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NSG6020 Final Exam Questions And Correct AnswersA+ Graded 2025-2026
Heberden's nodes are most commonly associated with which one of the following
diseases? - Answer Degenerative joint disease
You are beginning the evaluation of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher. You have already
gathered that she came to the office for the evaluation of fatigue, weight gain, and hair
loss. You are fairly certain that she has hypothyroidism. What would you expect the
patient's skin to be in regards to moisture and texture with hypothyroidism? Answer dry
and rough
You are examining a patient with joint pain and trying to ascertain whether this is due to
an inflammatory or noninflammatory process. Among the choices below, which
symptom would you find most indicative of an inflammatory process? ANSWER
Tenderness
A 68-year-old retired farmer presents to your office for evaluation of a skin lesion. You
note, on the right temporal area of the forehead, a flattened papule the same color as
his skin, covered by a dry scale that is round and feels hard. He has several more of
these scattered on the forehead, arms and legs. Based on this description, what is your
most likely diagnosis? - Answer actinic keratosis
A 28-year-old graduate student comes to your office for an evaluation of pain "all over."
With further questioning, she is able to relate that the pain is worse in the neck,
shoulders, hands, low back and knees. She denies any swelling of her joints. She states
that the pain is worse in the morning. There is no limitation in her range of motion. She is
found to have multiple tender points over the muscles of neck, shoulder and back which
are tender to palpation on physical examination. The muscular strength and range of
motion is normal. Which of the following is likely to be a cause of her pain?
-AnswerFibromyalgia
A new patient presents with complaints of intense pruritus that is worse at night.
Several of his family members have similar complaints. Examination reveals areas of
, excoriated papules in several of the interdigital webs of both hands and on the axillae.
This finding is most consistent with: - Answer Scabies
A 55-year-old obese woman who had her menarche at age 16 and menopause 2 years
ago is concerned because an aunt of hers had severe osteoporosis. Which one of the
following is a risk factor for the development of osteoporosis? -Answer Delayed
menarche
Ms Whiting is a 68-year-old woman who comes in for her routine follow-up visit. You
notice that there are a few flat red and purple lesions, about 6 centimeters in diameter,
on the ulnar aspects of her forearms but nowhere else. She doesn't say anything about
them. They are tender to your examination. What to do? - Response Ask how she
acquired them.
A 58-year-old male presents to your office with complaints of bilateral back pain that
now awakens him at night. This has been steadily increasing for the past 2 months.
Which one of the following is the most reassuring in this patient with back pain? -
Answer Pain that is bilateral
The Phalen's test is used to assess: - Answer inflammation of the median nerve
Which of the following would make you suspect a hydrocele vs. other causes of scrotal
swelling? A. A positive transillumination test
You are examining a newborn and note that the right testicle is not in the scrotum. What
do you do next? Attempt to express the testis from the inguinal canal
A 50 yr old truck driver comes to your clinic for a work physical. He has had no
complaints of his upper respiratory, cardiac, pulmonary, gastrointestinal, urinary, or
musculoskeletal systems. His only significant past medical history involves mild arthritis
and prior knee surgery while in college. He is a married man who recently changed jobs
and began working for a different trucking company. He smokes one pack of cigarettes
daily, consumes less than six beers a week, and denies the use of any illegal drugs. His
mother has hypertension and arthritis, and his father died of lung cancer in his sixties.
His examination reveals a blood pressure of 130/80 and pulse of 80. Cardiac, lung, and
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