Midterm Exam: NR 509 NR509

Midterm Exam: NR 509 / NR509

( Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Physical Assessment Questions with Answers - Chamberlain

Question:

Where is carcinoma of the mouth normally found

Answer:

Sides and under the tongue

Question:

torus palatinus

Answer:

a bony protuberance in the midline of the hard palate Benign

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Question:

otitis media

Answer:

Tenderness beind the ear

Question:

sensorineural hearing loss

Answer:

Internal ear neural involvement

Question:

Grading tonsils

Answer:

• tonsillectomy

1+ tonsils are visible, 2+ tonsils are between the pillars of the uvula, 3+ tonsils are touching the uvula, 75% airway occlusion 4+ one or both tonsils extend to the midline of the oropharynx. >75% airway occlusion

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Question:

Respiratory Exam

Answer:

Inspect Palpation Percussion Auscultation

Question:

Tympany

Answer:

Hyper resonant, dull

Question:

Egophony

Answer:

Positive if abnormal E to A sound

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Question:

Bronchophony

Answer:

Positive if abnormally loud when saying 99

Question:

whispered pectoriloquy

Answer:

whispered sounds heard loudly and clearly upon thoracic auscultation

Question:

Signs of respiratory distress

Answer:

> 25 respiration per minute Cyanosis or pallor Audible sounds during breathing Stridor Contraction of accessory muscle is the trachea midline

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