Examl 2:l NSG550/l NSGl 550l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl forl
NPl Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel
A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Wilkes
Q:l Aneurysm
Answer:
CTA
phasel study,l needl tol knowl whatl you'el lookingl forl d/tl contrastl bolusesl andl diffl timesl
(i.e.l pulml arteryl andl aneurysml diffl methodsl forl testing)
Q:l RFl aneurysm
Answer:
HTN
smoking
obesity
age
anyl previousl <3l surgeryl
familyl hx
congenitall bicuspidl valve
atherosclerosis
Q:l RFl forl PE:
Answer:
exogenousl estrogenl [birthl control]
immobility
recentl surgeryl
previousl hxl ofl clots
malignancyl [anyl activel cancer]
, fxl longl bones,l hips,l pelvis
COVID
Q:l Polysynography
Answer:
obstructivel sleepl apneal (OSA)
S&S:l snoring,l tiredl duringl dayl evenl thol gotl sleep,l fallingl asleepl duringl thel day
Q:l Lowl suspicionl ofl lowl riskl patientl havingl clot;l whatl willl youl order
Answer:
d-dimerl
leastl invasive,l lessl $$$
d-dimerl measuresl clotl fibrinl degradationl (clotl isl beingl brokenl downl butl doesn'tl telll
where)l
goodl testl beforel nextl interventions:
DVTl -->l US
PEl -->l CTA
Q:l EGDl orl upperl endoscopy
Answer:
esophagus,l pyloricl sphincter,l stomach,l duodenum
Q:l Indicationsl forl EGD:
Answer:
hematemesisl
upperl GIl bleed
chronicl N/V
chronicl ABDl pain
dysphagia
2026l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl forl
NPl Guide|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel
A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Wilkes
Q:l Aneurysm
Answer:
CTA
phasel study,l needl tol knowl whatl you'el lookingl forl d/tl contrastl bolusesl andl diffl timesl
(i.e.l pulml arteryl andl aneurysml diffl methodsl forl testing)
Q:l RFl aneurysm
Answer:
HTN
smoking
obesity
age
anyl previousl <3l surgeryl
familyl hx
congenitall bicuspidl valve
atherosclerosis
Q:l RFl forl PE:
Answer:
exogenousl estrogenl [birthl control]
immobility
recentl surgeryl
previousl hxl ofl clots
malignancyl [anyl activel cancer]
, fxl longl bones,l hips,l pelvis
COVID
Q:l Polysynography
Answer:
obstructivel sleepl apneal (OSA)
S&S:l snoring,l tiredl duringl dayl evenl thol gotl sleep,l fallingl asleepl duringl thel day
Q:l Lowl suspicionl ofl lowl riskl patientl havingl clot;l whatl willl youl order
Answer:
d-dimerl
leastl invasive,l lessl $$$
d-dimerl measuresl clotl fibrinl degradationl (clotl isl beingl brokenl downl butl doesn'tl telll
where)l
goodl testl beforel nextl interventions:
DVTl -->l US
PEl -->l CTA
Q:l EGDl orl upperl endoscopy
Answer:
esophagus,l pyloricl sphincter,l stomach,l duodenum
Q:l Indicationsl forl EGD:
Answer:
hematemesisl
upperl GIl bleed
chronicl N/V
chronicl ABDl pain
dysphagia
