NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEW!)
A patient complains of epistaxis. Which other cause should be considered?
A) Intracranial hemorrhage
B) Hematemesis
C) Intestinal hemorrhage
D) Hematoma of the nasal septum - ANSWER---B
Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans and the second
leading cause of blindness overall. What features would be noted on funduscopic
examination?
A) Increased cup-to-disc ratio
B) AV nicking
C) Cotton wool spots
D) Microaneurysms - ANSWER---A
Very sensitive methods for detecting hearing loss include which of the following?
A) The whisper test
B) The finger rub test
C) The tuning fork test
D) Audiometric testing - ANSWER---D
Which area of the fundus is the central focal point for incoming images?
A) The fovea
, NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEW!)
B) The macula
C) The optic disk
D) The physiologic cup - ANSWER---A
A light is pointed at a patient's pupil, which contracts. It is also noted that the other
pupil contracts as well, though it is not exposed to bright light. Which of the
following terms describes this latter phenomenon?
A) Direct reaction
B) Consensual reaction
C) Near reaction
D) Accommodation - ANSWER---B
A patient is assigned a visual acuity of 20/100 in her left eye. Which of the
following is true?
A) She obtains a 20% correct score at 100 feet.
B) She can accurately name 20% of the letters at 20 feet.
C) She can see at 20 feet what a normal person could see at 100 feet.
D) She can see at 100 feet what a normal person could see at 20 feet. - ANSWER--
-C
On visual confrontation testing, a stroke patient is unable to see your fingers on his
entire right side with either eye covered. Which of the following terms would
describe this finding?
A) Bitemporal hemianopsia
, NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEW!)
B) Right temporal hemianopsia
C) Right homonymous hemianopsia
D) Binasal hemianopsia - ANSWER---C
You note that a patient has anisocoria on examination. Pathologic causes of this
include which of the following?
A) Horner's syndrome
B) Benign anisocoria
C) Differing light intensities for each eye
D) Eye prosthesis - ANSWER---A
A patient is examined with the ophthalmoscope and found to have red reflexes
bilaterally. Which of the following have you essentially excluded from your
differential?
A) Retinoblastoma
B) Cataract
C) Artificial eye
D) Hypertensive retinopathy - ANSWER---D
A patient presents with ear pain. She is an avid swimmer. The history includes pain
and drainage from the left ear. On examination, she has pain when the ear is
manipulated, including manipulation of the tragus. The canal is narrowed and
erythematous, with some white debris in the canal. The rest of the examination is
normal. What diagnosis would you assign this patient?
, NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEW!)
A) Otitis media
B) External otitis
C) Perforation of the tympanum
D) Cholesteatoma - ANSWER---B
A patient with hearing loss by whisper test is further examined with a tuning fork,
using the Weber and Rinne maneuvers. The abnormal results are as follows: bone
conduction is greater than air on the left, and the patient hears the sound of the
tuning fork better on the left. Which of the following is most likely?
A) Otosclerosis of the left ear
B) Exposure to chronic loud noise of the right ear
C) Otitis media of the right ear
D) Perforation of the right eardrum - ANSWER---A
A young man is concerned about a hard mass he has just noticed in the midline of
his palate. On examination, it is indeed hard and in the midline. There are no
mucosal abnormalities associated with this lesion. He is experiencing no other
symptoms. What will you tell him is the
most likely diagnosis?
A) Leukoplakia
B) Torus palatinus
C) Thrush (candidiasis)
D) Kaposi's sarcoma - ANSWER---B
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEW!)
A patient complains of epistaxis. Which other cause should be considered?
A) Intracranial hemorrhage
B) Hematemesis
C) Intestinal hemorrhage
D) Hematoma of the nasal septum - ANSWER---B
Glaucoma is the leading cause of blindness in African Americans and the second
leading cause of blindness overall. What features would be noted on funduscopic
examination?
A) Increased cup-to-disc ratio
B) AV nicking
C) Cotton wool spots
D) Microaneurysms - ANSWER---A
Very sensitive methods for detecting hearing loss include which of the following?
A) The whisper test
B) The finger rub test
C) The tuning fork test
D) Audiometric testing - ANSWER---D
Which area of the fundus is the central focal point for incoming images?
A) The fovea
, NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEW!)
B) The macula
C) The optic disk
D) The physiologic cup - ANSWER---A
A light is pointed at a patient's pupil, which contracts. It is also noted that the other
pupil contracts as well, though it is not exposed to bright light. Which of the
following terms describes this latter phenomenon?
A) Direct reaction
B) Consensual reaction
C) Near reaction
D) Accommodation - ANSWER---B
A patient is assigned a visual acuity of 20/100 in her left eye. Which of the
following is true?
A) She obtains a 20% correct score at 100 feet.
B) She can accurately name 20% of the letters at 20 feet.
C) She can see at 20 feet what a normal person could see at 100 feet.
D) She can see at 100 feet what a normal person could see at 20 feet. - ANSWER--
-C
On visual confrontation testing, a stroke patient is unable to see your fingers on his
entire right side with either eye covered. Which of the following terms would
describe this finding?
A) Bitemporal hemianopsia
, NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEW!)
B) Right temporal hemianopsia
C) Right homonymous hemianopsia
D) Binasal hemianopsia - ANSWER---C
You note that a patient has anisocoria on examination. Pathologic causes of this
include which of the following?
A) Horner's syndrome
B) Benign anisocoria
C) Differing light intensities for each eye
D) Eye prosthesis - ANSWER---A
A patient is examined with the ophthalmoscope and found to have red reflexes
bilaterally. Which of the following have you essentially excluded from your
differential?
A) Retinoblastoma
B) Cataract
C) Artificial eye
D) Hypertensive retinopathy - ANSWER---D
A patient presents with ear pain. She is an avid swimmer. The history includes pain
and drainage from the left ear. On examination, she has pain when the ear is
manipulated, including manipulation of the tragus. The canal is narrowed and
erythematous, with some white debris in the canal. The rest of the examination is
normal. What diagnosis would you assign this patient?
, NU 518 EXAM WITH OVER 400 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/ NEW NU 528 EXAM 2
PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
(NEW!)
A) Otitis media
B) External otitis
C) Perforation of the tympanum
D) Cholesteatoma - ANSWER---B
A patient with hearing loss by whisper test is further examined with a tuning fork,
using the Weber and Rinne maneuvers. The abnormal results are as follows: bone
conduction is greater than air on the left, and the patient hears the sound of the
tuning fork better on the left. Which of the following is most likely?
A) Otosclerosis of the left ear
B) Exposure to chronic loud noise of the right ear
C) Otitis media of the right ear
D) Perforation of the right eardrum - ANSWER---A
A young man is concerned about a hard mass he has just noticed in the midline of
his palate. On examination, it is indeed hard and in the midline. There are no
mucosal abnormalities associated with this lesion. He is experiencing no other
symptoms. What will you tell him is the
most likely diagnosis?
A) Leukoplakia
B) Torus palatinus
C) Thrush (candidiasis)
D) Kaposi's sarcoma - ANSWER---B
