1 :

Hint : 🎀 “Most common = ductal.”

Correct Answers:

  • "Breast cancer can occur in any part of the breast but ductal breast cancer is most common."


Rationale :

🔷 Ductal carcinoma is the most common type, originating in the milk ducts.

🔷 It accounts for the majority of breast cancers, compared to lobular or other rare forms.

🔷 Screening should start around age 40–45, not as early as 30, unless high risk.

🔷 BRCA1/BRCA2 mutations increase, not decrease, cancer risk.

🔷 Breastfeeding lowers the risk of breast cancer, not increases it.


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2 :

Hint : 💊 “TB = 6–9 months meds.”

Correct Answers:

  • A typical course of treatment involves 6 to 9 months of consistent medication use.


Rationale :

🔴 Standard TB therapy (isoniazid, rifampin, pyrazinamide, ethambutol) lasts 6–9 months.

🔴 Shorter treatment risks drug resistance.

🔴 Mantoux test does not become negative during treatment.

🔴 Family prophylaxis is only if close contact with confirmed infection.

🔴 Lifelong therapy is not required unless drug-resistant TB develops.


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3 :

Hint : 💧Fluids thin mucus.

Correct Answers:

  • Encourage the client to increase fluid intake.


Rationale :

🟢 Adequate hydration thins respiratory secretions, making them easier to expel.

🟢 Fluids improve mucociliary clearance in pneumonia patients.

🟢 It helps prevent dehydration, which worsens thick mucus.

🟢 Encourages productive coughing, aiding airway clearance.

🟢 Complements incentive spirometry and ambulation but is the primary measure.


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4 :

Hint : 🦵DVT = red, warm, swollen.

Correct Answers:

  • Warmth
  • Erythema
  • Swelling


Rationale :

🟡 Warmth is due to inflammation around the thrombus.

🟡 Erythema (redness) results from venous congestion.

🟡 Swelling develops from blocked venous return.

🟡 DVT does not cause bleeding unless anticoagulated.

🟡 Numbness is more associated with arterial occlusion, not venous clot.


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5 :

Hint : 🛑 Wait for gag reflex.

Correct Answers:

  • Withhold food and liquids until the client's gag reflex returns.


Rationale :

🔵 After bronchoscopy, airway protective reflexes are suppressed by anesthesia.

🔵 Giving food or fluids too soon risks aspiration.

🔵 Nurse must confirm return of gag reflex before resuming intake.

🔵 Frequent suctioning is not needed unless client is unable to clear secretions.

🔵 Safe recovery requires airway monitoring first.


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6 :

Hint : ❤️ MI, stroke, PE = deadly clots.

Correct Answers:

  • Myocardial infarction
  • Ischemic stroke
  • Pulmonary embolism


Rationale :

🟣 MI = thrombus blocks coronary artery → life-threatening.

🟣 Ischemic stroke = clot in cerebral artery → brain ischemia.

🟣 Pulmonary embolism = clot in lungs → impaired oxygenation.

🟣 DVT is serious but not immediately fatal unless embolized.

🟣 Hematoma is localized bleeding, not systemic thromboembolism.


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7 :

Hint : 🧪 “Low WBC = infection risk.”

Correct Answers:

  • WBC 2300/mm3


Rationale :

🟠 Normal WBC: 5,000–10,000/mm³; 2,300 is severe leukopenia.

🟠 Indicates bone marrow suppression from chemotherapy.

🟠 High infection risk at WBC <4,000; critical <2,000.

🟠 Platelets 155,000 and Hgb 12 g/dL are within safe limits.

🟠 Requires neutropenic precautions immediately.


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8 :

Hint : 🫁ARDS leaves wasting + cognitive loss.

Correct Answers:

  • Muscle wasting
  • Cognitive loss
  • Functional impairment


Rationale :

🟤 ARDS survivors often suffer long-term impairment.

🟤 Muscle wasting from prolonged ICU stay and catabolism.

🟤 Cognitive loss due to hypoxia and ICU delirium.

🟤 Functional impairment from weakness, reduced lung capacity.

🟤 Weight gain and fat accumulation are not expected sequelae.


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9 :

Hint : ❤️ “Narrow arteries = less oxygen.”

Correct Answers:

  • "Coronary arteries decrease in diameter leading to insufficient blood, oxygen, and nutrients reaching the heart muscle."
  • "Coronary arteries decrease in diameter leading to insufficient blood, oxygen, and nutrients reaching the heart muscle."


Rationale :

⚫ Atherosclerosis narrows arterial lumen → ischemia.

⚫ Reduced flow → angina, MI.

⚫ Pathophysiology: plaques form → less oxygen delivery.

⚫ Explains classic CAD symptoms like chest pain with exertion.

⚫ Other options do not match the true mechanism.


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10 :

Hint : 🦠 “Sepsis most often → ARDS.”

Correct Answers:

  • Sepsis


Rationale :

◼ Sepsis triggers systemic inflammatory cascade leading to ARDS.

◼ Causes increased capillary permeability in lungs → pulmonary edema.

◼ Sepsis is the most common cause, more than trauma or aspiration.

◼ Severe infections overwhelm immune response, damaging alveoli.

◼ Requires early recognition and aggressive treatment.


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