NSG 6020 3P Exam Questions &
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Headache sign - ANSWERAggravated or relieved by change of position
Headache sign - ANSWERPrecipitated by Valsalva maneuver
Headache sign - ANSWERNew onset after age 50
Symptoms suspicious for atypical community acquired pneumonia in a college student
living in a dorm - ANSWERLow grade fever, malaise, and clear lung fields on
auscultation
Lesions of condyloma accuminata in a male patient - ANSWERMultiple papular lesions
with a verrucous appearance
Likely diagnosis for a 62 year old male with leg pain and occasional numbness worse
with ambulation and improved with lumbar flexion - ANSWERSpinal stenosis
Symptom associated with primary syphilis - ANSWERA single painless genital lesion
First-line medication for benign positional vertigo - ANSWERMeclizine
Symptom most associated with testicular torsion - ANSWERTesticular pain
Location of palpation during a clinical breast exam - ANSWERLaterally across the
anterior axillary fold
Area that does not drain to the right lymph duct - ANSWERThe right leg
Historical finding predisposing a patient to testicular cancer - ANSWERCryptorchidism
Advice for a patient taking an oral glucocorticoid - ANSWERTake it with food
Treatment for enuresis in a child - ANSWERNasal desmopressin (DDAVP)
Headache sign - ANSWERRelieved with use of common analgesics
Cerebral arteries during migraine - ANSWERThey dilate
, Patient evaluation for bipolar disorder - ANSWERSevere mood swings, easily
distracted, constantly corrects teachers
Symptom indicating high suspicion for bipolar disorder - ANSWERBlurts out answers in
class inappropriately
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - ANSWERUse of hormone replacement
therapy
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - ANSWERPersonal or family history of breast
cancer
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - ANSWERPostmenopausal obesity
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - ANSWERLow socioeconomic status
Presentation of a woman with bulimia - ANSWERVery underweight
Medication for relieving acute wheezing in asthma - ANSWERShort acting beta agonist
Medication responsible for incontinence and confusion in an 80 year old patient -
ANSWERTagamet (cimetidine)
Symptom suggesting hyperandrogenism in an adolescent female - ANSWERHirsutism
Synovial joint - ANSWERShoulder
Change accounting for decreased digoxin levels in a patient with atrial fibrillation -
ANSWERRegular use of an antacid
Medication contraindicated in a child with acute sinusitis - ANSWERNasal steroids
Lower extremity calf pain associated with peripheral artery disease - ANSWERDull
aching or cramping
Jugular venous distention accompanied by chest pain - ANSWERHeart failure
Immunization protecting against a virus transmitted through blood and body fluids -
ANSWERHepatitis B
Likely diagnosis for a pediatric patient with scaling on the scalp and round patches of
hair loss - ANSWERTinea capitis
Likely diagnosis for a 70 year old patient with a sore mouth preventing eating and a
beefy red, glossy smooth tongue - ANSWERPernicious anemia due to insufficient
intrinsic factor
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Headache sign - ANSWERAggravated or relieved by change of position
Headache sign - ANSWERPrecipitated by Valsalva maneuver
Headache sign - ANSWERNew onset after age 50
Symptoms suspicious for atypical community acquired pneumonia in a college student
living in a dorm - ANSWERLow grade fever, malaise, and clear lung fields on
auscultation
Lesions of condyloma accuminata in a male patient - ANSWERMultiple papular lesions
with a verrucous appearance
Likely diagnosis for a 62 year old male with leg pain and occasional numbness worse
with ambulation and improved with lumbar flexion - ANSWERSpinal stenosis
Symptom associated with primary syphilis - ANSWERA single painless genital lesion
First-line medication for benign positional vertigo - ANSWERMeclizine
Symptom most associated with testicular torsion - ANSWERTesticular pain
Location of palpation during a clinical breast exam - ANSWERLaterally across the
anterior axillary fold
Area that does not drain to the right lymph duct - ANSWERThe right leg
Historical finding predisposing a patient to testicular cancer - ANSWERCryptorchidism
Advice for a patient taking an oral glucocorticoid - ANSWERTake it with food
Treatment for enuresis in a child - ANSWERNasal desmopressin (DDAVP)
Headache sign - ANSWERRelieved with use of common analgesics
Cerebral arteries during migraine - ANSWERThey dilate
, Patient evaluation for bipolar disorder - ANSWERSevere mood swings, easily
distracted, constantly corrects teachers
Symptom indicating high suspicion for bipolar disorder - ANSWERBlurts out answers in
class inappropriately
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - ANSWERUse of hormone replacement
therapy
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - ANSWERPersonal or family history of breast
cancer
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - ANSWERPostmenopausal obesity
Risk factor associated with breast cancer - ANSWERLow socioeconomic status
Presentation of a woman with bulimia - ANSWERVery underweight
Medication for relieving acute wheezing in asthma - ANSWERShort acting beta agonist
Medication responsible for incontinence and confusion in an 80 year old patient -
ANSWERTagamet (cimetidine)
Symptom suggesting hyperandrogenism in an adolescent female - ANSWERHirsutism
Synovial joint - ANSWERShoulder
Change accounting for decreased digoxin levels in a patient with atrial fibrillation -
ANSWERRegular use of an antacid
Medication contraindicated in a child with acute sinusitis - ANSWERNasal steroids
Lower extremity calf pain associated with peripheral artery disease - ANSWERDull
aching or cramping
Jugular venous distention accompanied by chest pain - ANSWERHeart failure
Immunization protecting against a virus transmitted through blood and body fluids -
ANSWERHepatitis B
Likely diagnosis for a pediatric patient with scaling on the scalp and round patches of
hair loss - ANSWERTinea capitis
Likely diagnosis for a 70 year old patient with a sore mouth preventing eating and a
beefy red, glossy smooth tongue - ANSWERPernicious anemia due to insufficient
intrinsic factor
