Midterm Exam: NR509 NR 509

Midterm Exam: NR509 / NR 509

(Latest Version 2025 / 2026) Advanced Physical Assessment | Questions & Correct Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain

Question:

The following information is best placed in which category? "The patient was treated for an asthma exacerbation in the hospital last year; the patient has never been intubated."

Answer:

Adult illnesses

Question:

Suzanne, a 25 year old, comes to your clinic to establish care. You are the student preparing to go into the examination room to interview her. Which of the following is the most logical sequence for the patient-provider interview?

Answer:

Establish the agenda, negotiate a plan, establish rapport, and invite the patient's story.

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Question:

Which cranial nerve is being assessed by the examiner in this image?

Answer:

XI

Question:

A 32-year-old warehouse worker presents for evaluation of low back pain. He notes a sudden onset of pain after lifting a set of boxes that were heavier than usual. He also states that he has numbness and tingling in the left leg. He wants to know if he needs to be off of work. What test should you perform to assess for a herniated disc?

Answer:

Straight-leg raise

Question:

When you enter your patient's examination room, his wife is waiting there with him. Which of the following is most appropriate?

Answer:

Ask if it's okay to carry out the visit with both people in the room.

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Question:

You are testing the biceps strength in a young man following a spinal trauma from a motor vehicle accident. He cannot lift his hand upward, but if the arm is supported by the examiner and abducted to 90 degrees, he can then move his forearm side to side.This would represent which muscle strength grading?

Answer:

2

Question:

Alexandra is a 28-year-old editor who presents to the clinic with abdominal pain. The pain is a dull ache, located in the right upper quadrant, that she rates as a 3 at the least and an 8 at the worst. The pain started a few weeks ago, it lasts for 2 to 3 hours at a time, it comes and goes, and it seems to be worse a couple of hours after eating. She has noticed that it starts after eating greasy foods, so she has cut down on these as much as she can. Initially it occurred once a week, but now it is occurring every other day. Nothing makes it better.From this description, which of the seven attributes of a symptom has been omitted?

Answer:

Associated manifestations

Question:

What is responsible for the inspiratory splitting of S2?

Answer:

Closure of aortic, then pulmonic valves

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