NURS 5220/ NURS5220 Exam 2 (NEW 2026 Update) – Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Reasoning Guide | Questions & Answers | Grade A| 100% Correct (Verified Solutions)- UTA

NURSl 5220/l NURS5220l Examl 2l (NEWl
2026 Update)l –l Advanced Healthl
Assessmentl andl Diagnosticl Reasoningl
Guidel |l Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel
A|l 100%l
Correctl (Verifiedl Solutions)-l UTA
QUESTION
Whatl arel somel commonl disordersl ofl thel centrall nervousl system?

Answer:
Multiplel sclerosis,l seizurel disorder,l encephalitis,l meningitis,l stroke



QUESTION
Whatl arel somel commonl disordersl ofl thel peripherall nervousl system?

Answer:
Myasthenial gravis,l Guillain-Barrél syndrome,l Belll palsy



QUESTION
Whatl arel thel fivel Tannerl stagesl ofl breastl development?

Answer:
1.l Prepubertall (nipplel only),l 2.l Breastl budl (smalll mound,l areolarl enlargement),l 3.l
Furtherl enlargementl (nol contourl separation),l 4.l Secondaryl moundl (areola/papillal project),l
5.l Maturel adultl breastl (papillal projects,l areolal recedes)



QUESTION
Whyl isl understandingl lymphaticl drainagel ofl thel breastl important?

Answer:

,Itl isl criticall forl cancerl stagingl andl infectionl assessment.



QUESTION
Whatl keyl elementsl shouldl bel includedl inl history-takingl regardingl thelarche?

Answer:
Onsetl ofl thelarche,l pain,l timingl ofl symptoms,l familyl historyl ofl breastl problemsl orl
cancer,l nipplel dischargel characteristics,l practicesl suchl asl breastl binding,l andl medications.



QUESTION
Whatl speciall considerationsl shouldl bel notedl inl thel sociall historyl duringl breastl
assessments?

Answer:
Age,l breastl supportl duringl exercise,l caffeine,l alcohol,l anabolicl steroids,l andl marijuanal
use.



QUESTION
Whatl arel thel stepsl inl thel physicall examinationl ofl thel breast?

Answer:
Inspectionl andl palpation,l includingl assessingl size,l symmetry,l contour,l skinl texture,l andl
lymphl nodes.



QUESTION
Whatl shouldl bel inspectedl duringl thel breastl examination?

Answer:
Size,l symmetry,l contour,l retractions/dimpling,l skinl color/texture,l venousl patterns,l lesions,l
andl supernumeraryl nipples.



QUESTION

,Whatl arel commonl changesl inl thel breastsl ofl pregnantl patients?

Answer:
Increasedl size,l tenderness,l tingling,l enlarged/erectl nipples,l vascularl changes,l colostrum,l
andl nodularity.



QUESTION
Whatl isl al commonl breastl conditionl inl lactatingl women?

Answer:
Engorgementl andl cloggedl ducts.



QUESTION
Whatl variationsl arel seenl inl olderl adultsl regardingl breastl tissue?

Answer:
Skinl irritationl underl pendulousl breasts,l hormonel therapyl history,l andl changesl suchl asl
elongationl andl flattening.



QUESTION
Whatl isl thel USPSTFl recommendationl forl mammograms?

Answer:
Bienniall mammogramsl forl womenl agedl 50-74l atl averagel risk;l womenl agedl 40-49l
shouldl discussl individualizedl screening.



QUESTION
Whatl arel benignl variationsl ofl thel breast?

Answer:
Nipplel inversion/flatl nipple,l supernumeraryl nipples,l andl accessoryl breastl tissue.

, QUESTION
Whatl isl al commonl benignl conditionl ofl thel breast?

Answer:
Fibrocysticl changes,l whichl arel fluid-filledl cysts.



QUESTION
Whatl isl gynecomastia?

Answer:
Malel breastl enlargement.



QUESTION
Whatl isl thel significancel ofl Cullen'sl sign?

Answer:
Ecchymosisl aroundl thel umbilicusl indicatingl internall bleeding.



QUESTION
Whatl isl thel primaryl focusl duringl thel abdominall physicall examination?

Answer:
Tol assessl thel alimentaryl tractl andl associatedl organs.



QUESTION
Whatl arel thel keyl componentsl ofl abdominall history-taking?

Answer:
Painl characteristics,l indigestion,l nausea/vomiting,l diarrhea/constipation,l andl urinaryl
symptoms.



QUESTION