Drexel NUR 550 Final exam questions with |/ |/ |/ |/ |/ |/
correct answers
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Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor for the
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developing of melanoma?
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a). Light hair and eyes
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b). Female gender
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c). Severe sunburns in childhood
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d). 1-4 dysplasyic moles - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b). Female
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gender
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When using the otoscope to inspect the inside of the nose, which
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of the following structures is not visible?
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a). Inferior turbinate
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b). Middle turbinate
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c). Superior turbinate
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d). All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c). Superior
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turbinate
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When palpating the thyroid, which of the following is true?
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a). Flex the neck slightly backward
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b). Place the index fingers just above the cricoid cartilage
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c). The thyroid isthmus may not be palpable
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,d). A bruit auscultated over the lateral lobe is expected -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b). Place the index fingers just above the
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cricoid cartilage
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During the palpation of a patient's thyroid gland you note a
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multinodular gland. Which of the following is the first on your list
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of differential diagnoses?
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a). Thyroid cancer
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b). Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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c). Grave's disease
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d). A metabolic process - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d). A metabolic
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process
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You are evaluating a 4 year-old male patient with ear pain. You
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note the patient has a temperature of 102.4F. While performing
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your exam, you note the patient is pulling at his left ear. What is
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our most likely differential diagnosis?
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a).Otitis externa |/
b). Otitis media
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c). Tinnitus
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d). Ottorhea - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b). Otitis media
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You are using a Snellen chart to evaluate a patient's visual
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acuity, which of the following is true? Select all that apply:
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a). Have the patient stand back 20 ft. from the chart
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b). Have the patient use their hand to cover one eye
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c). You are evaluating cranial nerve II
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, d). Evaluate visual acuity with both eyes open - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔a). Have the patient stand back 20 ft. from the
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chart
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c). You are evaluating cranial nerve II
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Within 48-72 hours after the birth, a neonate has bilateral
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copious purulent drainage from the eyes. You most likelu
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differential diagnosis is?
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a). Gonococcal conjunctivitis
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b). Allergic conjunctivitis
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c). Bacterial conjunctivitis
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d). Viral conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a). Gonococcal
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conjunctivitis
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Which of the following are normal findings during the
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ophthalmoscope examination? Select all that apply:
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a). The physiologic cup is 70% of the optic disc
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b). the area of the macula is absent of blood vessels
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c). The optic rim is fuzzy in appearance
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d). The optic disc should be orange in appearance - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔b). the area of the macula is absent of blood
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vessels
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d). The optic disc should be orange in appearance
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correct answers
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Which of the following is NOT considered a risk factor for the
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developing of melanoma?
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a). Light hair and eyes
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b). Female gender
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c). Severe sunburns in childhood
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d). 1-4 dysplasyic moles - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b). Female
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gender
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When using the otoscope to inspect the inside of the nose, which
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of the following structures is not visible?
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a). Inferior turbinate
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b). Middle turbinate
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c). Superior turbinate
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d). All of the above - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔c). Superior
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turbinate
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When palpating the thyroid, which of the following is true?
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a). Flex the neck slightly backward
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b). Place the index fingers just above the cricoid cartilage
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c). The thyroid isthmus may not be palpable
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,d). A bruit auscultated over the lateral lobe is expected -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b). Place the index fingers just above the
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cricoid cartilage
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During the palpation of a patient's thyroid gland you note a
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multinodular gland. Which of the following is the first on your list
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of differential diagnoses?
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a). Thyroid cancer
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b). Hashimoto's thyroiditis
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c). Grave's disease
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d). A metabolic process - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔d). A metabolic
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process
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You are evaluating a 4 year-old male patient with ear pain. You
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note the patient has a temperature of 102.4F. While performing
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your exam, you note the patient is pulling at his left ear. What is
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our most likely differential diagnosis?
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a).Otitis externa |/
b). Otitis media
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c). Tinnitus
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d). Ottorhea - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔b). Otitis media
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You are using a Snellen chart to evaluate a patient's visual
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acuity, which of the following is true? Select all that apply:
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a). Have the patient stand back 20 ft. from the chart
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b). Have the patient use their hand to cover one eye
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c). You are evaluating cranial nerve II
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, d). Evaluate visual acuity with both eyes open - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔a). Have the patient stand back 20 ft. from the
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chart
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c). You are evaluating cranial nerve II
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Within 48-72 hours after the birth, a neonate has bilateral
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copious purulent drainage from the eyes. You most likelu
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differential diagnosis is?
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a). Gonococcal conjunctivitis
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b). Allergic conjunctivitis
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c). Bacterial conjunctivitis
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d). Viral conjunctivitis - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔a). Gonococcal
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conjunctivitis
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Which of the following are normal findings during the
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ophthalmoscope examination? Select all that apply:
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a). The physiologic cup is 70% of the optic disc
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b). the area of the macula is absent of blood vessels
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c). The optic rim is fuzzy in appearance
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d). The optic disc should be orange in appearance - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔b). the area of the macula is absent of blood
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vessels
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d). The optic disc should be orange in appearance
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