Number of Questions: 1 – 101
Questions
- Question: A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache. To assess for sinus tenderness you should palpate over the:
- Question: When are open-ended questions generally most useful?
- Question: Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia?
- Question: You are planning to palpate the abdomen of your patient. Which part of the examiner’s hand is best for palpating vibration?
- Question: Nuchal rigidity is most commonly associated with:
- Question: When you are questioning a patient regarding alcohol intake, she tells you that she is only a social drinker. Which initial response is appropriate?
- Question: Pigmented, raised, warty lesions over the face and trunk should be assessed by an experienced practitioner who can distinguish:
- Question: As part of your health promotion education for a new patient, you explain that the risk factors for skin cancer include:
- Question: To approximate vocal frequencies, which tuning fork should be used to assess hearing?
- Question: Tuning forks with a frequency of 500 to 1000 Hz are most commonly used to measure:
- Question: Mr. Abdul is a 40-year-old Middle Eastern man who presents to the office for a first visit with the complaint of new abdominal pain. You are concerned about violating a cultural prohibition when you prepare to do his rectal examination. The best tactic would be to:
- Question: The term denoting the caregiver’s need to do no harm to the patient is:
- Question: Which of the following organs is part of the alimentary tract?
- Question: Mr. Walters, a 32-year-old patient, tells you that his ears are “stopped up.” An objective assessment of this complaint is achieved by using the:
- Question: Mr. Kevin Marks is a new health care provider. What is the best method to develop cultural competence?
- Question: When assessing abdominal pain in a college-age woman, one must include:
- Question: A college student comes to the student health center complaining of difficulty in concentrating during class and while studying. The diet that would contribute to this problem is one that consumes mostly:
- Question: Tympanic thermometers measure body temperature when a probe is placed:
- Question: Inspection of the abdomen should begin with the patient supine and the examiner:
- Question: Mr. Jones is a 45-year-old patient who presents for a physical examination. On examination, you note costochondral beading, enlarged skull, and bowed legs and diagnose him with rickets. A deficiency of which fat-soluble micronutrient can result in rickets?
- Question: Mr. Williams, age 25, has recovered recently from an upper and lower respiratory infection. He describes a long-standing nasal dripping. He is seeking treatment
for a mild hearing loss that has not gone away. Information concerning his chronic postnasal drip should be documented within which section of his history?
- Question: Brittle nails are typical findings in:
- Question: Small, minute bruises are called:
- Question: The position on a clock, topographic notations, and anatomic landmarks:
- Question: Before performing an abdominal examination, the examiner should:
- Question: Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have presented to the office with their infant son with complaints of ear drainage. When examining an infant’s middle ear, the nurse should use one hand to stabilize the otoscope against the head while using the other hand to:
- Question: In issues surrounding ethical decision making, beneficence refers to the:
- Question: The most common form of birth trauma of the scalp is:
- Question: A 17-year-old girl presents to the clinic for a sports physical. Physical examination findings reveal bradycardia, multiple erosions of tooth enamel, and scars on her knuckles. She appears healthy otherwise. You should ask her if she:
- Question: Expected hair distribution changes in older adults include:
- Question: Periods of silence during the interview can serve important purposes, such as:
- Question: A guideline for history taking is for caregivers to:
- Question: Mrs. Webb is a 38-year-old patient who has been changing her lifestyle to eat in a healthy way and lose weight. During your health promotion education regarding her nutritional status, you explain the function of dietary protein as:………..