Health Assessment 2 Exam 1 Practice
Questions
A 54-year-old woman with 5 children has varicose veins of the lower
extremities. Her most characteristic sign is:
a. Reduced arterial circulation.
b. Blanching, deathlike appearance of the extremities on elevation.
c. Loss of hair on feet and toes.
d. Dilated, tortuous superficial bluish vessels. - ----ANS:d. dilated, tortuous
superficial bluish vessels
A function of the venous system includes:
a. Holding more blood when blood volume increases.
b. Conserving fluid and plasma proteins that leak out of the capillaries.
c. Forming a major part of the immune system that defends the body against
disease.
d. Absorbing lipids from the intestinal tract. - ----ANS:A. holding more blood
when blood volume increases
A known risk factor for venous ulcer development is:
a. Obesity.
b. Male gender.
c. History of hypertension.
d. Daily aspirin therapy. - ----ANS:A. obesity
A patient's pulse with an amplitude of 3+ indicates:
a. Irregular, with 3 premature beats.
b. Increased, full.
c. Normal.
d. Weak. - ----ANS:b. Increased, full.
A positive Blumberg sign indicates:
a. Possible aortic aneurysm.
b. Presence of renal artery stenosis.
c. Enlarged, nodular liver.
d. Peritoneal inflammation. - ----ANS:d. peritoneal inflammation
, A positive Murphy sign is best described as:
a. The pain felt when the examiner's hand is rapidly removed from an inflamed
appendix.
b. Pain felt when taking a deep breath when the examiner's fingers are on the
approximate location of the inflamed gallbladder.
c. A sharp pain felt by the patient when one hand of the examiner is used to
thump the other at the costovertebral angle.
d. This is not a valid examination technique. - ----ANS:b. Pain felt when taking
a deep breath when the examiner's fingers are on the approximate location of
the inflamed gallbladder.
A pt with a history of cholecystitis is admitted to emergency department with
reports of pain the nurse should assess this pain by palpating what area? -
----ANS:RUQ
A woman has striae on the abdomen. Which color indicates long-standing
striae?
a. Pink
b. Blue
c. Purple-blue
d. Silvery white - ----ANS:D. Silvery white
Arteriosclerosis is caused by:
a. Deposition of fatty plaques on the intima of the arteries.
b. Loss of elasticity of the walls of blood vessels.
c. Loss of lymphatic tissue that occurs in the aging process.
d. Progressive enlargement of the intramuscular calf veins. - ----ANS:b. loss of
elasticity of the walls of blood vessels
Atrophic skin changes that occur with peripheral arterial insufficiency include:
a. Thin, shiny skin with loss of hair.
b. Brown discoloration.
c. Thick, leathery skin.
d. Slow-healing blisters on the skin. - ----ANS:A. thin, shiny skin with loss of
hair
Auscultating the abdomen is begun in the right lower quadrant (RLQ)
because:
a. Bowel sounds are always normally present here.
b. Peristalsis through the descending colon is usually active.
Questions
A 54-year-old woman with 5 children has varicose veins of the lower
extremities. Her most characteristic sign is:
a. Reduced arterial circulation.
b. Blanching, deathlike appearance of the extremities on elevation.
c. Loss of hair on feet and toes.
d. Dilated, tortuous superficial bluish vessels. - ----ANS:d. dilated, tortuous
superficial bluish vessels
A function of the venous system includes:
a. Holding more blood when blood volume increases.
b. Conserving fluid and plasma proteins that leak out of the capillaries.
c. Forming a major part of the immune system that defends the body against
disease.
d. Absorbing lipids from the intestinal tract. - ----ANS:A. holding more blood
when blood volume increases
A known risk factor for venous ulcer development is:
a. Obesity.
b. Male gender.
c. History of hypertension.
d. Daily aspirin therapy. - ----ANS:A. obesity
A patient's pulse with an amplitude of 3+ indicates:
a. Irregular, with 3 premature beats.
b. Increased, full.
c. Normal.
d. Weak. - ----ANS:b. Increased, full.
A positive Blumberg sign indicates:
a. Possible aortic aneurysm.
b. Presence of renal artery stenosis.
c. Enlarged, nodular liver.
d. Peritoneal inflammation. - ----ANS:d. peritoneal inflammation
, A positive Murphy sign is best described as:
a. The pain felt when the examiner's hand is rapidly removed from an inflamed
appendix.
b. Pain felt when taking a deep breath when the examiner's fingers are on the
approximate location of the inflamed gallbladder.
c. A sharp pain felt by the patient when one hand of the examiner is used to
thump the other at the costovertebral angle.
d. This is not a valid examination technique. - ----ANS:b. Pain felt when taking
a deep breath when the examiner's fingers are on the approximate location of
the inflamed gallbladder.
A pt with a history of cholecystitis is admitted to emergency department with
reports of pain the nurse should assess this pain by palpating what area? -
----ANS:RUQ
A woman has striae on the abdomen. Which color indicates long-standing
striae?
a. Pink
b. Blue
c. Purple-blue
d. Silvery white - ----ANS:D. Silvery white
Arteriosclerosis is caused by:
a. Deposition of fatty plaques on the intima of the arteries.
b. Loss of elasticity of the walls of blood vessels.
c. Loss of lymphatic tissue that occurs in the aging process.
d. Progressive enlargement of the intramuscular calf veins. - ----ANS:b. loss of
elasticity of the walls of blood vessels
Atrophic skin changes that occur with peripheral arterial insufficiency include:
a. Thin, shiny skin with loss of hair.
b. Brown discoloration.
c. Thick, leathery skin.
d. Slow-healing blisters on the skin. - ----ANS:A. thin, shiny skin with loss of
hair
Auscultating the abdomen is begun in the right lower quadrant (RLQ)
because:
a. Bowel sounds are always normally present here.
b. Peristalsis through the descending colon is usually active.
