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oldgbookkeepergcomesgtogyourgofficegforgagroutinegvisit.gYougnotegthatgongagpreviou
s
visitgforgtreatmentgofgcontactgdermatitis,ghergbloodgpressuregwasgelevated.gShegdoesg
notghavegpriorgelevatedgreadingsgandghergfamilyghistorygisgnegativegforghypertension
.gYougmeasureghergbloodgpressuregingyourgofficegtoday.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggfact
orsgcangresultgingagfalseghighgreading?
A)gBloodgpressuregcuffgisgtightlygfitted.
B)gPatientgisgseatedgquietlygforg10gminutesgpriorgtogmeasurement.
C)gBloodgpressuregisgmeasuredgongagbaregarm.
D)gPatient'sgarmgisgresting,gsupportedgbygyourgarmgatghergmid-
chestglevelgasgyougstandgtogmeasuregthegbloodgpressure.g-gANSWER:gA
Ag49-year-
oldgtruckgdrivergcomesgtogthegemergencygroomgforgshortnessgofgbreathgandgswelling
inghisgankles.gHegisgdiagnosedgwithgcongestivegheartgfailuregandgadmittedgtogtheghos
pital.gYougare
thegstudentgassignedgtogdogthegpatient'sgcompleteghistorygandgphysicalgexamination.g
Whengyou
palpategthegpulse,gwhatgdogyougexpectgtogfeel?
A)gLargegamplitude,gforceful
B)gSmallgamplitude,gweak
C)gNormal
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D)gBigeminalg-gANSWER:gB
Ang18-year-
oldgcollegegfreshmangpresentsgtogthegclinicgforgevaluationgofggastroenteritis.gYou
measuregthegpatient'sgtemperaturegandgitgisg104gdegreesgFahrenheit.gWhatgtypegofgpu
lsegwouldgyougexpectgtogfeelgduringghisginitialgexamination?
A)gLargegamplitude,gforceful
B)gSmallgamplitude,gweak
C)gNormal
D)gBigeminalg-gANSWER:gA
.gAg25-year-
oldgtypeg1gdiabeticgclerkgpresentsgtogthegemergencygroomgwithgshortnessgofgbreathga
ndgstatesgthatghisgbloodgsugargwasg605gatghome.gYougdiagnosegthegpatientgwithgdiab
etic
ketoacidosis.gWhatgisgthegexpectedgpatterngofgbreathing?
A)gNormal
B)gRapidgandgshallow
C)gRapidgandgdeep
D)gSlowg-gANSWER:gC
Mrs.gLenzogweighsgherselfgeverygdaygwithgagverygaccurategbalance-
typegscale.gSheghas
noticedgthatgovergthegpastg2gdaysgsheghasggainedg4gpounds.gHowgwouldgyougbestgexp
laingthis?
A)gAttributegthisgtogsomegovereatinggatgthegholidays.
B)gAttributegthisgtogwearinggdifferentgclothing.
C)gAttributegthisgtogbodygfluid.
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D)gAttributegthisgtoginstrumentginaccuracy.g-gANSWER:gC
Mr.gCurtissghasgaghistorygofgobesity,gdiabetes,gosteoarthritisgofgthegknees,gHTN,gand
obstructivegsleepgapnea.gHisgBMIgisg43gandgheghasgbeengdiscouragedgbyghisgdifficult
yginglosing
weight.gHegisgalsogdiscouragedgthatghisggoalgweightgisg158gpoundsgaway.gWhatgwou
ldgyougtell
him?
A)g"Whengyouggetgdowngtogyourggoalgweight,gyougwillgfeelgsogmuchgbetter."
B)g"Somegpeoplegseemgtogbegablegtoglosegweightgandgothersgjustgcan't,gnogmattergho
wghardgthey
try."
C)g"Wegaregcominggupgwithgnewgmedicinesgandgmethodsgtogtreatgyourgconditionsgev
erygday."
D)g"Evengagweightglossgofg10%gcangmakegagnoticeablegimprovementgingthegproblem
sgyou
mention."g-gANSWER:gD
Jennygisgonegofgyourgfavoritegpatientsgwhogusuallygsharesgagjokegwithgyougandgisgnat
tily
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ogwhatgdo
yougattributegthesegchanges?
A)gShegisglackinggsleep.
B)gShegisgfatiguedgfromgwork.
C)gShegisgrunninggintogfinancialgdifficulty.
D)gShegisgdepressed.g-gANSWER:gD
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Yougaregseeinggangoldergpatientgwhoghasgnotghadgmedicalgcaregforgmanygyears.gHerg
vital
signsgtakengbygyourgofficegstaffgare:gTg37.2,gHRg78,gBPg118/92,gandgRRg14,gandgshe
gdeniesgpain.
Yougnoticegthatgsheghasgsomeghypertensivegchangesginghergretinasgandgyougfindgmild
gproteinuria
ongagurinegtestgingyourgoffice.gYougexpectedgthegBPgtogbeghigher.gShegisgnotgonganyg
medications.
WhatgdogyougthinkgisgcausinggthisgBPgreading,gwhichgdoesn'tgcorrelategwithgthegothe
rgfindings?
A)gItgisgcausedgbygang"auscultatoryggap."
B)gItgisgcausedgbygagcuffgsizegerror.
C)gItgisgcausedgbygthegpatient'sgemotionalgstate.
D)gItgisgcausedgbygresolutiongofgthegprocessgwhichgcausedghergretinopathygandgkidne
ygproblems.g-gANSWER:gA
DespiteghavingghighgBPgreadingsgingthegoffice,gMr.gKellygtellsgyougthatghisgreadingsg
atghome
aregmuchglower.gHegchecksgthemgtwicegagdaygatgthegsamegtimegofgdaygandghasgkeptga
glog.gHowgdo
yougrespond?
A)gYougdiagnoseg"whitegcoatghypertension."
B)gYougassumeghegisgquitegnervousgwhenghegcomesgtogyourgoffice.
C)gYougquestiongthegaccuracygofghisgmeasurements.
D)gYougquestiongthegaccuracygofgyourgmeasurements.g-gANSWER:gC
Yougaregobservinggagpatientgwithgheartgfailuregandgnoticegthatgtheregaregpausesginghis
NU 518 EXAM 1|| VESION 1 ACTUAL EXAM ALL QU
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ESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS ALREADY GR
g g g g g
ADED A+|| LATEST AND COMPLETE VERSION 2024-
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2025 WITH EXPERTY VERIFIED SOLUTIONS|| ASSU
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RED PASS!!!!
g
Ag55-year-
oldgbookkeepergcomesgtogyourgofficegforgagroutinegvisit.gYougnotegthatgongagpreviou
s
visitgforgtreatmentgofgcontactgdermatitis,ghergbloodgpressuregwasgelevated.gShegdoesg
notghavegpriorgelevatedgreadingsgandghergfamilyghistorygisgnegativegforghypertension
.gYougmeasureghergbloodgpressuregingyourgofficegtoday.gWhichgofgthegfollowinggfact
orsgcangresultgingagfalseghighgreading?
A)gBloodgpressuregcuffgisgtightlygfitted.
B)gPatientgisgseatedgquietlygforg10gminutesgpriorgtogmeasurement.
C)gBloodgpressuregisgmeasuredgongagbaregarm.
D)gPatient'sgarmgisgresting,gsupportedgbygyourgarmgatghergmid-
chestglevelgasgyougstandgtogmeasuregthegbloodgpressure.g-gANSWER:gA
Ag49-year-
oldgtruckgdrivergcomesgtogthegemergencygroomgforgshortnessgofgbreathgandgswelling
inghisgankles.gHegisgdiagnosedgwithgcongestivegheartgfailuregandgadmittedgtogtheghos
pital.gYougare
thegstudentgassignedgtogdogthegpatient'sgcompleteghistorygandgphysicalgexamination.g
Whengyou
palpategthegpulse,gwhatgdogyougexpectgtogfeel?
A)gLargegamplitude,gforceful
B)gSmallgamplitude,gweak
C)gNormal
,2g|gP a g e
D)gBigeminalg-gANSWER:gB
Ang18-year-
oldgcollegegfreshmangpresentsgtogthegclinicgforgevaluationgofggastroenteritis.gYou
measuregthegpatient'sgtemperaturegandgitgisg104gdegreesgFahrenheit.gWhatgtypegofgpu
lsegwouldgyougexpectgtogfeelgduringghisginitialgexamination?
A)gLargegamplitude,gforceful
B)gSmallgamplitude,gweak
C)gNormal
D)gBigeminalg-gANSWER:gA
.gAg25-year-
oldgtypeg1gdiabeticgclerkgpresentsgtogthegemergencygroomgwithgshortnessgofgbreathga
ndgstatesgthatghisgbloodgsugargwasg605gatghome.gYougdiagnosegthegpatientgwithgdiab
etic
ketoacidosis.gWhatgisgthegexpectedgpatterngofgbreathing?
A)gNormal
B)gRapidgandgshallow
C)gRapidgandgdeep
D)gSlowg-gANSWER:gC
Mrs.gLenzogweighsgherselfgeverygdaygwithgagverygaccurategbalance-
typegscale.gSheghas
noticedgthatgovergthegpastg2gdaysgsheghasggainedg4gpounds.gHowgwouldgyougbestgexp
laingthis?
A)gAttributegthisgtogsomegovereatinggatgthegholidays.
B)gAttributegthisgtogwearinggdifferentgclothing.
C)gAttributegthisgtogbodygfluid.
,3g|gP a g e
D)gAttributegthisgtoginstrumentginaccuracy.g-gANSWER:gC
Mr.gCurtissghasgaghistorygofgobesity,gdiabetes,gosteoarthritisgofgthegknees,gHTN,gand
obstructivegsleepgapnea.gHisgBMIgisg43gandgheghasgbeengdiscouragedgbyghisgdifficult
yginglosing
weight.gHegisgalsogdiscouragedgthatghisggoalgweightgisg158gpoundsgaway.gWhatgwou
ldgyougtell
him?
A)g"Whengyouggetgdowngtogyourggoalgweight,gyougwillgfeelgsogmuchgbetter."
B)g"Somegpeoplegseemgtogbegablegtoglosegweightgandgothersgjustgcan't,gnogmattergho
wghardgthey
try."
C)g"Wegaregcominggupgwithgnewgmedicinesgandgmethodsgtogtreatgyourgconditionsgev
erygday."
D)g"Evengagweightglossgofg10%gcangmakegagnoticeablegimprovementgingthegproblem
sgyou
mention."g-gANSWER:gD
Jennygisgonegofgyourgfavoritegpatientsgwhogusuallygsharesgagjokegwithgyougandgisgnat
tily
dressed.gTodaygshegisgdressedgingoldgjeans,glacksgmakeup,gandgavoidsgeyegcontact.gT
ogwhatgdo
yougattributegthesegchanges?
A)gShegisglackinggsleep.
B)gShegisgfatiguedgfromgwork.
C)gShegisgrunninggintogfinancialgdifficulty.
D)gShegisgdepressed.g-gANSWER:gD
, 4g|gP a g e
Yougaregseeinggangoldergpatientgwhoghasgnotghadgmedicalgcaregforgmanygyears.gHerg
vital
signsgtakengbygyourgofficegstaffgare:gTg37.2,gHRg78,gBPg118/92,gandgRRg14,gandgshe
gdeniesgpain.
Yougnoticegthatgsheghasgsomeghypertensivegchangesginghergretinasgandgyougfindgmild
gproteinuria
ongagurinegtestgingyourgoffice.gYougexpectedgthegBPgtogbeghigher.gShegisgnotgonganyg
medications.
WhatgdogyougthinkgisgcausinggthisgBPgreading,gwhichgdoesn'tgcorrelategwithgthegothe
rgfindings?
A)gItgisgcausedgbygang"auscultatoryggap."
B)gItgisgcausedgbygagcuffgsizegerror.
C)gItgisgcausedgbygthegpatient'sgemotionalgstate.
D)gItgisgcausedgbygresolutiongofgthegprocessgwhichgcausedghergretinopathygandgkidne
ygproblems.g-gANSWER:gA
DespiteghavingghighgBPgreadingsgingthegoffice,gMr.gKellygtellsgyougthatghisgreadingsg
atghome
aregmuchglower.gHegchecksgthemgtwicegagdaygatgthegsamegtimegofgdaygandghasgkeptga
glog.gHowgdo
yougrespond?
A)gYougdiagnoseg"whitegcoatghypertension."
B)gYougassumeghegisgquitegnervousgwhenghegcomesgtogyourgoffice.
C)gYougquestiongthegaccuracygofghisgmeasurements.
D)gYougquestiongthegaccuracygofgyourgmeasurements.g-gANSWER:gC
Yougaregobservinggagpatientgwithgheartgfailuregandgnoticegthatgtheregaregpausesginghis
