NGR 6619-Exam #2 Barkley Review-comprehensive-2022
Answers and Rationales on the last pages
1) A fire fighter is rushed to your emergency clinic because he was burned during training. His glove slipped off during a
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NGR 6619-Exam #2 Barkley Review-comprehensive-2022
Answers and Rationales on the last pages
1) A fire fighter is rushed to your emergency clinic because he was burned during training. His glove slipped off during an exercise, and his hand now appears leathery and pearly. Which of the following type of burns should the patient is charted?
a) Fourth degree.
b) First degree.
c) Second degree.
d) Third degree
2) Charlie 66 years old, come to the emergency room with complaints of abdominal pain above his “belly button” According to Charlie’s medical history, he had surgery for a pelvic hernia last month. Upon physical examination, the NP notes that the patient’s abdomen is minimally distended, and high-pitched bowel tinkling; bowel sounds are heard upon auscultation. The NP suspects a distal small bowel obstruction. What additional findings would support this suspicion?
a) Profuse vomiting.
b) Episodic vomiting.
c) Variable upon abdominal pain.
d) Dehydration.
3) To help diagnose meningitis in a patient, a test of Kernig’s sign must be performed. What is the appropriate maneuver in regards to the sign?
a) Supine position with legs straight out.
b) Prone position with the legs flexed.
c) Supine position with knees and hips flexed.
d) Prone position with legs straight up.
4) Sam, 81 years old complaining of increased frequency of his urination and pain. He assures that it is not a transmitted disease as he has been married to the same women for 55 years. You suspect Benign Prostate Hypertrophy (BPH). Your perform a prostate specific antigen and it shows elevated results. What is the next step to take to confirm the condition?
a) MRI.
b) CT.
c) Transrectal Ultrasond.
d) Serum BUN.
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