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NURS 6531 Final Exam Version 1 Newest
2025/2026 Complete All 100 Exam Questions
And Correct Answers/ Nurs 6531 Practice
Care Of Adults/Walden University |Already
Graded A+
Question 2. Which of the following is a potential acquired
cause of thrombophilia - . . ANSWER ✔
✔Homocysteinuria
Protein C deficiency
Factor V Leiden
Antiphospholipid antibodies
Question 3
Phalen's test, 90°wrist flexion for 60 seconds, reproduces
symptoms of: - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Ulnar tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Myofascial pain syndrome
Question 4
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Which patient would benefit most from screening for type
2 diabetes? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A 30 year old female with
unintended weight loss.
A 25 year old male with family history of type 1 diabetes
An obese female with recurrent vaginitis
A 50 year old hyperlipidemic male
Question 5
A 72 year old female patient reports a 6 month history of
gradually progressive swollen and painful distal
interphalangeal (DIP) joints of one hand. She has no
systemic symptoms but the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
(ESR), antinuclear antibody (ANA), and rheumatoid factor
(RF) are all minimally elevated. What is the most likely
diagnosis? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Rheumatoid arthritis
(RA)
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Lupus
Peripheral neuropathy
Question 6
A 32 year old male patient complains of urinary frequency
and burning on urination for 3 days. Urinalysis reveals
bacteriuria. He denies any past history of urinary tract
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infection. The initial treatment should be: - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 3 days
Ciprofloxacin for 7-10 days
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 14 days
Ciprofloxacin for 3 days
A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early
treatment of which disease? - . . ANSWER ✔
✔Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Huntington's chorea
Question 8
The diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection
in males is usually made by - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Clinical
appearance
Viral culture
Tzanck smear
KOH prep
Question 9
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The most effective intervention(s) to prevent stroke is
(are): - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔81 mg of aspirin daily
Carotid endarterectomy for patients with high-grade
carotid lesions
Routine screening for carotid artery stenosis with
auscultation for bruits
Smoking cessation and treatment of hypertension
Question 10
What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome? -
. . ANSWER ✔ ✔Excessive ACTH production
Administration of a glucocorticoid or ACTH
Pituitary adenoma or a non-pituitary ACTH-producing
tumor
Autonomous cortisol production from adrenal tissue
Question 11
Diagnostic radiological studies are indicated for low back
pain: - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Routinely after 3 weeks of low
back pain symptoms.
To screen for spondylolithiasis in patients less than 20
years of age with 2 weeks of more of low back pain.
NURS 6531 Final Exam Version 1 Newest
2025/2026 Complete All 100 Exam Questions
And Correct Answers/ Nurs 6531 Practice
Care Of Adults/Walden University |Already
Graded A+
Question 2. Which of the following is a potential acquired
cause of thrombophilia - . . ANSWER ✔
✔Homocysteinuria
Protein C deficiency
Factor V Leiden
Antiphospholipid antibodies
Question 3
Phalen's test, 90°wrist flexion for 60 seconds, reproduces
symptoms of: - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Ulnar tunnel syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome
Tarsal tunnel syndrome
Myofascial pain syndrome
Question 4
,2|Page
Which patient would benefit most from screening for type
2 diabetes? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔A 30 year old female with
unintended weight loss.
A 25 year old male with family history of type 1 diabetes
An obese female with recurrent vaginitis
A 50 year old hyperlipidemic male
Question 5
A 72 year old female patient reports a 6 month history of
gradually progressive swollen and painful distal
interphalangeal (DIP) joints of one hand. She has no
systemic symptoms but the erythrocyte sedimentation rate
(ESR), antinuclear antibody (ANA), and rheumatoid factor
(RF) are all minimally elevated. What is the most likely
diagnosis? - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Rheumatoid arthritis
(RA)
Osteoarthritis (OA)
Lupus
Peripheral neuropathy
Question 6
A 32 year old male patient complains of urinary frequency
and burning on urination for 3 days. Urinalysis reveals
bacteriuria. He denies any past history of urinary tract
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infection. The initial treatment should be: - . . ANSWER
✔ ✔Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 3 days
Ciprofloxacin for 7-10 days
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for 14 days
Ciprofloxacin for 3 days
A thymectomy is usually recommended in the early
treatment of which disease? - . . ANSWER ✔
✔Parkinson's disease
Multiple sclerosis
Myasthenia gravis
Huntington's chorea
Question 8
The diagnosis of human papilloma virus (HPV) infection
in males is usually made by - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Clinical
appearance
Viral culture
Tzanck smear
KOH prep
Question 9
, 4|Page
The most effective intervention(s) to prevent stroke is
(are): - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔81 mg of aspirin daily
Carotid endarterectomy for patients with high-grade
carotid lesions
Routine screening for carotid artery stenosis with
auscultation for bruits
Smoking cessation and treatment of hypertension
Question 10
What is the most common cause of Cushing's syndrome? -
. . ANSWER ✔ ✔Excessive ACTH production
Administration of a glucocorticoid or ACTH
Pituitary adenoma or a non-pituitary ACTH-producing
tumor
Autonomous cortisol production from adrenal tissue
Question 11
Diagnostic radiological studies are indicated for low back
pain: - . . ANSWER ✔ ✔Routinely after 3 weeks of low
back pain symptoms.
To screen for spondylolithiasis in patients less than 20
years of age with 2 weeks of more of low back pain.
