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PA Recertifying Exam PANRE Practice Exam - Question List

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41. A 12-year-old girl is scheduled for a series of diagnostic exams for the ear. On the Weber test, the girl says that she can hear the sound longer in the left ear than in the right ear. Based on the given information, which of the following interpretations is true?
  1. The results of the patient’s Weber test are normal.
  2. The term lateralization is applied to the right ear.
  3. The patient has a conductive hearing loss in the right or she can have sensorineural hearing loss in the other ear.
  4. The patient has a conductive hearing loss in the left ear or she can have a sensorineural hearing loss n the other ear.
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42. When the cardiac output decreases, the body compensates by which of the following mechanisms?
  1. The Frank-Starling mechanism decreases the preload to sustain cardiac performance
  2. Myocardial atrophy
  3. Epinephrine and norepinephrine cause vasoconstriction
  4. Activation of the RAAS to retain water and excrete sodium
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43. A patient presents signs of flushing and pulsating of the nail beds (Quincke pulse). He was also noted to have a bounding radial pulse. These typical findings are related to which of the following cardiovascular disorders?
  1. Tricuspid regurgitation
  2. Coarctation of the aorta
  3. Thoracic aortic aneurysm
  4. Aortic regurgitation
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44. The following manifestations are usually observed in patients with endocarditis except:
  1. Small, whitish spots seen on the retina
  2. Small, non-tender, purplish-red, macular lesions on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet
  3. Purplish-red hemorrhagic spots on the trunk, conjunctiva, and mucus membranes
  4. Transitory pink, non-pruritic, macular lesions on trunk or inner aspect of upper arms or thighs
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45. When assessing a child with tetralogy of Fallot, which of the following assessment findings is expected?
  1. Poor growth and development
  2. Higher increase in blood pressures in the upper extremities than with the lower extremities
  3. Clubbing of fingers and toes
  4. Machine-like murmur
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