CLINICAL LABORATORY ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
> Healthcare providers are treating a patient complaining of substernal
chest pain accompanied with nausea and one episode of vomiting. The
patient has had two cardiac stents placed within the last year. He has a
familial history of heart disease and takes a baby aspirin daily. What
information is most concerning? Answer: Recent stent placement
> The patient complains of sharp chest pain that worsens when supine. He
is bed ridden due to complications from a recent hip surgery. The patient is
tachypneic adn the ECG reveals sinus tachycardia. What is the patient's
working diagnosis? Answer: Pulmonary embolism
> A patient is a resident in an assisted-living facility to obtain physical
therapy after a knee replacement surgery. She complains of a rash that is
red and has small bumps. She has been feeling ill for several days. What is
the most likely working diagnosis? Answer: Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
> A foreign exchange university student is found by his roommate and EMS
is dispatched. The patient presents with an unusual flat red rash on his
chest and arms. He has been ill with fever, nausea, and vomiting. Physical
exam reveals stiffness of the neck. The healthcare provider will anticipate
which diagnosis? Answer: Meningitis
> Healthcare providers are treating a 49-year-old male complaining of
diffuse abdominal cramping. He has been ill with vomiting for 3 days. What
working diagnosis is most probable? Answer: Gastroenteritis
> While assessing your patient, you note he involuntarily flexes the legs in
response to flexing the neck. The patient is presenting with: Answer: A
positive Brudzinski's sign indicating possible meningitis
> Healthcare providers are assessing an obese 49-year-old who is
lethargic and has not been feeling well for several days. His family reports
QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
> Healthcare providers are treating a patient complaining of substernal
chest pain accompanied with nausea and one episode of vomiting. The
patient has had two cardiac stents placed within the last year. He has a
familial history of heart disease and takes a baby aspirin daily. What
information is most concerning? Answer: Recent stent placement
> The patient complains of sharp chest pain that worsens when supine. He
is bed ridden due to complications from a recent hip surgery. The patient is
tachypneic adn the ECG reveals sinus tachycardia. What is the patient's
working diagnosis? Answer: Pulmonary embolism
> A patient is a resident in an assisted-living facility to obtain physical
therapy after a knee replacement surgery. She complains of a rash that is
red and has small bumps. She has been feeling ill for several days. What is
the most likely working diagnosis? Answer: Methicillin-resistant
Staphylococcus aureus
> A foreign exchange university student is found by his roommate and EMS
is dispatched. The patient presents with an unusual flat red rash on his
chest and arms. He has been ill with fever, nausea, and vomiting. Physical
exam reveals stiffness of the neck. The healthcare provider will anticipate
which diagnosis? Answer: Meningitis
> Healthcare providers are treating a 49-year-old male complaining of
diffuse abdominal cramping. He has been ill with vomiting for 3 days. What
working diagnosis is most probable? Answer: Gastroenteritis
> While assessing your patient, you note he involuntarily flexes the legs in
response to flexing the neck. The patient is presenting with: Answer: A
positive Brudzinski's sign indicating possible meningitis
> Healthcare providers are assessing an obese 49-year-old who is
lethargic and has not been feeling well for several days. His family reports
