CEA PRECLINICAL EXAM 2026 WITH
100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
Your 22-year-old male patient states during his review of
systems that his scrotum is very enlarged and feels like it is full
of a powerlifter and works as a trash collector. Which of the
following diagnoses do you suspect the patient likely has? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Varicocele
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable
in healthy adults when positioned in the supine or left lateral
decubitus position. Which one of the following locations is most
commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Left 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
A 40-year-old female, African American patient presents for
history and physical. Upon your initial assessment, you notice
she has severe exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of
the following diagnoses below would be the highest on your
differential diagnosis of this physical examination finding? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Hyperthyroidism
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen
by pulmonology and has undergone a pulmonary function test
(PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare
provider, you have been asked to explain the findings of the PFT
to the patient in a follow-up visit, at which time the patient asks
what the study was evaluating. To describe the PFT to the
patient in more useful terms, you state that the large inspiration
,of air to the furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish,
followed by a full exhalation, is referred to as which of the
following measurements during the PFT? - Precise Answer
✔✔Forced vital capacity
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the
following might you expect to find during an examination? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Low body temperature
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes
Mellitus type 2 should include which of the following while
evaluating for end-organ dysfunction of the disease? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Renal function panel
Urinalysis
Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options
During your visit with a 19-year-old patient for a college health
physical, your health history includes a diagnosis of
angioedema. Which of the following parts of the body was
likely involved? - Precise Answer ✔✔Face and lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous
and likely due to prolonged exposure to UV-B? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Actinic keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of
the following represents a suspicious finding? - Precise Answer
✔✔Irregular borders
,Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation,
weight gain, and anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical
depression, you anticipate the patient will benefit from treating
their underlying deficit of which of the following
neurotransmitters? - Precise Answer ✔✔Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive
patient you are seeing should be evaluated for early evidence of
renal damage from both diabetes and hypertension. Which of the
following assessment tools should the nurse practitioner order
first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction secondary to
diabetes or hypertension? - Precise Answer ✔✔Urinalysis with
micro/macro albumin
While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health
visit, you auscultate crackles in the posterolateral left lower lobe
and have the patient cough. Follow-up auscultation reveals clear
breath sounds. Which one of the following would you suspect? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Atelectasis- condition where one or more
areas of the lungs collapse or don't inflate properly, leading to
reduced oxygen levels in the blood
Your 39-year-old patient, who has recently been hospitalized for
an appendectomy, is being seen in your clinic for post-operative
follow-up with primary care. On assessment, the patient
complains of some incisional pain, and otherwise examination is
standard, with the exception of dull percussion sounds noted on
the thorax over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses
would be explained by this finding in a post-operative patient? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Atelectasis
, You are evaluating a 41-year-old female patient in your clinic
with symptoms of right upper quadrant pain that worsens with
deep breathing. The patient exhibits a positive Murphy sign.
These findings are most consistent with which one of the
following? - Precise Answer ✔✔Cholecystitis- inflammation of
the gallbladder
In educating your patient about the non-pharmacologic
management of gastroesophageal reflux disease, you include
teaching to the patient that their heartburn is aggravated by al of
the following except which one? - Precise Answer ✔✔Gastric
dumping, or increased emptying into the small intestines
The patient is experiencing acute closed angle glaucoma. Which
of the following examination findings by the nurse practitioner
is most consistent with their diagnosis? - Precise Answer
✔✔Increase in intraocular pressure
While managing the care of the patient with chronic alcoholism,
the nurse practitioner would likely anticipate which findings on
the CBC with differential? - Precise Answer ✔✔Elevated MCV
and MCH
MCV- Measures the average size or volume of RBC
MCH- measure the average amount of HBG in a single red
blood cell
The nurse practitioner is caring for a patient with an elevated
WBC, fever, chills, and malaise. When developing a differential
diagnosis for this finding, which of the following is not a
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Your 22-year-old male patient states during his review of
systems that his scrotum is very enlarged and feels like it is full
of a powerlifter and works as a trash collector. Which of the
following diagnoses do you suspect the patient likely has? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Varicocele
The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable
in healthy adults when positioned in the supine or left lateral
decubitus position. Which one of the following locations is most
commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Left 5th intercostal space midclavicular line
A 40-year-old female, African American patient presents for
history and physical. Upon your initial assessment, you notice
she has severe exophthalmos as pictured below. Which one of
the following diagnoses below would be the highest on your
differential diagnosis of this physical examination finding? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Hyperthyroidism
Your patient with a suspected diagnosis of COPD has been seen
by pulmonology and has undergone a pulmonary function test
(PFT) with spirometry. As the patient's primary healthcare
provider, you have been asked to explain the findings of the PFT
to the patient in a follow-up visit, at which time the patient asks
what the study was evaluating. To describe the PFT to the
patient in more useful terms, you state that the large inspiration
,of air to the furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish,
followed by a full exhalation, is referred to as which of the
following measurements during the PFT? - Precise Answer
✔✔Forced vital capacity
Your patient has a diagnosis of Addison's disease. Which of the
following might you expect to find during an examination? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Low body temperature
The nurse practitioner's evaluation of a patient with Diabetes
Mellitus type 2 should include which of the following while
evaluating for end-organ dysfunction of the disease? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Renal function panel
Urinalysis
Non-dilated eye exam
D -All of these are appropriate options
During your visit with a 19-year-old patient for a college health
physical, your health history includes a diagnosis of
angioedema. Which of the following parts of the body was
likely involved? - Precise Answer ✔✔Face and lips
Which of the following dermatologic lesions is precancerous
and likely due to prolonged exposure to UV-B? - Precise
Answer ✔✔Actinic keratosis
Based on your evaluation of ABCDE for melanoma, which of
the following represents a suspicious finding? - Precise Answer
✔✔Irregular borders
,Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation,
weight gain, and anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical
depression, you anticipate the patient will benefit from treating
their underlying deficit of which of the following
neurotransmitters? - Precise Answer ✔✔Serotonin
As a prudent nurse practitioner, the diabetic, hypertensive
patient you are seeing should be evaluated for early evidence of
renal damage from both diabetes and hypertension. Which of the
following assessment tools should the nurse practitioner order
first for the evaluation of early renal dysfunction secondary to
diabetes or hypertension? - Precise Answer ✔✔Urinalysis with
micro/macro albumin
While evaluating a patient in your clinic for a routine health
visit, you auscultate crackles in the posterolateral left lower lobe
and have the patient cough. Follow-up auscultation reveals clear
breath sounds. Which one of the following would you suspect? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Atelectasis- condition where one or more
areas of the lungs collapse or don't inflate properly, leading to
reduced oxygen levels in the blood
Your 39-year-old patient, who has recently been hospitalized for
an appendectomy, is being seen in your clinic for post-operative
follow-up with primary care. On assessment, the patient
complains of some incisional pain, and otherwise examination is
standard, with the exception of dull percussion sounds noted on
the thorax over lung tissue. Which of the following diagnoses
would be explained by this finding in a post-operative patient? -
Precise Answer ✔✔Atelectasis
, You are evaluating a 41-year-old female patient in your clinic
with symptoms of right upper quadrant pain that worsens with
deep breathing. The patient exhibits a positive Murphy sign.
These findings are most consistent with which one of the
following? - Precise Answer ✔✔Cholecystitis- inflammation of
the gallbladder
In educating your patient about the non-pharmacologic
management of gastroesophageal reflux disease, you include
teaching to the patient that their heartburn is aggravated by al of
the following except which one? - Precise Answer ✔✔Gastric
dumping, or increased emptying into the small intestines
The patient is experiencing acute closed angle glaucoma. Which
of the following examination findings by the nurse practitioner
is most consistent with their diagnosis? - Precise Answer
✔✔Increase in intraocular pressure
While managing the care of the patient with chronic alcoholism,
the nurse practitioner would likely anticipate which findings on
the CBC with differential? - Precise Answer ✔✔Elevated MCV
and MCH
MCV- Measures the average size or volume of RBC
MCH- measure the average amount of HBG in a single red
blood cell
The nurse practitioner is caring for a patient with an elevated
WBC, fever, chills, and malaise. When developing a differential
diagnosis for this finding, which of the following is not a
