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PTCB MEDICATION HISTORY
CERTIFICATE EXAM 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. Melanoma - correct answer -a form of skin cancer that forms
when the cells that give the skin its tan or brown color start to
grow out of control
2. Osteoarthritis - correct answer -most common type of arthritis
caused by breakdown, inflammation, and eventually the loss of
cartilage to the joints
3. Otitis - correct answer -inflammation of the ear
4. Pulmonary hypertension - correct answer -a type of blood
pressure that affects the arteries in the heart and lungs
5. Pharyngitis - correct answer -inflammation of the pharynx,
causing a sore throat.
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6. Pleurisy - correct answer -inflammation of the tissues lining the
lungs
7. Pruritus - correct answer -severe itching of the skin
8. Psoriasis - correct answer -a disease of the skin that causes
itchiness, redness and scaly spots mostly found on the elbows,
trunk, knees and scalp
9. Rheumatoid arthritis - correct answer -an autoimmune disease
that causes painful swelling of the joints and tissues which
cause loss of joint functions
10. Sciatica - correct answer -pain affecting the back, hip and
outer side of the leg which is caused by pressure of a spinal
nerve root in the lower back
11. Sepsis - correct answer -the body's extreme response to an
infection
PTCB MEDICATION HISTORY
CERTIFICATE EXAM 2025 BRAND NEW
ACTUAL EXAM WITH ANSWERS.
1. Melanoma - correct answer -a form of skin cancer that forms
when the cells that give the skin its tan or brown color start to
grow out of control
2. Osteoarthritis - correct answer -most common type of arthritis
caused by breakdown, inflammation, and eventually the loss of
cartilage to the joints
3. Otitis - correct answer -inflammation of the ear
4. Pulmonary hypertension - correct answer -a type of blood
pressure that affects the arteries in the heart and lungs
5. Pharyngitis - correct answer -inflammation of the pharynx,
causing a sore throat.
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6. Pleurisy - correct answer -inflammation of the tissues lining the
lungs
7. Pruritus - correct answer -severe itching of the skin
8. Psoriasis - correct answer -a disease of the skin that causes
itchiness, redness and scaly spots mostly found on the elbows,
trunk, knees and scalp
9. Rheumatoid arthritis - correct answer -an autoimmune disease
that causes painful swelling of the joints and tissues which
cause loss of joint functions
10. Sciatica - correct answer -pain affecting the back, hip and
outer side of the leg which is caused by pressure of a spinal
nerve root in the lower back
11. Sepsis - correct answer -the body's extreme response to an
infection
