Exam 2: NSG 3160 NSG3160

Exam 2: NSG 3160 / NSG3160

(Latest 2025 / 2026) Health Assessment | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Galen

Question:

Cerumen color and consistency

Answer:

Wet, honey-brown wax occurs in Caucasians and African Americans & a dry, flaky white wax is found in East Asians and American Indians.

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Otosclerosis

Answer:

hardening of the bony tissue of the middle ear

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Presbycusis

Answer:

age related hearing loss

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Cerumen production does what to hearing

Answer:

decreases it

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Bifid Uvula

Answer:

split uvula

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Torus Palatinus

Answer:

a bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate

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Question:

Leukoedema

Answer:

benign, milky, bluish-white opaque appearance of the buccal mucosa

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Sores or lesions (ask what questions)

Answer:

How long have you had the sore When did you notice

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strep throat

Answer:

Purulent discharge Bright red tonsils

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Macules

Answer:

flat spots on the skin, such as freckles 3 / 4

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Papules

Answer:

Firm, raised areas such as pimples and the eruptions seen in some stages of chickenpox and syphilis.

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Plaques

Answer:

areas where virus-infected cells have been destroyed and show up as a clear, well-defined patches in the cell sheet Greater than 1 cm

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Patches

Answer:

An area of habitat that differs from its surroundings and has sufficient resources to allow a population to persist Less than 1 cm

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