NSG 6020 3P EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Headache sign - Answers - Aggravated or relieved by change of position
Headache sign - Answers - Precipitated by Valsalva maneuver
Headache sign - Answers - New onset after age 50
Headache sign - Answers - Relieved with use of common analgesics
Cerebral arteries during migraine - Answers - They dilate
Patient evaluation for bipolar disorder - Answers - Severe mood swings, easily
distracted, constantly corrects teachers
Symptom indicating high suspicion for bipolar disorder - Answers - Blurts out answers in
class inappropriately
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - Answers - Use of hormone replacement
therapy
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - Answers - Personal or family history of
breast cancer
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - Answers - Postmenopausal obesity
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - Answers - Low socioeconomic status
Presentation of a woman with bulimia - Answers - Very underweight
Medication for relieving acute wheezing in asthma - Answers - Short acting beta agonist
Medication responsible for incontinence and confusion in an 80 year old patient -
Answers - Tagamet (cimetidine)
Symptom suggesting hyperandrogenism in an adolescent female - Answers - Hirsutism
Synovial joint - Answers - Shoulder
Change accounting for decreased digoxin levels in a patient with atrial fibrillation -
Answers - Regular use of an antacid
Medication contraindicated in a child with acute sinusitis - Answers - Nasal steroids
, Lower extremity calf pain associated with peripheral artery disease - Answers - Dull
aching or cramping
Jugular venous distention accompanied by chest pain - Answers - Heart failure
Immunization protecting against a virus transmitted through blood and body fluids -
Answers - Hepatitis B
Likely diagnosis for a pediatric patient with scaling on the scalp and round patches of
hair loss - Answers - Tinea capitis
Likely diagnosis for a 70 year old patient with a sore mouth preventing eating and a
beefy red, glossy smooth tongue - Answers - Pernicious anemia due to insufficient
intrinsic factor
Likely diagnosis for a 62 year old male with leg pain and occasional numbness worse
with ambulation and improved with lumbar flexion - Answers - Spinal stenosis
Symptom associated with primary syphilis - Answers - A single painless genital lesion
First-line medication for benign positional vertigo - Answers - Meclizine
Symptom most associated with testicular torsion - Answers - Testicular pain
Location of palpation during a clinical breast exam - Answers - Laterally across the
anterior axillary fold
Area that does not drain to the right lymph duct - Answers - The right leg
Presentation most suspicious for penile cancer - Answers - A nontender, indurated
penile nodule
Consideration before prescribing metronidazole for giardiasis - Answers - Whether the
patient drinks alcohol
Condition contraindicating the use of triptans for migraine headaches - Answers -
Hypertension
True statement about varicose veins - Answers - They are due to congenital valve
deformities
Measurement of fundal height indicating fetal growth restriction - Answers - 29 cm
Term for excess fluid in the pleural cavity - Answers - Pleural effusion
Pathogen associated with common UTIs - Answers - E coli
Headache sign - Answers - Aggravated or relieved by change of position
Headache sign - Answers - Precipitated by Valsalva maneuver
Headache sign - Answers - New onset after age 50
Headache sign - Answers - Relieved with use of common analgesics
Cerebral arteries during migraine - Answers - They dilate
Patient evaluation for bipolar disorder - Answers - Severe mood swings, easily
distracted, constantly corrects teachers
Symptom indicating high suspicion for bipolar disorder - Answers - Blurts out answers in
class inappropriately
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - Answers - Use of hormone replacement
therapy
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - Answers - Personal or family history of
breast cancer
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - Answers - Postmenopausal obesity
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - Answers - Low socioeconomic status
Presentation of a woman with bulimia - Answers - Very underweight
Medication for relieving acute wheezing in asthma - Answers - Short acting beta agonist
Medication responsible for incontinence and confusion in an 80 year old patient -
Answers - Tagamet (cimetidine)
Symptom suggesting hyperandrogenism in an adolescent female - Answers - Hirsutism
Synovial joint - Answers - Shoulder
Change accounting for decreased digoxin levels in a patient with atrial fibrillation -
Answers - Regular use of an antacid
Medication contraindicated in a child with acute sinusitis - Answers - Nasal steroids
, Lower extremity calf pain associated with peripheral artery disease - Answers - Dull
aching or cramping
Jugular venous distention accompanied by chest pain - Answers - Heart failure
Immunization protecting against a virus transmitted through blood and body fluids -
Answers - Hepatitis B
Likely diagnosis for a pediatric patient with scaling on the scalp and round patches of
hair loss - Answers - Tinea capitis
Likely diagnosis for a 70 year old patient with a sore mouth preventing eating and a
beefy red, glossy smooth tongue - Answers - Pernicious anemia due to insufficient
intrinsic factor
Likely diagnosis for a 62 year old male with leg pain and occasional numbness worse
with ambulation and improved with lumbar flexion - Answers - Spinal stenosis
Symptom associated with primary syphilis - Answers - A single painless genital lesion
First-line medication for benign positional vertigo - Answers - Meclizine
Symptom most associated with testicular torsion - Answers - Testicular pain
Location of palpation during a clinical breast exam - Answers - Laterally across the
anterior axillary fold
Area that does not drain to the right lymph duct - Answers - The right leg
Presentation most suspicious for penile cancer - Answers - A nontender, indurated
penile nodule
Consideration before prescribing metronidazole for giardiasis - Answers - Whether the
patient drinks alcohol
Condition contraindicating the use of triptans for migraine headaches - Answers -
Hypertension
True statement about varicose veins - Answers - They are due to congenital valve
deformities
Measurement of fundal height indicating fetal growth restriction - Answers - 29 cm
Term for excess fluid in the pleural cavity - Answers - Pleural effusion
Pathogen associated with common UTIs - Answers - E coli
