NRS 6512 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
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• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The family history for a patient with joint pain should include information about siblings
with:
Selected Answer: genetic disorders.
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what
position?
Selected Answer: Upright
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
When assessing a 17-year-old for nuchal rigidity, you gently raise his head off the
examination table. He involuntarily flexes his hips and knees. To confirm your
suspicions associated with this positive test, you would also perform a test for the
sign.
Selected Answer: Kernig
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect:
Selected Answer: gout.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the
spread of the stimulus through the atria is the:
Selected Answer: P wave.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which cranial nerves are usually evaluated during the examination of the eyes?
Selected Answer: III and VI
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:
Selected Answer: 1
• Question 10
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1 out of 1 points
Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a
stress fracture. You should question this patient about her:
Selected Answer: menstrual cycles.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A positive straight leg raise test usually indicates:
Selected Answer: lumbar nerve root irritation.
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women is:
Selected Answer: lordosis.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of
having a myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history,
he relates that his father had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up
question you should pose is which of the following?
Selected Answer: "What age was your father at the time of his death?"
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Selected Answer: 3
• Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
Selected Answer: observing the infant suck and swallow.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two menstrual
periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have turned a
darker color. Your further response to this finding is to:
Selected Answer: suggest pregnancy testing.
• Question 17
1 out of 1 points
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One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination
is:
Selected Answer: symmetry.
• Question 18
1 out of 1 points
To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie
supine with:
Selected Answer: one arm overhead and a pillow under her shoulder.
• Question 19
1 out of 1 points
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected Answer: Raynaud disease.
• Question 20
1 out of 1 points
If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a:
Selected Answer: major vein.
• Question 21
1 out of 1 points
Tarry black stool should make you suspect:
Selected Answer: upper intestinal bleeding.
• Question 22
1 out of 1 points
A parent is advised to restrict contact or collision sports participation for their child. An
example of a sport in which this child could participate is:
Selected Answer: riflery.
• Question 23
1 out of 1 points
When is the mental status portion of the neurologic system examination performed?
Selected Answer: Constantly, throughout the entire interaction with a
patient
• Question 24 1 out of 1 points
The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the:
Selected Answer: fallopian tubes and ovaries.
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• Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
Selected Answer: Spinal
• Question 26
1 out of 1 points
You are examining a patient in the emergency department who has recently sustained
head trauma. In order to initially assess this patient's neurologic status, you would:
Selected Answer: test the six cardinal points of gaze.
• Question 27
1 out of 1 points
A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is:
Selected Answer: Heberden nodes.
• Question 28
1 out of 1 points
Bimanual examination of the uterus includes:
Selected Answer: grasping the cervix between the examining fingers.
• Question 29
1 out of 1 points
At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to
say: Selected Answer: "Tell me about yourself."
• Question 30
1 out of 1 points
Throughout the history and physical examination, the clinician should:
Selected Answer: evaluate the whole patient.
• Question 31
1 out of 1 points
You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight and
cannot be easily retracted. You should:
Selected Answer: inquire about previous penile infections.
• Question 32
1 out of 1 points
When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the at each site.
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• Question 2
1 out of 1 points
The family history for a patient with joint pain should include information about siblings
with:
Selected Answer: genetic disorders.
• Question 4
1 out of 1 points
In the adult, the apical impulse should be most visible when the patient is in what
position?
Selected Answer: Upright
• Question 5
1 out of 1 points
When assessing a 17-year-old for nuchal rigidity, you gently raise his head off the
examination table. He involuntarily flexes his hips and knees. To confirm your
suspicions associated with this positive test, you would also perform a test for the
sign.
Selected Answer: Kernig
• Question 6
1 out of 1 points
A red, hot swollen joint in a 40-year-old man should lead you to suspect:
Selected Answer: gout.
• Question 7
1 out of 1 points
Electrical activity recorded by the electrocardiogram (ECG) tracing that denotes the
spread of the stimulus through the atria is the:
Selected Answer: P wave.
• Question 8
1 out of 1 points
Which cranial nerves are usually evaluated during the examination of the eyes?
Selected Answer: III and VI
• Question 9
1 out of 1 points
A pulsation that is diminished to the point of being barely palpable would be graded as:
Selected Answer: 1
• Question 10
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1 out of 1 points
Your 15-year-old patient is athletic and thin. Radiography of an ankle injury reveals a
stress fracture. You should question this patient about her:
Selected Answer: menstrual cycles.
• Question 11
1 out of 1 points
A positive straight leg raise test usually indicates:
Selected Answer: lumbar nerve root irritation.
• Question 12
1 out of 1 points
A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women is:
Selected Answer: lordosis.
• Question 13
1 out of 1 points
A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of
having a myocardial infarction. During the health history interview of his family history,
he relates that his father had died of "heart trouble." The most important follow-up
question you should pose is which of the following?
Selected Answer: "What age was your father at the time of his death?"
• Question 14
1 out of 1 points
A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Selected Answer: 3
• Question 15
1 out of 1 points
Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
Selected Answer: observing the infant suck and swallow.
• Question 16
1 out of 1 points
A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two menstrual
periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have turned a
darker color. Your further response to this finding is to:
Selected Answer: suggest pregnancy testing.
• Question 17
1 out of 1 points
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One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination
is:
Selected Answer: symmetry.
• Question 18
1 out of 1 points
To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie
supine with:
Selected Answer: one arm overhead and a pillow under her shoulder.
• Question 19
1 out of 1 points
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected Answer: Raynaud disease.
• Question 20
1 out of 1 points
If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a:
Selected Answer: major vein.
• Question 21
1 out of 1 points
Tarry black stool should make you suspect:
Selected Answer: upper intestinal bleeding.
• Question 22
1 out of 1 points
A parent is advised to restrict contact or collision sports participation for their child. An
example of a sport in which this child could participate is:
Selected Answer: riflery.
• Question 23
1 out of 1 points
When is the mental status portion of the neurologic system examination performed?
Selected Answer: Constantly, throughout the entire interaction with a
patient
• Question 24 1 out of 1 points
The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the:
Selected Answer: fallopian tubes and ovaries.
, NRS 6512 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS 100% SOLVED/VERIFIED
• Question 25
1 out of 1 points
Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
Selected Answer: Spinal
• Question 26
1 out of 1 points
You are examining a patient in the emergency department who has recently sustained
head trauma. In order to initially assess this patient's neurologic status, you would:
Selected Answer: test the six cardinal points of gaze.
• Question 27
1 out of 1 points
A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is:
Selected Answer: Heberden nodes.
• Question 28
1 out of 1 points
Bimanual examination of the uterus includes:
Selected Answer: grasping the cervix between the examining fingers.
• Question 29
1 out of 1 points
At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to
say: Selected Answer: "Tell me about yourself."
• Question 30
1 out of 1 points
Throughout the history and physical examination, the clinician should:
Selected Answer: evaluate the whole patient.
• Question 31
1 out of 1 points
You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight and
cannot be easily retracted. You should:
Selected Answer: inquire about previous penile infections.
• Question 32
1 out of 1 points
When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the at each site.
