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A 63-year-old male presents with an asymptomatic lesion in his mouth that was discovered by
his dentist at a check-up. It is ill marginated with pigment ranging from medium brown to
black. Parts of the lesion are raised. What is the next appropriate step in management?
A. Have the patient return in 30 days to see if the lesion resolves on its own.
B. KOH prep of the
lesion C. Biopsy
D. Call your supervising physician
Expl: pt has oral melanoma
Which of the following areas is the most common site for epistaxis to occur?
A. Arterioles off the external carotid artery
B. Arterioles off the internal carotid artery
C. Stensen's Plexus
D. Kiesselbach's Plexus
Which of the following is the most common cause for hearing loss?
A. Acoustic Neuroma
B. Presbycusis
C. Cerumen impaction
D. Vestibular Neuritis
A 37-year-old woman comes to your office for assessment of hearing loss. She has had
problems intermittently for the past 12 months. On examination, the Weber tuning fork test
,NURS 3126 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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lateralizes to the right ear, and the Rinne tuning fork test is negative in the right ear (bone
conduction is greater than air conduction [BC > AC]). This suggests which of the
following? A. a right-sided conductive hearing loss
B. a left-sided conductive hearing loss
C. a right-sided sensorineural hearing loss
D. a left-sided sensorineural hearing loss
Expl: Lateralization indicates the bad ear
Your patient is a 63 year old female that has a history of HTN and CAD. She has had a 3
month history of recurrent episodes of vertigo. These episodes tend to occur when she lays back
in bed with her head not propped up. Her ENT exam is unremarkable. She has had an MRI of
her brain that was negative as well as carotid dopplers. Which of the following is the most likely
diagnosis?
A. Meniere's Disease
B. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV )
C. Vestibular Neuritis
D. Cerebellar Infarct
Which of the following disorders is characterized by a "thumb sign" on a soft tissue neck x-
ray?
A. Laryngitis
B. Croup
C. Epiglottitis
D. Foreign Body
,NURS 3126 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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Your patient is a 23 year old female that presents with white plaques on tongue. She has no
history of chemotherapy, dentures, oral inhaled glucocorticoids, or radiation therapy. She is not
a diabetic. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of her symptoms?
A. HIV (oral thrush)
B. Smokeless tobacco
C. Aphthous ulcers
D. HSV
Which of the following is the most appropriate management for an auricular hematoma?
A. Observation (can lead to cauliflower ear)
B. Incision and drainage
C. Ice for 20 minutes 4 times per day.
D. Start cephalexin
Which of the following is not an etiology of tinnitus?
A. ASA
B. Congenital AV Malformations
C. Cerumen Impaction
D. Vascular Pathology
Which of the following bacteria is the most common cause of bacterial tonsillitis?
A. Group A Streptococcus
, NURS 3126 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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B. Neisseria Gonorrhea
C. Mycoplasma
D. Proteus
Which of the following conditions are not associated with allergic rhinitis?
A. Atopic Dermatitis
B. Urticaria
C. Sinusitis
D. Asthma
A 37-year-old woman comes to your office for assessment of hearing loss. She has had
problems intermittently for the past 12 months. On examination, the Weber tuning fork
test lateralizes to the right ear, and the Rinne tuning fork test is negative in the right ear
(bone
conduction is greater than air conduction [BC > AC]). This suggests which of the following?
A. a right-sided conductive hearing loss
B. a left-sided conductive hearing loss
C. a right-sided sensorineural hearing loss
D. a left-sided sensorineural hearing loss
First-line intervention for anterior epistaxis includes:
A. Nasal packing
B. Application of topical thrombin
GRADED A+ NEW UPDATE 2023 ASSUARED SUCCESS
A 63-year-old male presents with an asymptomatic lesion in his mouth that was discovered by
his dentist at a check-up. It is ill marginated with pigment ranging from medium brown to
black. Parts of the lesion are raised. What is the next appropriate step in management?
A. Have the patient return in 30 days to see if the lesion resolves on its own.
B. KOH prep of the
lesion C. Biopsy
D. Call your supervising physician
Expl: pt has oral melanoma
Which of the following areas is the most common site for epistaxis to occur?
A. Arterioles off the external carotid artery
B. Arterioles off the internal carotid artery
C. Stensen's Plexus
D. Kiesselbach's Plexus
Which of the following is the most common cause for hearing loss?
A. Acoustic Neuroma
B. Presbycusis
C. Cerumen impaction
D. Vestibular Neuritis
A 37-year-old woman comes to your office for assessment of hearing loss. She has had
problems intermittently for the past 12 months. On examination, the Weber tuning fork test
,NURS 3126 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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lateralizes to the right ear, and the Rinne tuning fork test is negative in the right ear (bone
conduction is greater than air conduction [BC > AC]). This suggests which of the
following? A. a right-sided conductive hearing loss
B. a left-sided conductive hearing loss
C. a right-sided sensorineural hearing loss
D. a left-sided sensorineural hearing loss
Expl: Lateralization indicates the bad ear
Your patient is a 63 year old female that has a history of HTN and CAD. She has had a 3
month history of recurrent episodes of vertigo. These episodes tend to occur when she lays back
in bed with her head not propped up. Her ENT exam is unremarkable. She has had an MRI of
her brain that was negative as well as carotid dopplers. Which of the following is the most likely
diagnosis?
A. Meniere's Disease
B. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV )
C. Vestibular Neuritis
D. Cerebellar Infarct
Which of the following disorders is characterized by a "thumb sign" on a soft tissue neck x-
ray?
A. Laryngitis
B. Croup
C. Epiglottitis
D. Foreign Body
,NURS 3126 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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Your patient is a 23 year old female that presents with white plaques on tongue. She has no
history of chemotherapy, dentures, oral inhaled glucocorticoids, or radiation therapy. She is not
a diabetic. Which of the following is the most likely etiology of her symptoms?
A. HIV (oral thrush)
B. Smokeless tobacco
C. Aphthous ulcers
D. HSV
Which of the following is the most appropriate management for an auricular hematoma?
A. Observation (can lead to cauliflower ear)
B. Incision and drainage
C. Ice for 20 minutes 4 times per day.
D. Start cephalexin
Which of the following is not an etiology of tinnitus?
A. ASA
B. Congenital AV Malformations
C. Cerumen Impaction
D. Vascular Pathology
Which of the following bacteria is the most common cause of bacterial tonsillitis?
A. Group A Streptococcus
, NURS 3126 EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS
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B. Neisseria Gonorrhea
C. Mycoplasma
D. Proteus
Which of the following conditions are not associated with allergic rhinitis?
A. Atopic Dermatitis
B. Urticaria
C. Sinusitis
D. Asthma
A 37-year-old woman comes to your office for assessment of hearing loss. She has had
problems intermittently for the past 12 months. On examination, the Weber tuning fork
test lateralizes to the right ear, and the Rinne tuning fork test is negative in the right ear
(bone
conduction is greater than air conduction [BC > AC]). This suggests which of the following?
A. a right-sided conductive hearing loss
B. a left-sided conductive hearing loss
C. a right-sided sensorineural hearing loss
D. a left-sided sensorineural hearing loss
First-line intervention for anterior epistaxis includes:
A. Nasal packing
B. Application of topical thrombin
