ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM AND FINAL EXAM BUNDLE NEWEST ACTUAL EXM COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT MIDTERM
EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
A 51-year-old woman calls with complaints of weight loss and
constipation. She reports
enlarged hemorrhoids and rectal bleeding. You advise her to: –
ANSWER- come to the laboratory for a stool guaiac test.
Mr. Kevin Marks is a new health care provider. What is the best
method to develop
cultural competence? – ANSWER- Realize that cultural values
are difficult to change and must be
respected.
Placing the base of a vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex
of the patient’s head is a
test for – ANSWER- lateralization of sound.
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During an interview, you have the impression that a patient may
be considering suicide.
Which action is essential – ANSWER- Ask whether the patient
has considered self-harm.
A detailed description of the symptoms related to the chief
complaint is presented in the: – ANSWER- history of present
illness.
Which statement is true regarding the relationship of physical
characteristics and
culture? – ANSWER- There is a difference between
distinguishing cultural characteristics and
distinguishing physical characteristics.
Which technique is most likely to result in the patient’s
understanding of questions? – ANSWER- Use the patient’s own
terms if possible.
Mrs. Britton is a 34-year-old patient who presents to the office
with complaints of skin
rashes. You have noted a 4′ 3-cm, rough, elevated area of
psoriasis. This is an example
of a – ANSWER- A. plaque.
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Your patient returns for a blood pressure check 2 weeks after a
visit during which you
performed a complete history and physical. This visit would be
documented by creating
a(n): – ANSWER- progress note.
Mrs. Hartzell is a 34-year-old patient who has presented for
nutritional counseling
because she is a vegetarian. Deficiency of which of the
following is a concern in the
vegetarian diet? – ANSWER- Vitamin B12
Fluorescing lesions are best distinguished using a(n): –
ANSWER- Wood’s lamp.
When assessing abdominal pain in a college-age woman, one
must include: – ANSWER- the first day of the last menstrual
period.
During percussion, a dull tone is expected to be heard over: –
ANSWER- the liver.
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In issues surrounding ethical decision making, beneficence
refers to the: – ANSWER- need to do good for the patient.
Nuchal rigidity is most commonly associated with: – ANSWERB. meningeal irritation.
Subjective and symptomatic data are: – ANSWER- placed in the
history section.
As part of your health promotion education for a new patient,
you explain that the risk
factors for skin cancer include – ANSWER- repeated trauma or
irritation to skin.
Mrs. Tuber is a 36-year-old patient who comes into the health
center with complaints
that her fingernails are not growing. Which structure is the site
of new nail growth? – ANSWER- C. Matrix
To correctly document absent bowel sounds, one must listen
continuously for: – ANSWER- 5 minutes.
Which of the following is an “ABCD” characteristic of
malignant melanoma? – ANSWER- Asymmetric borders
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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Sustained clonus that extends beyond six to eight beats or clonus that
continues past the neonatal period may indicate:
a. Cerebral palsy
b. Increased intracranial pressure
c. Talipes equinovarus
d. Dystonia – ANSWER- a. Cerebral palsy
Which of the following assessment findings is within normal limits for
the child’s age?
a. A toddler with lordosis
b. A 3-year-old with genu varum
c. A 12-year-old with genu valgum
A 2-day-old with syndactyly – ANSWER- a. A toddler with lordosis
An antalgic gait indicates:
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a. Pain
b. Infection
c. Clubfoot
d. Developmental dysplasia of the hip – ANSWER- a. Pain
A visible lateral curvature of the spine when the child is standing
indicates:
a. Lordosis
b. Spina bifida
c. Kyphosis
d. Scoliosis – ANSWER- d. Scoliosis
Assessment of the hips to detect developmental dysplasia of the hip is
done at every well-child exam until age:
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 18 months
d. 2 years – ANSWER- b. 1 year
Tibial torsion can be caused by:
a. Birth injury
b. Trauma
c. Viral illness
d. Sickle cell disease – ANSWER- b. Trauma
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A 15-month-old boy is in the clinic for a well-child visit. You note
increased muscle tone. This is a red flag for:
a. Adam syndrome
b. Cerebral palsy
c. Down syndrome
d. Muscular dystrophy – ANSWER- b. Cerebral palsy
Until approximately what age is slight genu valgum (knock-knee) within
normal limits?
a. 7-8 years
b. 8-9 years
c. 9-10 years
d. 10-11 years – ANSWER- a. 7-8 years
A child who exhibits a positive Gower sign likely has a:
a. Fracture
b. Myopathy
c. Hip infection
d. Seizure disorder – ANSWER- b. Myopathy
Uneven knee height with knees flexed in a supine infant indicates:
a. Genu varum
b. Tibial torsion
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c. Developmental dysplasia of the hip
d. Metatarsus adductus – ANSWER- c. Developmental dysplasia of the
hip
A rapid and rhythmic, jerking movement of the foot caused by the
sudden stretching of a tendon is termed:
a. Tremor
b. Clonus
c. Nystagmus
d. Myoclonus – ANSWER- b. Clonus
Muscle strength in the lower extremities can be assessed in a 6-monthold infant by:
a. Pulling the infant from the sitting to the standing position
b. Placing the infant prone and observing whether the infant can crawl
c. Performing the Ortolani maneuver
d. Observing the infant try to pull to stand – ANSWER- a. Pulling the
infant from the sitting to the standing position
The most common presenting symptom of neuromuscular disease in
children is:
a. Fatigue
b. Muscle weakness
c. Myoclonus
d. Tremors – ANSWER- b. Muscle weakness
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