Question 1

A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky,

brown-colored urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain what

causes it. What explanation by the professional is best?

Selected Answer: Presence of red blood cells

• Question 2

Cystic fibrosis is characterized by which symptom?

Selected Answer: Excessive mucus production

• Question 3

What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing

spondylitis (AS)?

Selected Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae

• Question 4

Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information?

Selected Answer: Lateral spinothalamic

• Question 5

Parents bring their 1-year-old child to the emergency department, reporting

that the child has been irritable and pounding on her head, has projectile

vomiting, and seems very sleepy for most of the last 3 days. What diagnostic

testing does the healthcare professional prepare the child and parents for as

the priority?

Selected Answer: Lumbar puncture with CSF cultures

• Question 6

A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the

healthcare professional assess the patient?

Selected Answer: History of traumatic event

• Question 7

A newborn baby displays jaundice 20 hours after birth. What action by the

healthcare professional is most appropriate?

Selected Answer: Draw blood to measure total bilirubin.

• Question 8

Local signs and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are

a result of what?

Selected Answer: Pressure and obstruction

• Question 9

Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease?

Selected Answer: Heads of the femur

• Question 10

A patient has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) and

asks the healthcare professional to describe it. What description by the

professional is most accurate?

Selected Answer: ALL is a progressive neoplasm defined by the presence of

greater than 30% lymphoblasts in the bone marrow or blood.

• Question 11

A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare

professional advise the parents about?

Selected Answer: A sweat test

• Question 12 1

A healthcare professional is educating a community men's group on

symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). The professional relates

that most symptoms are a result of which pathophysiologic condition?

Selected Answer: Compression of the urethra

• Question 13

A patient in the healthcare clinic reports fatigue, weakness, and dyspnea, as

well as pale conjunctiva of the eyes and brittle, concave nails. What

assessment by the healthcare professional is most appropriate for the

suspected anemia?

Selected Answer: Oral mucus membranes and tongue

• Question 14

Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type

of cancer?

Selected Answer: Vaginal cancer

• Question 15

 A healthcare professional is caring for a patient diagnosed with aphasia.

What action by the professional would be best in working with this patient?

Selected Answer: Provide speech therapy.

• Question 16

What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer?

Selected Answer: Firm, nontender testicular mass

• Question 17 

A person has been diagnosed with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that is

positive for the Philadelphia chromosome. What statement by the healthcare

professional is most appropriate?

Selected Answer: 1cWe are planning to get your disease in remission,

but it will be hard. 1d

• Question 18

The healthcare professional directs a student to assess a teen who has

Osgood-Schlatter disease. What assessment finding does the student

anticipate for this disorder?

Selected Answer: Tendinitis of the anterior patellar tendon

• Question 19