NR511 Final Exam Questions And Answers
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Janet is a 30 year old woman who has been recently diagnosed with a herniated disc at the level of L5-
S1. She is currently in the emergency room with suspician of cauda equna compression. Which of the
following is a sign or symptom of cauda equina compression?
a. gastrocnemius weakness
b. reduced or absent ankle refles
c. numbness of the lateral foot
d. paresthesia of the perineum and buttocks Answer: d. paresthesia of the perineum and buttocks
The patient has acute pancreatitis with 7 of the diagnostic criteria from Ranson's Criteria. In order to
plan care, the clinician understands that this criteria score has which of the following meanings?
a. a high mortality rate
b. an increased chance of recurrence
c. 7% chance of the disease becoming chronic
d. all of the above Answer: a. a high mortality 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 more aggressive with Reuben's medications
,d. the eradication of the HIV Answer: a. a favorable diagnostic trend
Which is the differentiating symptom mbetween labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis?
a. symptoms with vestibular neuritis are usually acute in onset, whereas with labyrinthitis the onet is
more gradual
b. hearing loss may be associated with vestibular neuritis, but not with labyrinthitis
c. symptoms with labyrinthitis are usually acute in onset, ,whereas with vesticular neuritis the onset is
more gradual
d. hearing loss may be associated with labyrinthitis ,but not with vestibular neuritis. Answer: d.
hearing loss may be associated with labyrinthitis ,but not with vestibular neuritis.
A 27 year old female presents with a chief complaint of burning and pain on urination. She has no
previous history of urinary tract infection. what are some additional symptoms consistant with a
diagnosis of lower UTI?
a. back and abdominal pain
b. fever, chills, costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
c. blood in urine and frequency
d. foul-smelling discharge, perineal itch Answer: c. blood in urine and frequency
The differential diagnosis for vertigo can be classified into which of the following categories:
a. peripheral vestibular disease
b. CNS disorders
c. Systemic disorders
d. all of the above Answer: d. all of the above
, Sam is a 25-year-old man who has been diagnosed with low back strain based on his history of localized
low back pain and muscle spasm along with a normal neurological examination. As the clinician, you
explain to Sam that low back pain is a diagnosis of exclusion. Which of the following symptoms would
alert the clinician to the more serious finding of a herniated nucleus pulposus or ruptured disc?
a. morning stiffness and limited mobility of the lumbar spine
b. unilateral radicular pain symptoms that extend below the knee and are equal to or greater than the
back pain
c. Fever, chills, and elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate
d. pathologic fractures, severe night pain, weight loss and fatigue Answer: b. unilateral radicular
pain symptoms that extend below the knee and are equal to or greater than the back pain
Preceptors must always see the patients that the students see in the clinical setting
a. true
b. false Answer: a. true
An 82 year old man is seen in the primary care office with complaints of dribbling urine and difficulty
starting his stream. Which of the following should be included in the list of differentials?
a. BPH
b. Prostate cancer
c. UTI
d. all of the above Answer: d. all of the above
Which causes the greatest percentage of mammalian bites?
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