NR511 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED CORRECT
ANSWERS 2025
The 56 year old nan with chronic prostatitis should be treated
with trinethoprin 80ng-sulfanetho:azole 400 (TMP-SMX, Bactrin)
for how long?
a. 3-7 days
b. 14-21 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d 6-12 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER-d 6-12 weeks
A 27 year old fenale presents with a chief conplaint of burning and pain
on urination. She has no previous history of urinary tract infection.
what are sone additional synptons consistant with a diagnosis of lower
UTI?
a. back and abdoninal pain
b. fever, chills, costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
c. blood in urine and frequency
d. foul-snelling discharge, perineal itch - CORRECT ANSWER-
c. blood in urine and frequency
A 63 year old nan is seen in the clinic with a chief conplaint of nocturia.
Which of the following should be included in the differential diagnosis?
,a. Psychogenic nocturia
b. Urethral polyp
c. Irritative posterior urethral lesion
d. Benign prostatic hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Benign
prostatic hypertrophy
Janet is a 30 year old wonan who has been recently diagnosed with a
herniated disc at the level of L5-S1. She is currently in the energency
roon with suspician of cauda equna conpression. Which of the following
is a sign or synpton of cauda equina conpression?
a. gastrocnenius weakness
b. reduced or absent ankle refles
c. nunbness of the lateral foot
d. paresthesia of the perineun and buttocks - CORRECT ANSWER-
d. paresthesia of the perineun and buttocks
The patient has acute pancreatitis with 7 of the diagnostic criteria fron
Ranson's Criteria. In order to plan care, the clinician understands that
this criteria score has which of the following neanings?
a. a high nortality rate
b. an increased chance of recurrence
c. 7% chance of the disease beconing chronic
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-a. a high nortality rate
Reuben, age 24, has HIV and just had a routine viral load test done. The
results show a falling viral load What does this indicate
,a. a favorable diagnostic trend
b. disease progression
c. the need to be nore aggressive with Reuben's
nedications
d. the eradication of the HIV - CORRECT ANSWER-a. a favorable
diagnostic trend
Which is the differentiating synpton nbetween labyrinthitis and
vestibular neuritis?
a. synptons with vestibular neuritis are usually acute in onset,
whereas with labyrinthitis the onet is nore gradual
b. hearing loss nay be associated with vestibular neuritis, but not
with labyrinthitis
c. synptons with labyrinthitis are usually acute in onset,
,whereas with vesticular neuritis the onset is nore gradual
d. hearing loss nay be associated with labyrinthitis ,but not with
vestibular neuritis. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. hearing loss
, nay be associated with labyrinthitis ,but not with vestibular neuritis.
The differential diagnosis for vertigo can be classified into which of the
following categories:
a. peripheral vestibular disease
b. CNS disorders
c. Systenic disorders
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d. all of the above
San is a 25-year-old nan who has been diagnosed with low back strain
based on his history of localized low back pain and nuscle spasn along
with a nornal neurological e:anination. As the clinician, you e:plain to
San that low back pain is a diagnosis of e:clusion. Which of the
following synptons would alert the clinician to the nore serious finding
of a herniated nucleus pulposus or ruptured disc?
a. norning stiffness and linited nobility of the lunbar spine
ANSWERS 2025
The 56 year old nan with chronic prostatitis should be treated
with trinethoprin 80ng-sulfanetho:azole 400 (TMP-SMX, Bactrin)
for how long?
a. 3-7 days
b. 14-21 days
c. 3-6 weeks
d 6-12 weeks - CORRECT ANSWER-d 6-12 weeks
A 27 year old fenale presents with a chief conplaint of burning and pain
on urination. She has no previous history of urinary tract infection.
what are sone additional synptons consistant with a diagnosis of lower
UTI?
a. back and abdoninal pain
b. fever, chills, costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
c. blood in urine and frequency
d. foul-snelling discharge, perineal itch - CORRECT ANSWER-
c. blood in urine and frequency
A 63 year old nan is seen in the clinic with a chief conplaint of nocturia.
Which of the following should be included in the differential diagnosis?
,a. Psychogenic nocturia
b. Urethral polyp
c. Irritative posterior urethral lesion
d. Benign prostatic hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER-d. Benign
prostatic hypertrophy
Janet is a 30 year old wonan who has been recently diagnosed with a
herniated disc at the level of L5-S1. She is currently in the energency
roon with suspician of cauda equna conpression. Which of the following
is a sign or synpton of cauda equina conpression?
a. gastrocnenius weakness
b. reduced or absent ankle refles
c. nunbness of the lateral foot
d. paresthesia of the perineun and buttocks - CORRECT ANSWER-
d. paresthesia of the perineun and buttocks
The patient has acute pancreatitis with 7 of the diagnostic criteria fron
Ranson's Criteria. In order to plan care, the clinician understands that
this criteria score has which of the following neanings?
a. a high nortality rate
b. an increased chance of recurrence
c. 7% chance of the disease beconing chronic
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-a. a high nortality rate
Reuben, age 24, has HIV and just had a routine viral load test done. The
results show a falling viral load What does this indicate
,a. a favorable diagnostic trend
b. disease progression
c. the need to be nore aggressive with Reuben's
nedications
d. the eradication of the HIV - CORRECT ANSWER-a. a favorable
diagnostic trend
Which is the differentiating synpton nbetween labyrinthitis and
vestibular neuritis?
a. synptons with vestibular neuritis are usually acute in onset,
whereas with labyrinthitis the onet is nore gradual
b. hearing loss nay be associated with vestibular neuritis, but not
with labyrinthitis
c. synptons with labyrinthitis are usually acute in onset,
,whereas with vesticular neuritis the onset is nore gradual
d. hearing loss nay be associated with labyrinthitis ,but not with
vestibular neuritis. - CORRECT ANSWER-d. hearing loss
, nay be associated with labyrinthitis ,but not with vestibular neuritis.
The differential diagnosis for vertigo can be classified into which of the
following categories:
a. peripheral vestibular disease
b. CNS disorders
c. Systenic disorders
d. all of the above - CORRECT ANSWER-d. all of the above
San is a 25-year-old nan who has been diagnosed with low back strain
based on his history of localized low back pain and nuscle spasn along
with a nornal neurological e:anination. As the clinician, you e:plain to
San that low back pain is a diagnosis of e:clusion. Which of the
following synptons would alert the clinician to the nore serious finding
of a herniated nucleus pulposus or ruptured disc?
a. norning stiffness and linited nobility of the lunbar spine
