actinic keratosis
5. A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain
"all over." With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse
in the neck, shoulders, hands, low back and knees. She denies swelling in her
joints. She states that the pain is worse in the morning. There is no limitation
in her range of motion. On physical examination, she has several points on the
muscles of the neck, shoulders and back that are tender to palpation. Muscle
strength and range of motion are normal. Which one of the following is likely
,the cause of her pain?
Answer fibromyalgia
6. A new patient is complaining of severe pruritus that is worse at night. Several
family members also have the same symptoms. Upon examination, areas of
excoriated papules are noted on some of the interdigital webs of both hands
and on the axillae. This finding is most consistent with
Answer Scabies
7. An obese 55-year-old woman went through menarche at age 16 and
menopause 2 years ago. She is concerned because an aunt had severe os-
teoporosis. Which one of the following is a risk factor for osteoporosis?
Answer Delayed menarche
, 8. Ms. Whiting is a 68-year-old female who comes in for her usual follow-up visit.
You notice a few flat red and purple lesions, about 6 centimeters in diameter,
on the ulnar aspect of her forearms but nowhere else. She doesn't mention
them. They are tender when you examine them. What should you do?
Answer Ask how she acquired them.
9. A 58-year-old man comes to your office complaining of bilateral back pain
that now awakens him at night. This has been steadily increasing for the past 2
months. Which one of the following is the most reassuring in this patient with
back pain?
Answer Pain that is bilateral
10. The Phalen's test is used to evaluate
Answer inflammation of the median nerve
11. Which of the following would lead you to suspect a hydrocele versus other
causes of scrotal swelling?
(2025) 100%VERIFIED | QUES TIONS AND
ANSWERS | GRADED A+.
1. Heberden's nodes are commonly found in which one of the following dis-
eases?
Answer Degenerative joint disease
2. You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher. You
have previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of fatigue,
weight gain, and hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has hypothyroidism.
What is the expected moisture and texture of the skin of the patient with
hypothyroidism
Answer dry and rough
3. You are assessing a patient with joint pain and are trying to decide whether
it is inflammatory or noninflammatory in nature. Which one of the following
symptoms is consistent with an inflammatory process?
,Answer tenderness
4. A 68-year-old retired farmer comes to your office for evaluation of a skin
lesion. On the right temporal area of the forehead, you see a flattened papule
the same color as his skin, covered by a dry scale that is round and feels hard.
He has several more of these scattered on the forehead, arms and legs. Based
on this description, what is your most likely diagnosis?
Answer actinic keratosis
5. A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your clinic for evaluation of pain
"all over." With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse
in the neck, shoulders, hands, low back and knees. She denies swelling in her
joints. She states that the pain is worse in the morning. There is no limitation
in her range of motion. On physical examination, she has several points on the
muscles of the neck, shoulders and back that are tender to palpation. Muscle
strength and range of motion are normal. Which one of the following is likely
,the cause of her pain?
Answer fibromyalgia
6. A new patient is complaining of severe pruritus that is worse at night. Several
family members also have the same symptoms. Upon examination, areas of
excoriated papules are noted on some of the interdigital webs of both hands
and on the axillae. This finding is most consistent with
Answer Scabies
7. An obese 55-year-old woman went through menarche at age 16 and
menopause 2 years ago. She is concerned because an aunt had severe os-
teoporosis. Which one of the following is a risk factor for osteoporosis?
Answer Delayed menarche
, 8. Ms. Whiting is a 68-year-old female who comes in for her usual follow-up visit.
You notice a few flat red and purple lesions, about 6 centimeters in diameter,
on the ulnar aspect of her forearms but nowhere else. She doesn't mention
them. They are tender when you examine them. What should you do?
Answer Ask how she acquired them.
9. A 58-year-old man comes to your office complaining of bilateral back pain
that now awakens him at night. This has been steadily increasing for the past 2
months. Which one of the following is the most reassuring in this patient with
back pain?
Answer Pain that is bilateral
10. The Phalen's test is used to evaluate
Answer inflammation of the median nerve
11. Which of the following would lead you to suspect a hydrocele versus other
causes of scrotal swelling?
