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NUR-634 MIDTERM EXAM MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
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A patient with lupus who comes in with a dark red raised rash on her legs or
trunk; what do you suspect? CORRECT ANSWER That is related to her lupus
and is an expected finding
What is the DIAPERS mnemonic related to urinary incontinence CORRECT
ANSWER a. Delirium
b. Infection
c. Atrophy
d. Pharmaceuticals
e. Excess urine output
f. Restricted mobility
g. Stool impaction
If a patient has pain with active range of motion, and none with passive range of
motion, what do you suspect?
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CORRECT ANSWER Extraarticular origin
Jaundice that we know is related to hepatitis, what are some questions that we
want to ask the patient in order to figure out what type of hepatitis they have?
CORRECT ANSWER a. Do you have a history of IV drug use?
b. Did you travel outside the US?
c. Are you a healthcare worker?
d. Are you a daycare worker? (Hepatitis A)
A patient comes in with an itchy rash that is all over the joints that bend, going
on for several years, better in the summer and worse in the winter; what do you
suspect? CORRECT ANSWER Psoriasis
If you palpated a pulsatile mass over the abdomen, what type of test would you
want? CORRECT ANSWER Ultrasound
If you point your pen light in one eyeball and the other pupil constricts, that is
due to what? CORRECT ANSWER Accommodation
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A patient comes in with complaints of coughing up small amounts of red blood;
what DDx do you consider? CORRECT ANSWER a.
Hemoptysis
b. Upper GI bleed
If a patient is repeating themselves over and over again, what do we say they
are doing? CORRECT ANSWER Perseverating
If a geriatric patient that you are able to palpate an abdominal mass, midline, in
the suprapubic region; he does say that it's tender...what do you think?
CORRECT ANSWER Urinary retention/full bladder
A seizure that is common in younger kids where they just stare off into space;
what is that called? CORRECT ANSWER Absent seizure
What do I do to a patient to confirm a diagnosis of claudication? CORRECT
ANSWER Raise their leg for 2 minutes and if their foot displays pallor, then that
is consistent with claudication (think pain, pallor, and pulses)
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Patient has painful ulcerations of the ankle, and the patient also has a lot of
discoloration; what do you suspect is happening?
CORRECT ANSWER Venous stasis
Patient presents with a tremor that gets worse as they get closer to their target;
what is this called? CORRECT ANSWER Intention tremor
If you have a patient who has a full thickness area on the sacrum that is 5 cm in
diameter; you will stage this ulcer as?
CORRECT ANSWER Stage 3 (< 6 cm and no mention of bone)
The patient presents with a thickening of their conjunctiva on the outer surface
of the cornea; what do you suspect?
CORRECT ANSWER Pterygium
NUR-634 MIDTERM EXAM MOST TESTED QUESTIONS
ANDANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE ALREADY GRADED A+
INSTANT PDF DOWNLOAD
A patient with lupus who comes in with a dark red raised rash on her legs or
trunk; what do you suspect? CORRECT ANSWER That is related to her lupus
and is an expected finding
What is the DIAPERS mnemonic related to urinary incontinence CORRECT
ANSWER a. Delirium
b. Infection
c. Atrophy
d. Pharmaceuticals
e. Excess urine output
f. Restricted mobility
g. Stool impaction
If a patient has pain with active range of motion, and none with passive range of
motion, what do you suspect?
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CORRECT ANSWER Extraarticular origin
Jaundice that we know is related to hepatitis, what are some questions that we
want to ask the patient in order to figure out what type of hepatitis they have?
CORRECT ANSWER a. Do you have a history of IV drug use?
b. Did you travel outside the US?
c. Are you a healthcare worker?
d. Are you a daycare worker? (Hepatitis A)
A patient comes in with an itchy rash that is all over the joints that bend, going
on for several years, better in the summer and worse in the winter; what do you
suspect? CORRECT ANSWER Psoriasis
If you palpated a pulsatile mass over the abdomen, what type of test would you
want? CORRECT ANSWER Ultrasound
If you point your pen light in one eyeball and the other pupil constricts, that is
due to what? CORRECT ANSWER Accommodation
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A patient comes in with complaints of coughing up small amounts of red blood;
what DDx do you consider? CORRECT ANSWER a.
Hemoptysis
b. Upper GI bleed
If a patient is repeating themselves over and over again, what do we say they
are doing? CORRECT ANSWER Perseverating
If a geriatric patient that you are able to palpate an abdominal mass, midline, in
the suprapubic region; he does say that it's tender...what do you think?
CORRECT ANSWER Urinary retention/full bladder
A seizure that is common in younger kids where they just stare off into space;
what is that called? CORRECT ANSWER Absent seizure
What do I do to a patient to confirm a diagnosis of claudication? CORRECT
ANSWER Raise their leg for 2 minutes and if their foot displays pallor, then that
is consistent with claudication (think pain, pallor, and pulses)
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Patient has painful ulcerations of the ankle, and the patient also has a lot of
discoloration; what do you suspect is happening?
CORRECT ANSWER Venous stasis
Patient presents with a tremor that gets worse as they get closer to their target;
what is this called? CORRECT ANSWER Intention tremor
If you have a patient who has a full thickness area on the sacrum that is 5 cm in
diameter; you will stage this ulcer as?
CORRECT ANSWER Stage 3 (< 6 cm and no mention of bone)
The patient presents with a thickening of their conjunctiva on the outer surface
of the cornea; what do you suspect?
CORRECT ANSWER Pterygium
