NR509 BATES TEST BANK – MIDTERM WITH
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER GRADED
A+
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp,
aching chest pain which increases with breathing.
Which anatomic area would you localize the
symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
,D) Endocrine - CORRECT ANSWER-A)
Musculoskeletal
Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal
condition, such as costochondritis or
intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened
by motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is
also a sharp chest pain which increases with a
deep breath. This type of pain can
occur with inflammation of the pleura from
pneumonia or other conditions and pulmonary
embolus.
A patient comes to the emergency room for
evaluation of shortness of breath. To which
anatomic region would you assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
,B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Cardiac
Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure
are the most likely on this list to result in
shortness of breath. There are cases within the
other categories which may also result
in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the
hematologic category, pregnancy in the
reproductive
category, or sepsis with UTI in the urinary
category.
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough.
Which of the following anatomic regions can be
responsible for a cough?
, A) Ophthalmologic
B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Cardiac
The cardiac system can cause a cough if the
patient has congestive heart failure. This results in
fluid buildup in the lungs, which in turn can cause
a cough that produces pink,
frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also
cause a cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of
the vagus nerve, but this is less likely to be seen
clinically than heart failure.
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for
evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new,
located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with
some subjective fever. The patient denies a
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND ANSWER GRADED
A+
A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp,
aching chest pain which increases with breathing.
Which anatomic area would you localize the
symptom to?
A) Musculoskeletal
B) Reproductive
C) Urinary
,D) Endocrine - CORRECT ANSWER-A)
Musculoskeletal
Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal
condition, such as costochondritis or
intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened
by motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is
also a sharp chest pain which increases with a
deep breath. This type of pain can
occur with inflammation of the pleura from
pneumonia or other conditions and pulmonary
embolus.
A patient comes to the emergency room for
evaluation of shortness of breath. To which
anatomic region would you assign the symptom?
A) Reproductive
,B) Urinary
C) Cardiac
D) Hematologic - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Cardiac
Cardiac disorders such as congestive heart failure
are the most likely on this list to result in
shortness of breath. There are cases within the
other categories which may also result
in shortness of breath, such as anemia in the
hematologic category, pregnancy in the
reproductive
category, or sepsis with UTI in the urinary
category.
A patient presents for evaluation of a cough.
Which of the following anatomic regions can be
responsible for a cough?
, A) Ophthalmologic
B) Auditory
C) Cardiac
D) Endocrine - CORRECT ANSWER-C) Cardiac
The cardiac system can cause a cough if the
patient has congestive heart failure. This results in
fluid buildup in the lungs, which in turn can cause
a cough that produces pink,
frothy sputum. A foreign body in the ear may also
cause a cough by stimulating Arnold's branch of
the vagus nerve, but this is less likely to be seen
clinically than heart failure.
A 22-year-old advertising copywriter presents for
evaluation of joint pain. The pain is new,
located in the wrists and fingers bilaterally, with
some subjective fever. The patient denies a
