NM717 COMPS EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
What provides a measurement of total body fat, weight (kg)/height (m2)?
BMI
What BMI is considered underweight?
18.5
What BMI is considered normal weight?
18.5 to 24.9
What BMI is considered overweight?
25 to 29.9
What BMI is considered obesity?
30 to 39.9
What is considered extreme obesity?
Greater than 40
What waist circumference in female indicated increased relative risk?
35 inches
What occur as an initial spontaneous reaction to an internal or external stimulus
(macule, papule, pustule, vesicle, or wheal)?
Primary lesion
What occur later from evolution or trauma to a primary lesion (ulcer, fissure,
crust, scar)?
,Secondary lesions
What are the ABCDEs of malignant melanoma?
(1) asymmetry (2) borders irregular (3) color blue/black or variegated (4) diameter
greater than 6 mm (5) elevation
What are the lymph nodes?
(1) preauricular (2) postauricular (3) occipital (4) tonsillar (5) submandibular (6)
submental (7) superficial cervical (8) posterior and deep cervical chains (9)
supraclavicular
What are normal findings for lymph nodes?
(1) Less than 1 m in size (2) nontender (3) mobile (4) soft (5) discrete
What is impaired near vision?
Presbyopia
What is impaired far vision?
Myopia
What can tragus tenderness indicate?
Otitis externa
What can mastoid process tenderness indicate?
Otitis media
What can tactile fremitus of the lungs indicate?
Emphysema, asthma, pleural effusion, increased lobar pneumonia, pulmonary edema
How should you record a palpable mass in the breast?
(1) size (2) shape (3) consistency (4) delimitation (5) tenderness = use clock
What is normal finding for hematocrit in nonpregnant female?
,37% to 47%
What is normal finding for hematocrit in pregnant female?
(1) 33% or greater 1st and 3rd (2) 32% or greater in 2nd
What is a normal hemoglobin in nonpregnant adult female?
12 to 16
What is a normal hemoglobin in pregnant female?
(1) 11 or greater 1st and 3rd (2) 10.5 or greater in 2nd
What is normal MCV?
80 to 95
What is microcytic anemia common with?
(1) iron deficiency (2) thalassemia
What is macrocytic anemia common with?
(1) megaloblastic anemia with b12 or folic acid deficiency
What are neutrophils increased with?
Bacterial infections
What are basophils and eosinophils increased with?
(1) allergic reactions (2) parasitic infections
When are lymphocytes and monocytes are increased with?
(1) chronic bacterial (2) acute viral infections
What are normal findings on a urinalysis?
No nitrites, ketones, crystals, casts, or glucose
What is a normal specific gravity on urinalysis?
1.005 to 1.030
, What fasting glucose is diagnostic for diabetes?
Above 126
What is a normal finding after OGTT 2 hours?
Less than 140
What OGTT result is diagnostic for diabetes?
200 mg/dL or greater
What HbA1C is prediabetes?
5.7 to 6.4
What HbA1C is diagnosis for diabetes?
6.5
How long should someone fast before taking lipid profile?
12 to 14 hours
What is normal total cholesterol level?
Less than 200
What is normal HDL?
Greater than 40
What is normal LDL?
Less than 130
What is used to diagnose hyperthyroidism and primary hyperthyroidism?
TSH
What is a normal TSH value?
0.3 to 4.12
When do you see increased levels of TSH?
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE
What provides a measurement of total body fat, weight (kg)/height (m2)?
BMI
What BMI is considered underweight?
18.5
What BMI is considered normal weight?
18.5 to 24.9
What BMI is considered overweight?
25 to 29.9
What BMI is considered obesity?
30 to 39.9
What is considered extreme obesity?
Greater than 40
What waist circumference in female indicated increased relative risk?
35 inches
What occur as an initial spontaneous reaction to an internal or external stimulus
(macule, papule, pustule, vesicle, or wheal)?
Primary lesion
What occur later from evolution or trauma to a primary lesion (ulcer, fissure,
crust, scar)?
,Secondary lesions
What are the ABCDEs of malignant melanoma?
(1) asymmetry (2) borders irregular (3) color blue/black or variegated (4) diameter
greater than 6 mm (5) elevation
What are the lymph nodes?
(1) preauricular (2) postauricular (3) occipital (4) tonsillar (5) submandibular (6)
submental (7) superficial cervical (8) posterior and deep cervical chains (9)
supraclavicular
What are normal findings for lymph nodes?
(1) Less than 1 m in size (2) nontender (3) mobile (4) soft (5) discrete
What is impaired near vision?
Presbyopia
What is impaired far vision?
Myopia
What can tragus tenderness indicate?
Otitis externa
What can mastoid process tenderness indicate?
Otitis media
What can tactile fremitus of the lungs indicate?
Emphysema, asthma, pleural effusion, increased lobar pneumonia, pulmonary edema
How should you record a palpable mass in the breast?
(1) size (2) shape (3) consistency (4) delimitation (5) tenderness = use clock
What is normal finding for hematocrit in nonpregnant female?
,37% to 47%
What is normal finding for hematocrit in pregnant female?
(1) 33% or greater 1st and 3rd (2) 32% or greater in 2nd
What is a normal hemoglobin in nonpregnant adult female?
12 to 16
What is a normal hemoglobin in pregnant female?
(1) 11 or greater 1st and 3rd (2) 10.5 or greater in 2nd
What is normal MCV?
80 to 95
What is microcytic anemia common with?
(1) iron deficiency (2) thalassemia
What is macrocytic anemia common with?
(1) megaloblastic anemia with b12 or folic acid deficiency
What are neutrophils increased with?
Bacterial infections
What are basophils and eosinophils increased with?
(1) allergic reactions (2) parasitic infections
When are lymphocytes and monocytes are increased with?
(1) chronic bacterial (2) acute viral infections
What are normal findings on a urinalysis?
No nitrites, ketones, crystals, casts, or glucose
What is a normal specific gravity on urinalysis?
1.005 to 1.030
, What fasting glucose is diagnostic for diabetes?
Above 126
What is a normal finding after OGTT 2 hours?
Less than 140
What OGTT result is diagnostic for diabetes?
200 mg/dL or greater
What HbA1C is prediabetes?
5.7 to 6.4
What HbA1C is diagnosis for diabetes?
6.5
How long should someone fast before taking lipid profile?
12 to 14 hours
What is normal total cholesterol level?
Less than 200
What is normal HDL?
Greater than 40
What is normal LDL?
Less than 130
What is used to diagnose hyperthyroidism and primary hyperthyroidism?
TSH
What is a normal TSH value?
0.3 to 4.12
When do you see increased levels of TSH?
