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CEA EXAM / NR 575 CEA EXAM ACTUAL EXAM LATEST 2025 /2026 COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (CORRECT VERIFIED SOLUTIONS) A NEW UPDATED VERSION |ALREADY GRADED A+ (BRAND NEW!!) APPROVED CEA EXAM While assessing the 19 year old patient for a new onset cough, the nurse practitioner may inspect, auscultate, palpate, and/or percuss. How does performing percussion of the thorax assist the provider during the physical examination? *To assist with the confirmation of cardiac origin of angina. *To assess for deep-seated lesion and tumors. *To assess for any pain or discomfort prior to palpitation of the chest wall. *To identify if underlying tissue are air-filled, fluid-filled or consolidated Answer- To identify if underlying tissue are air-filled, fluid- filled or consolidated Your 42 year old male patient has been referred to your clinic for establishing care and on his intake survey, you note he has documented diagnosis of interstitial lung disease. You have decided to perform a diaphragmatic excursion test on the patient.
Which one of the following results would you expect to see in this patient? *Approximately equal level of change in the descent of the diaphragm bilaterally during maximal inspiration and expiration. with a decreased overall inspiratory capacity. *Ascension of 8-12 inches of the diaphragm noted bilaterally on expiration, though often much less on the right side due to the location of the heart and great vessels. *Much greater descent of the diaphragm on the right side due to the liver present (two-three times larger). *Absent or no change in movement of the diaphragm noted between full inspiration and full expiration measurement. Answer- Approximately equal level of change in the descent of the diaphragm bilaterally during maximal inspiration and expiration. with a decreased overall inspiratory capacity Your 50 year old Caucasian male patient has not seen a primary care giver in 20+ years and is here for a history and physical examination. While examining the head and face, you see your patient has nonpitting periorbital edema, particularly underneath their eyes and very dry, thinned hair, including the lateral third of eyebrows (as pictured below: Sparse hairline, thin lateral eyebrows, Periobital edema). Which one of the folowing would you expect to cause this finding?
provider, you have been asked to explain the findings of the PFT to the patient in a follow-up visit at which time the patient asks what the study was evaluating. To describe the PFT to the patient in more useful terms, you state that the large inspiration of air to the furthest extent they could reasonably accomplish followed by a full exhalation is referred to as which of the following measurements during the PFT? *Forced Expiratory Volume over 1 second (FEV1). *Functional Reserve Capacity. *Inspiratory Reserve *Forced Vital Capacity. Answer- Forced Vital Capacity. Your 32 year old female patient presented for a routine health exam states they have a diagnoses of hyperthyroidism by another provider a year ago. In addition to evaluation with TSH and T labwork, which of the following represent typical signs of hyperthyroidism expected on your exam of this patient? *Hypersomnia *Tachycardia. *Lethargy.
*Recent unplanned weight gain. Answer- Tachycardia The nurse practitioner's evaluation of apatient with Diabetes Mellitus type 2 should include which of the folowing while evaluating for end organ dysfunction of the disease? *Renal function panel. *Urinalysis. *Non-dilated eye exam. *All of these are appropriate options. Answer- All of these are appropriate options. Your patient with a diagnosis of autoimmune hepatitis is being seen in your clinic for routine liver serology and follow-up examination. Which of the following correctly identifies the normal liver span when percussing the liver of a HEALTHY adult?
of abdominal pain and a history of intermittent heartburn and spicy food intolerance, as well as anxiety due to his college athletic performance. You have a concern the patient may have a perforated gastric ulcer and is experiencing peritonitis. Which of the following exam findings is NOT supportive of this diagnosis? *Guarding. *Rebound tenderness. *Absence of pain with withdrawal of palpation. *Rigidity. ?Absence of pain with withdrawal of palpation. Your 22 year old male patient states during his review of systems that his scrotum is very enlarged and feels like it is full a powerlifter and works as a trash collector. You suspect the patient likely has which of the following diagnoses? *Varicocele *Meningocele *Rectocele. *Hydrocele.
Answer-Varicocele During a post-hospital discharge visit, you notice your 71 year old female patient has been diagnosed with a "new murmur" found by the hospitalist during their recent hospitalization for CHF exacerbation. In evaluating the patient, during which phase of the cardiac cycle would you anticipate auscultation of a S3 or S4 heart sound? *Diastole *53 in systole while S4 in diastole *Systole *S4 in diastole while S3 in systole Diastole The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is MOST often palpable in healthy adults when positioned in the supine or left lateral decubitus position. Which one of the following locations is most commonly described as the PMI in a healthy adult? *Left 2nd intercostal space, midaxillary line. *Left 5th intercostal space, midclavicular line. *Right 4th intercostal space, midaxillary line. *Right 2nd intercostal space, midclavicular line.
*Prescribe aspirin 81mg PO daily *Refer to cardiology for angiography
- Check for thyroid dysfunction Check for thyroid dysfunction While examining a 53 year old female patient, you auscultate abnormal breath sounds over all fields, and now assess transmission of voice sounds by having the patient say "ee" while auscultating the chest with the diaphragm of your stethoscope. Normally, you should auscultate a muffled "e" sound, however, you hear hear a nasally "a" sound. Which one of the following will you document is present? *Positive stereognosis. *Positive for egophony. *Negative for bronchophony. *Negative for egophony Positive for egophony
Your 22 year old female patient is seeing you for complaints of sinus pressure and congestion. Which one of the following sinuses should be palpated during your examination? *Mandibular *Ethmoid *Sphenoid *Frontal Frontal Your 49 year old male patient presents with weight loss, night sweats, anhedonia, and a CXR showing profoundly enlarged hilar adenopathy. Based on these findings, a diagnosis of lymphoma would be in your working differential. Which one of the following assessment findings when palpating lymph nodes would be INCONSISTENT with this diagnosis? *Hard nodes. *Fixed nodes. *Stationary or not moveable with palpation. *Non-tender, minimally palpable anterior cervical chain node palpation. Non-tender, minimally palpable anterior cervical chain node palpation.
*Normal convergence test ? Your late adolescent female patient presents with a history of heavy menses and pale conjunctiva. Your review of systems is fairly unremarkable other than she lives in a house built in 1965, has an unrestricted diet, and her family heredity si Italian. She denies any history of chronic health conditions. Initial CBC with differential shows a microcytic hypochromic anemia which has not yet been diagnosed or treated and the red cell distribution width (RDW) is elevated at 15%. Based on the most common cause of microcytic hypochromic anemia, which of the following labs will you order first? *B12 and Folate *Gel Electrophoresis *Serum Lead *TIBC and Ferritin TIBC and Ferritin A patient of Mediterranean descent who presents with microcytic anemia with normal red cell distribution width
should be evaluated using gel electrophoresis to confirm which of the following types of anemia? *Aplastic *Thalassemia *Iron deficiency...NOT THIS ONE *Pernicious ? The 43 year old male patient with macrocytic anemia should be evaluated for which of the following lab levels to help narrow down the etiology? *Vitamin B *Lead level *Ferritin....NOT THIS ONE *TIBC ? While assessing the complete metabolic profile of the 66 year old female patient with end stage renal disease (ESRD) on dialysis, you
Your patient has just been diagnosed with Hepatitis A. Which of the following immunoglobulin are first to be elevated in the serum? *IgD *IgG *IgA. *IgM. IgM. Your patient had a history of Hepatitis Aapproximately one year ago. Which of the following immunoglobulin is most likely to be elevated at this time? *IgD. *IgA. *IgG. *IgM. IgG Your 32 year old female patient presents with a suspected diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Which of the useful labs in making the diagnosis of SLE?
*Gel electrophoresis. *Antinuclear antibody. *Rheumatoid factor lab. *Spectrophotometric assay Antinuclear antibody. Which one of the following sweat glands concentrated in the palms of the hands and soles of the feet and is involved in temperature regulation? *Sebaceous. *Apocrine. *Eccrine. *Epidermis. Eccrine Your 53 year old female patient with pale skin and easy freckling presents for a skin survey due to their family history of skin cancer. When screening for melanoma, which one of the following findings would be considered a suspicious feature of a mole characteristic of a possible melanoma? *Regular border.
*Diameter of 0.4 cm. Irregular borders. Your patient is complaining of hypersomnia, lack of motivation, weight gain, and anhedonia. Suspecting a diagnosis of clinical depression, you anticipate the patient will benefit from treating their underlying deficit of which of the following neurotransmitters? *GABA. *Serotonin. *Dobutamine. *Glutamate. Serotonin The diagnosis of anxiety in your 28-year-old male patient may be differentiated from hyperthyroidism following testing? *Free cortisol. *Electrocardiogram. *PHQ-9 screening *TSH and free T4.
SH and free T4. Your schizophrenic patient is agitated during your exam and states "what is that awful taste?" This is an example of which of the types of hallucinations? *Visual *Limbic *Olfactory *Gustatory Gustatory Your patient has made an attempt on their own life, and has survived. In assessing them, it is important the nurse practitioner recognize that patients with a history of self-harm need to be evaluated for which of the following underlying disease states, which is the most common co-diagnosis in patients who have made attempts of self-harm? *Depression *Anxiety. *Schizophrenia *Bipolar Disorder.
