PN 2003 FINAL Exam Questions and
Answers Graded A+
What is the duration of Lantus (Glargine) insulin? - Correct answer-Long-acting.
True or false. Pill rolling and hand tremor are signs of extrapyramidal symptoms. -
Correct answer-True.
What is the normal range for WBC count? - Correct answer-4500-11000/mcL.
What is on/in a RBC? - Correct answer-Hemoglobin, iron, o2, and co2.
What does ac mean? - Correct answer-Before meals.
What are the causes of delirium? - Correct answer-Medications, infection,
dehydration.
What are signs of DVT? - Correct answer-Redness, unilateral swelling, positive
Homan's sign.
How do you find Homan's sign? - Correct answer-Dorsiflexing the foot (pulling
the foot upward toward the shin) while the knee is extended (straightened) and the
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,patient is lying on their back. If the patient reports pain, it is a positive Homan's
sign.
What does DVT stand for? - Correct answer-Deep vein thrombosis.
What causes DVT? - Correct answer-Inactivity
Pregnancy
Old Age
Obesity
What are the main S+S of depression in older adults? - Correct answer-Poor sleep
and decrease in short term memory.
What is tardive dyskinesia? - Correct answer-Involuntary facial movements.
What type of dementia overlaps with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease?
- Correct answer-Lewy-Body dementia.
What does HbA1c measure? - Correct answer-The average blood glucose over the
last 3 months.
What does PCOS stand for? - Correct answer-Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
What is the name for structural protrusion? - Correct answer-Prolapse.
What is the name for prolapse? - Correct answer-Structural protrusion.
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, What is the main sign of cataracts? - Correct answer-Cloudy lens.
What is otitis media? - Correct answer-Inflammation or infection of the middle ear.
What disease has the following symptoms:
- Masklike facial expressions
- Shuffling gait
- Bradykinesia - Correct answer-Parkinson's disease.
What does BPH stand for? - Correct answer-Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy.
What is BPH? - Correct answer-Enlargement of the prostate.
What is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)? - Correct answer-Temporary decrease in
blood flow to the brain.
What is the age of onset for Multiple Sclerosis? - Correct answer-20-40.
What are some causes of a detached retina? - Correct answer-Trauma to the head,
penetrating injury, tumour.
What is dysphagia? - Correct answer-Difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphasia? - Correct answer-Difficulty speaking.
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
Answers Graded A+
What is the duration of Lantus (Glargine) insulin? - Correct answer-Long-acting.
True or false. Pill rolling and hand tremor are signs of extrapyramidal symptoms. -
Correct answer-True.
What is the normal range for WBC count? - Correct answer-4500-11000/mcL.
What is on/in a RBC? - Correct answer-Hemoglobin, iron, o2, and co2.
What does ac mean? - Correct answer-Before meals.
What are the causes of delirium? - Correct answer-Medications, infection,
dehydration.
What are signs of DVT? - Correct answer-Redness, unilateral swelling, positive
Homan's sign.
How do you find Homan's sign? - Correct answer-Dorsiflexing the foot (pulling
the foot upward toward the shin) while the knee is extended (straightened) and the
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1
,patient is lying on their back. If the patient reports pain, it is a positive Homan's
sign.
What does DVT stand for? - Correct answer-Deep vein thrombosis.
What causes DVT? - Correct answer-Inactivity
Pregnancy
Old Age
Obesity
What are the main S+S of depression in older adults? - Correct answer-Poor sleep
and decrease in short term memory.
What is tardive dyskinesia? - Correct answer-Involuntary facial movements.
What type of dementia overlaps with Alzheimer's disease and Parkinson's disease?
- Correct answer-Lewy-Body dementia.
What does HbA1c measure? - Correct answer-The average blood glucose over the
last 3 months.
What does PCOS stand for? - Correct answer-Polycystic ovarian syndrome.
What is the name for structural protrusion? - Correct answer-Prolapse.
What is the name for prolapse? - Correct answer-Structural protrusion.
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 2
, What is the main sign of cataracts? - Correct answer-Cloudy lens.
What is otitis media? - Correct answer-Inflammation or infection of the middle ear.
What disease has the following symptoms:
- Masklike facial expressions
- Shuffling gait
- Bradykinesia - Correct answer-Parkinson's disease.
What does BPH stand for? - Correct answer-Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy.
What is BPH? - Correct answer-Enlargement of the prostate.
What is a transient ischemic attack (TIA)? - Correct answer-Temporary decrease in
blood flow to the brain.
What is the age of onset for Multiple Sclerosis? - Correct answer-20-40.
What are some causes of a detached retina? - Correct answer-Trauma to the head,
penetrating injury, tumour.
What is dysphagia? - Correct answer-Difficulty swallowing.
What is dysphasia? - Correct answer-Difficulty speaking.
©COPYRIGHT 2025, ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 3
