Final Exam: NU 650 / NU650 (Latest
Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Health Assessment / Nursing | Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Regis
Question:
who cannot get flu vaccine
Answer:
pregnant women
under 6 months
allergies
Question:
what exam findings indicate consolidation
Answer:
+ TF 1 / 4
- egophony
- bronchophony
- petiquloquy
- crackles/ rhonchi
Question:
sprain vs. strain
Answer:
Sprain - injury to a ligament; usually from twisting Strain - injury to a muscle or tendon; usually from being stretched or torn from force/overuse
Question:
diastasis recti
Answer:
abd muscles separate along the midline of abd often during pregnancy
s/s = visible bulge or pooch in the abdomen, especially when contracting the abdominal muscles. Other symptoms may include lower back pain, poor posture, and difficulty engaging the core muscles
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Question:
rebound test
Answer:
peritoneal inflammation, hurts more when release from palpation
Question:
psoas sign
Answer:
RLQ pain with extension of right thigh indicative of appendicitis
Question:
obturator sign
Answer:
RLQ pain on internal rotation of right thigh indicative of appendicitis
Question:
assessment of hernia
Answer:
pt may report a lump. observe pt while lying and standing, hernia may disappear while lying. ask pt to strain or perform Valsalva maneuver and observe for bulging. absent bowel sounds may indicate strangulation. 3 / 4
Question:
cardinal signs of MS disease
Answer:
pain, erythema, swelling, increased warmth, deformity, loss of function
Question:
scoliosis
Answer:
abnormal lateral curvature of the spine
Question:
kyphosis
Answer:
excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back.
Question:
knock knee
Answer:
Legs curved inward so that knees come together as person walks
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