Examl 2:l NSG550/l NSGl 550l (Latestl 2025/l
2026l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl forl
NPl Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel
A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Wilkes
Q:l Whyl wouldl youl usel al pleurall tap?
Answer:
Tol determinel thel causel ofl anl unexplainedl pleurall effusion
Tol relievel thel intrathoracicl pressurel thatl accumulatesl withl al largel volumel ofl fluidl andl
inhibitsl respiration.
Q:l Whatl arel transudatesl mostl frequentlyl causedl by?
Answer:
Congestivel heartl failure
Cirrhosis
Nephroticl syndrome
Hypoproteinemia
Q:l Whatl isl thel appearancel ofl thel transudates?
Answer:
Clear/serous,l proteinl lessl thanl 3
Q:l Whatl conditionsl arel exudatesl mostl oftenl foundl in?
Answer:
Inflammatoryl
Infectious
,Neoplastic
Q:l Whatl isl thel appearancel ofl exudates?
Answer:
Cloudy/turbid
Increasedl WBC
Proteinl morel thanl 3
Lowl glucose
pleurall fluid/serum
LCHl morel thanl 0.6
Q:l Whatl isl obtainedl beforel thoracentesis?
Answer:
Chestl Xray
Q:l Whyl isl al chestl xrayl obtainedl beforel thoracentesis?
Answer:
Tol ensurel thatl thel pleurall fluidl isl mobilel andl accessiblel tol al needlel placel inl thel
pleurall space.
Q:l Howl dol youl diagnosel Influenza?
Answer:
RNA/DNAl PCR
Antibodyl testing-l frontl linel testing
Q:l Whyl isl RNA/DNAl PCRl goodl tol diagnosel influenza?
Answer:
Becausel itsl veryl specific.
,Q:l Whatl panell ofl testingl isl thel RNA/DNAl PCRl test?
Answer:
Respiratoryl panel
Q:l Whyl isl anl antibodyl testl notl asl goodl asl al PCRl testl forl testingl influenza?
Answer:
Itl isl non-specific
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l
Whatl arel thel weakl riskl factorsl forl pulmonaryl embolus?
Answer:
Bestl Rest=l morel thanl 3l days
Extendedl immobilityl (airl travell ofl morel thanl 8l hours)
Increasingl agel (40l years)
Laparoscopicl surgery
Obesity
Pregnancy/antepartum
Varicosel Veins
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Howl muchl bedl restl isl al riskl factor?
Answer:
3l days
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Howl muchl immobilityl isl al riskl factor?
Answer:
8l hours
, Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl agel isl riskl factor?
Answer:
40+l years
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl bedl rest?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl extendedl mobility?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl Increasingl age?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl Laparoscopicl surgery?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl Obesity?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl pregnancy/l antepartum?
2026l Update)l Diagnosticl Reasoningl forl
NPl Review|l Questionsl &l Answers|l Gradel
A|l 100%l Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l
Wilkes
Q:l Whyl wouldl youl usel al pleurall tap?
Answer:
Tol determinel thel causel ofl anl unexplainedl pleurall effusion
Tol relievel thel intrathoracicl pressurel thatl accumulatesl withl al largel volumel ofl fluidl andl
inhibitsl respiration.
Q:l Whatl arel transudatesl mostl frequentlyl causedl by?
Answer:
Congestivel heartl failure
Cirrhosis
Nephroticl syndrome
Hypoproteinemia
Q:l Whatl isl thel appearancel ofl thel transudates?
Answer:
Clear/serous,l proteinl lessl thanl 3
Q:l Whatl conditionsl arel exudatesl mostl oftenl foundl in?
Answer:
Inflammatoryl
Infectious
,Neoplastic
Q:l Whatl isl thel appearancel ofl exudates?
Answer:
Cloudy/turbid
Increasedl WBC
Proteinl morel thanl 3
Lowl glucose
pleurall fluid/serum
LCHl morel thanl 0.6
Q:l Whatl isl obtainedl beforel thoracentesis?
Answer:
Chestl Xray
Q:l Whyl isl al chestl xrayl obtainedl beforel thoracentesis?
Answer:
Tol ensurel thatl thel pleurall fluidl isl mobilel andl accessiblel tol al needlel placel inl thel
pleurall space.
Q:l Howl dol youl diagnosel Influenza?
Answer:
RNA/DNAl PCR
Antibodyl testing-l frontl linel testing
Q:l Whyl isl RNA/DNAl PCRl goodl tol diagnosel influenza?
Answer:
Becausel itsl veryl specific.
,Q:l Whatl panell ofl testingl isl thel RNA/DNAl PCRl test?
Answer:
Respiratoryl panel
Q:l Whyl isl anl antibodyl testl notl asl goodl asl al PCRl testl forl testingl influenza?
Answer:
Itl isl non-specific
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l
Whatl arel thel weakl riskl factorsl forl pulmonaryl embolus?
Answer:
Bestl Rest=l morel thanl 3l days
Extendedl immobilityl (airl travell ofl morel thanl 8l hours)
Increasingl agel (40l years)
Laparoscopicl surgery
Obesity
Pregnancy/antepartum
Varicosel Veins
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Howl muchl bedl restl isl al riskl factor?
Answer:
3l days
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Howl muchl immobilityl isl al riskl factor?
Answer:
8l hours
, Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl agel isl riskl factor?
Answer:
40+l years
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl bedl rest?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl extendedl mobility?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl Increasingl age?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl Laparoscopicl surgery?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl Obesity?
Answer:
Weak
Q:l Pulmonaryl Embolus:l Riskl Factors:l Whatl categoryl isl pregnancy/l antepartum?
