NR 511 CEA Exam Study Guide
– Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis
scrotum is very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a
trash collector. You suspect the patient likely has which of the following
diagnoses?
A -Varicocele
B -Meningocele
C -Rectocele
D -Hydrocele - Answer✔✔-A -Varicocele
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults
when positioned in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of
the following locations is most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy
adult?
A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
,D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line - Answer✔✔-B -Left 5th
intercostal space, midclavicular line
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and
physical. Upon your initial assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos
as pictured below. Which one of the following diagnoses below would be the
highest on your differential diagnose of this physical examination finding?
A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
B -Hyperthyroidism
C -hypothyroidism
D -Myexedma - Answer✔✔-B -Hyperthyroidism
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by
pulmonology and has underwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with
spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare provider, you have been asked
to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient in afollow-up visit at which
time the patient asks what the study was evaluating. To describe the PFT to the
patient in more useful terms, you state that the large inspiration of air to the
furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish followed by a full exhalation
is referred to as which of the following measurements during the PFT?
A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
B -Functional Reserve Capacity
C -Inspiratory Reserve
D -Forced Vital Capacity - Answer✔✔-D -Forced vital capacity
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the following might
you expect to find during examination?
A -Abdominal striae
,B -Dowager hump
C -Low body temperature
D -Moon face - Answer✔✔-B -Dowager hump
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2
should include which of the following while evaluating for end organ
dysfunction of the disease?
A -Renal function panel
B -Urinalysis
C -Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options - Answer✔✔-D -All of these are
appropriate options
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your
health history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts
of the body are were likely involved?
A -Isolated to the colon
B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
C -Chest
D -Face and Lips - Answer✔✔-D -Face and Lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to
prolonged exposure to UV-B?
A -Actinic Keratosis
B -Basal cell carcinoma
C -Verucca
, D -Seborrheic dermatitis - Answer✔✔-A -Actinic Keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following
represents a suspicous finding?
A -Irregular borders
B -Symmetrical nature
C -Brown color
D -Diameter of 0.4 cm - Answer✔✔-A -Irregular borders
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?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate - Answer✔✔-B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are
seeing should be evaluated for early evidence of renal damage from both
diabetes and hypertension. Which of the following assessment tools should the
nurse practitioner order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction
secondary to diabetes or hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium - Answer✔✔-B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
– Practice Questions with
Verified Answers. GRADED A+.
Latest 2026/2027 Update.
Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems thathis
scrotum is very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a
trash collector. You suspect the patient likely has which of the following
diagnoses?
A -Varicocele
B -Meningocele
C -Rectocele
D -Hydrocele - Answer✔✔-A -Varicocele
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults
when positioned in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of
the following locations is most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy
adult?
A -Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line
B -Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line
C -Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line
,D -Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line - Answer✔✔-B -Left 5th
intercostal space, midclavicular line
A40 year old, female, African American patient presents for history and
physical. Upon your initial assessment, you notice she has severe exophthalmos
as pictured below. Which one of the following diagnoses below would be the
highest on your differential diagnose of this physical examination finding?
A -Bilateral conjunctivitis
B -Hyperthyroidism
C -hypothyroidism
D -Myexedma - Answer✔✔-B -Hyperthyroidism
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen by
pulmonology and has underwent a pulmonary function test (PFT) with
spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare provider, you have been asked
to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient in afollow-up visit at which
time the patient asks what the study was evaluating. To describe the PFT to the
patient in more useful terms, you state that the large inspiration of air to the
furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish followed by a full exhalation
is referred to as which of the following measurements during the PFT?
A -Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1)
B -Functional Reserve Capacity
C -Inspiratory Reserve
D -Forced Vital Capacity - Answer✔✔-D -Forced vital capacity
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the following might
you expect to find during examination?
A -Abdominal striae
,B -Dowager hump
C -Low body temperature
D -Moon face - Answer✔✔-B -Dowager hump
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2
should include which of the following while evaluating for end organ
dysfunction of the disease?
A -Renal function panel
B -Urinalysis
C -Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options - Answer✔✔-D -All of these are
appropriate options
During your visit with a 19 year old patient for a college health physical, your
health history includes a diagnosis of angioedema. What of the following parts
of the body are were likely involved?
A -Isolated to the colon
B -Anywhere in the enteral tract
C -Chest
D -Face and Lips - Answer✔✔-D -Face and Lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous and likely due to
prolonged exposure to UV-B?
A -Actinic Keratosis
B -Basal cell carcinoma
C -Verucca
, D -Seborrheic dermatitis - Answer✔✔-A -Actinic Keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of the following
represents a suspicous finding?
A -Irregular borders
B -Symmetrical nature
C -Brown color
D -Diameter of 0.4 cm - Answer✔✔-A -Irregular borders
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?
A -GABA
B -Serotonin
C -Dobutamine
D -Glutamate - Answer✔✔-B -Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive patient you are
seeing should be evaluated for early evidence of renal damage from both
diabetes and hypertension. Which of the following assessment tools should the
nurse practitioner order first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction
secondary to diabetes or hypertension?
A -BUN/creatinine ratio
B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
C -Renal biopsy
D -Urine sodium - Answer✔✔-B -Urinalysis with micro/macro albumin
