CEA Exam Prep
CEA EXAM PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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Your 53 year old female patient with pale skin and easy freckling presents for a
skin survey due to their family history of skin cancer. When screening for
melanoma, which one of the following findings would be considered a suspicious
feature of a mole characteristic of a possible melanoma?
*Regular border.
*Diameter of 0.3 cm.
*Dual color, particularly white-reddish or blue-black.
*Symmetry of the lesion, mirror-like image when divided in half.
Dual color, particularly white-reddish or blue-black.
Which of the folowing dermatologic lesions si precancerous and likely due to
prolonged exposure to UV-B?
*Actinic Keratosis.
*Basal cell carcinoma.
*Verucca.
*Seborrheic dermatitis.
Actinic Keratosis.
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following
represents a suspicuous finding?
*Irregular borders.
*Symmetrical nature.
*Brown color.
*Diameter of 0.4 cm.
Irregular borders.
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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?
*GABA.
*Serotonin.
*Dobutamine.
*Glutamate.
Serotonin
The diagnosis of anxiety in your 28-year-old male patient may be differentiated
from hyperthyroidism following testing?
*Free cortisol.
*Electrocardiogram.
*PHQ-9 screening
*TSH and free T4.
SH and free T4.
Your schizophrenic patient is agitated during your exam and states "what is that
awful taste?" This is an example of which of the types of hallucinations?
*Visual
*Limbic
*Olfactory
*Gustatory
Gustatory
Your patient has made an attempt on their own life, and has survived. In assessing
them, it is important the nurse practitioner recognize that patients with a history
of self-harm need to be evaluated for which of the following underlying disease
states, which is the most common co-diagnosis in patients who have made
attempts of self-harm?
*Depression
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*Anxiety.
*Schizophrenia
*Bipolar Disorder.
Depression
You are assessing a 26-year-old male patient who complains that his arm hurts.
When assessing ROM of the shoulder, you ask him to
touch the opposite scapula by placing his arm up and over the back of his neck,
but the patient reports tremendous pain when attempting to do this. Which one
of the following would you suspect?
*Humeral malignancy
*Rotator cuff injury.
*Ulnar nerve injury.
*Biceps brachii injury.
Rotator cuff injury.
The 19 year old female patient complains of jaw pain anterior and inferior to the
ear bilaterally. Al of the following are common symptoms of a temporomandibular
joint (TMJ) disorder EXCEPT which one?
*Pain and tenderness with palpation, often increases with chewing.
*Facial asymmetry and unilateral pain with jaw clenching.
*Palpable swelling and tenderness of the joint.
*Relief from pain with joint displacement
Relief from pain with joint displacement
Unequal shoulder height with a lateral and rotary curvature of the spine would be
associated with which one of the following spinal deformity diagnosis?
*Scoliosis
*Rhuematoid Arthritis (RA).
*Kyphosis.
*Lordosis.
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Scoliosis
You perform a sensory assessment on the face and notice abnormal sensation to
sharp/dull testing on the left cheek. Which one of the
following cranial nerves would you expect to cause this abnormality?
*Cranial nerve V
*Cranial nerve XI
*Cranial nerve VI
*Cranial nerve X
Cranial nerve V
During you neurologic examination portion of your comprehensive physical of the
new patient to your panel, you perform cranial nerve assessments. Which of the
following represents the most effective protocol for assessment of cranial nerve I?
*Have the patient cover one nostril, take a breath, and then repeat on the other
side to assess air flow.
*Examine both the inferior and middle turbinates with a speculum.
*Apply gentle pressure to the nasal tip or alae.
*Have the patient close their eyes and accurately identify two different scents
with one nostril closed at a time.
Have the patient close their eyes and accurately identify two different scents with
one nostril closed at a time.
While performing sensory cortex testing on your patient, you gave them close
their eyes and place a familiar object such as a paper clip, key or pencil in their
hand, having them manipulate it skillfully and identify it within 5 seconds. This is
known as which of the following tests?
*Monognometrics
*Graphesthesia
*Two Point discrimination
*Stereognosis
Stereognosis
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CEA EXAM PREP NEWEST 2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+||BRAND NEW VERSION!!
Your 53 year old female patient with pale skin and easy freckling presents for a
skin survey due to their family history of skin cancer. When screening for
melanoma, which one of the following findings would be considered a suspicious
feature of a mole characteristic of a possible melanoma?
*Regular border.
*Diameter of 0.3 cm.
*Dual color, particularly white-reddish or blue-black.
*Symmetry of the lesion, mirror-like image when divided in half.
Dual color, particularly white-reddish or blue-black.
Which of the folowing dermatologic lesions si precancerous and likely due to
prolonged exposure to UV-B?
*Actinic Keratosis.
*Basal cell carcinoma.
*Verucca.
*Seborrheic dermatitis.
Actinic Keratosis.
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following
represents a suspicuous finding?
*Irregular borders.
*Symmetrical nature.
*Brown color.
*Diameter of 0.4 cm.
Irregular borders.
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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?
*GABA.
*Serotonin.
*Dobutamine.
*Glutamate.
Serotonin
The diagnosis of anxiety in your 28-year-old male patient may be differentiated
from hyperthyroidism following testing?
*Free cortisol.
*Electrocardiogram.
*PHQ-9 screening
*TSH and free T4.
SH and free T4.
Your schizophrenic patient is agitated during your exam and states "what is that
awful taste?" This is an example of which of the types of hallucinations?
*Visual
*Limbic
*Olfactory
*Gustatory
Gustatory
Your patient has made an attempt on their own life, and has survived. In assessing
them, it is important the nurse practitioner recognize that patients with a history
of self-harm need to be evaluated for which of the following underlying disease
states, which is the most common co-diagnosis in patients who have made
attempts of self-harm?
*Depression
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*Anxiety.
*Schizophrenia
*Bipolar Disorder.
Depression
You are assessing a 26-year-old male patient who complains that his arm hurts.
When assessing ROM of the shoulder, you ask him to
touch the opposite scapula by placing his arm up and over the back of his neck,
but the patient reports tremendous pain when attempting to do this. Which one
of the following would you suspect?
*Humeral malignancy
*Rotator cuff injury.
*Ulnar nerve injury.
*Biceps brachii injury.
Rotator cuff injury.
The 19 year old female patient complains of jaw pain anterior and inferior to the
ear bilaterally. Al of the following are common symptoms of a temporomandibular
joint (TMJ) disorder EXCEPT which one?
*Pain and tenderness with palpation, often increases with chewing.
*Facial asymmetry and unilateral pain with jaw clenching.
*Palpable swelling and tenderness of the joint.
*Relief from pain with joint displacement
Relief from pain with joint displacement
Unequal shoulder height with a lateral and rotary curvature of the spine would be
associated with which one of the following spinal deformity diagnosis?
*Scoliosis
*Rhuematoid Arthritis (RA).
*Kyphosis.
*Lordosis.
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Scoliosis
You perform a sensory assessment on the face and notice abnormal sensation to
sharp/dull testing on the left cheek. Which one of the
following cranial nerves would you expect to cause this abnormality?
*Cranial nerve V
*Cranial nerve XI
*Cranial nerve VI
*Cranial nerve X
Cranial nerve V
During you neurologic examination portion of your comprehensive physical of the
new patient to your panel, you perform cranial nerve assessments. Which of the
following represents the most effective protocol for assessment of cranial nerve I?
*Have the patient cover one nostril, take a breath, and then repeat on the other
side to assess air flow.
*Examine both the inferior and middle turbinates with a speculum.
*Apply gentle pressure to the nasal tip or alae.
*Have the patient close their eyes and accurately identify two different scents
with one nostril closed at a time.
Have the patient close their eyes and accurately identify two different scents with
one nostril closed at a time.
While performing sensory cortex testing on your patient, you gave them close
their eyes and place a familiar object such as a paper clip, key or pencil in their
hand, having them manipulate it skillfully and identify it within 5 seconds. This is
known as which of the following tests?
*Monognometrics
*Graphesthesia
*Two Point discrimination
*Stereognosis
Stereognosis
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