,10/25/24, 1:20 PM NU 518 EXAM 2 |2024-2025 UPDATE | COMPREHENSIVE MOST FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED …
A 38-year-old B
accountant comes to
your clinic for evaluation
of a headache. The
throbbing sensation is
located in the right
temporal region and is an
8 on a scale of 1 to 10. It
started a few hours ago,
and she has noted
nausea with sensitivity to
light; she has had
headaches like this in the
past, usually less than
one per week, but not as
severe. She does not
know of any inciting
factors. There has been
no change in the
frequency of her
headaches. She usually
takes an over the-counter
analgesic, and this results
in resolution of the
headache. Based on this
description, what is the
most likely diagnosis of
the type of headache?
A) Tension
B) Migraine
C) Cluster
D) Analgesic rebound
,10/25/24, 1:20 PM NU 518 EXAM 2 |2024-2025 UPDATE | COMPREHENSIVE MOST FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED …
A 29-year-old computer A
programmer comes to
your office for evaluation
of a headache. The
tightening sensation is
located all over the head
and is of moderate
intensity. It used to last
minutes, but this time it
has lasted for 5 days. He
denies photophobia and
nausea. He spends
several hours each day at
a computer
monitor/keyboard. He
has tried over-the-
counter medication; it
has dulled the pain but
not taken it away. Based
on this description, what
is your
most likely diagnosis?
A) Tension
B) Migraine
C) Cluster
D) Analgesic rebound
Which of the following is A
a symptom involving the
eye?
A) Scotomas
B) Tinnitus
C) Dysphagia
D) Rhinorrhea
, 10/25/24, 1:20 PM NU 518 EXAM 2 |2024-2025 UPDATE | COMPREHENSIVE MOST FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED …
A 49-year-old A
administrative assistant
comes to your office for
evaluation of dizziness.
You elicit the information
that the dizziness is a
spinning sensation of
sudden onset, worse with
head position changes.
The episodes last a few
seconds and then go
away, and they are
accompanied by intense
nausea. She has vomited
one time. She denies
tinnitus. You perform a
physical examination of
the head and neck and
note that the patient's
hearing is intact to Weber
and Rinne and that there
is nystagmus. Her gait is
normal. Based on this
description, what is the
most likely diagnosis?
A) Benign positional
vertigo
B) Vestibular neuronitis
C) Ménière's disease
D) Acoustic neuroma
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