Question 1. A child with acute poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis is voiding smoky, brown-colored
urine and asks the healthcare professional to explain
... [Show More] what causes it. What explanation by the
professional is best? Selected Answer: Presence of red blood cells. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 2. Cystic fibrosisis characterized by which symptom? Selected Answer: Excessive mucus
production. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 3. What is the primary pathologic alteration resulting from ankylosing spondylitis (AS)?
Selected Answer: Inflammation of fibrocartilaginous joints of the vertebrae. 1 out of 1 point. Question 4.
Which spinal tract carries the most nociceptive information? Selected Answer: Lateral spinothalamic. 1
out of 1 point.
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. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 6. A patient reports frequent nightmares. For which of these should the healthcare
professional, assess the patient? Selected Answer: History of traumatic event. 1 out of 1 point.
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. 1 out of 1
point.
Question 8. Localsigns and symptoms of Hodgkin disease-related lymphadenopathy are a result of
what? Selected Answer: Pressure and obstruction. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 9. Which bones are affected in Legg-Calvé-Perthes disease? Selected Answer: Heads of the
femur. 1 out of 1 point.
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. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 11. A newborn has meconium ileus. What diagnostic test does the healthcare professional
advise the parents about? Selected Answer: A sweat test. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 12. 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. 1 out of 1 point.
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. 1
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Question 14. Prenatal exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES) can result in which type of cancer? Selected
Answer: Vaginal cancer. 1 out of 1 point.
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. 1 out
of 1 point.
Question 16. What are the clinical manifestations of testicular cancer? Selected Answer: Firm, nontender
testicular mass. 1 out of 1 point.
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: We are planning to get your disease in remission, but it will be hard. 1 out of 1 point.
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. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 19. Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma?
Selected Answer: An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial
hyperreactivity, and inflammation. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 20. A healthcare professional is reviewing a patient's laboratory results and sees that the
patient has a low reticulocyte count and a high iron level. Which type of anemia does the professional
associate these findings with? Selected Answer: Folate deficiency anemia. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 21. What directly causes ovulation during the menstrual cycle? Selected Answer: Sudden
increase of LH. 1 out of 1 point.
Question 22. A patient has been hospitalized for a large deep vein thrombosis and states he is the third
person in his family to have this condition in the last 2 years. What response by the healthcare
professional is most appropriate? Selected Answer: We can test your blood for factor V Leiden. 1 out of 1 [Show Less]