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FHEA practice Exam Newest 2025 actual exam complete 100 questions and correct detailed answers(verified answers)|already garded a+
The mom of a patient who sustained a concussion while skiing asks the NP, “If my child had a brain injury, why can’t you see anything when you scan his head?” The NP
knows:
- Concussions are always visible on imaging.
- A concussion is a functional injury, not structural
- The injury will not show on imaging initially.
- Imaging is never indicated in concussion.
- A concussion is a functional injury, not structural
Possible symptoms of concussion include all of the following
except:
- Clear nasal discharge
- Headache
- Nausea
- Amnesia of minutes leading up to the event.
- Clear nasal discharge 1 / 4
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You are discharging a patient from urgent care after being seen for concussion sustained while playing sports. As you review the return precautions, the parents ask you how long children experience symptoms of concussion on average. You
know to explain:
- Most children have intermittent symptoms for years
- The symptoms resolve within 1-2 days for the majority of
- Most children experience resolution of symptoms within 3
- The symptoms get worse for most children before they
- Most children experience resolution of symptoms within 3
following injury.
children.
weeks.
improve.
weeks.A 14-year-old female patient is brought to the urgent care after crashing into another player on the hockey rink during a tournament. The patient and parents report that the two players collided, and the patient fell backwards hitting her head on the ice. She was wearing a helmet, however she was briefly unconscious. On physical exam, the patient appears cognitively intact but has cervical pain. The NP states that she would like to do some additional testing. The parents ask if it can wait because the patient would like to return to the tournament with her team. The NP considers: 2 / 4
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- The patient was wearing a helmet, so serious injury is
- The patient should be allowed to return to her teammates and
- The patient should learn to tough it out in order to stay in
- The patient needs monitoring and further work-up now due to
- The patient needs monitoring and further work-up now due to
unlikely.
can come back later.
competitive sports.
her HPI and PE findings.
her HPI and PE findings.It is important to document a thorough neurological exam on a patient with possible concussion because (select all that
apply):
- A baseline to compare to is crucial for monitoring.
- Neurologic findings may not appear immediately.
- The coach will need to know the details of the exam.
- A patient cannot return to school without seeing neurology.
- Neurologic findings may not appear immediately.
- A patient with a headache 5 days after injury. 3 / 4
Which of the following patients would be most at risk for prolonged concussion symptomatology?
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- A patient with multiple concussions over the course of 5
- A patient with underlying anxiety.
- A patient with vomiting immediately after the injury.
- A patient with multiple concussions over the course of 5
- Follow-up with a pediatrician in 2-7 days or soon with
- Refer to ED now for head CT to rule out more serious injury.
- No follow-up recommended.
- Wake the patient up every 2 hours throughout the night.
- Follow-up with a pediatrician in 2-7 days or soon with
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years.
years.An NP is seeing a patient in urgent care following a playground accident and diagnoses concussion. The patient complained of dizziness at the time of the event that resolved, but he continues to have a headache now 2 hours post-injury. His exam is otherwise normal. Which of the following discharge plans would be appropriate?
worsening symptoms.
worsening symptoms.An NP is seeing a patient in urgent care following a playground accident and diagnoses concussion. The patient complained of dizziness at the time of the event that resolved, but he continues to have a headache now 2 hours