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NSG500 (NSG 500) Exam Questions And Answers (Latest
2024/2025) Advanced Health
Assessment Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Grade
A - Wilkes
What are some causes of rectal bleeding? - ANSWER
>>>1) Cancer - change in bowel habits, pain, blood in
stool.
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2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the bowel
5) Fissures
6) GI bleed
7) NSAIDS, aspirin (NOT TYLENOL)
8) Chrohn's
What color is the blood of a Lower GI bleed? -
ANSWER >>>Bright red
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed? -
ANSWER >>>Dark red/tarry/melanotic
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam - ANSWER
>>>Inspect, Palpate, Passive/Active ROM, and Joint
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Stability/Assess
-Stability tests; if your pt has knee pain and you're
concerned about an ACL tear, you'll do stability testing
and load joint to see if joint is stable
Normal musculoskeletal changes in aging - ANSWER
>>>decreased ROM, joint pain, stiffness, increased risk
of osteoarthritis, increased bone reabsorption—this
can cause instability
What is the best way to assess for joint effusion? -
ANSWER >>>Palpate; it will be feel soft an spongy
(that's the fluid in the joint you are feeling)
Osteoarthritis; What is the tinel test? - ANSWER
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>>>tapping on ulnar side and indicates if medial nerve
is involved
What is the phalen test? - ANSWER >>>An exam that
assess for carpal tunnel syndrome.
-Inverse praying hands.
-Tingling will indicate compression of carpal tunnel
nerve
Lachman test - ANSWER >>>A stability test that can
indicate an ACL tear
Distinguishing characteristics of OA - ANSWER
>>>During inspection you visualize heberden nodes.
They will be in the distal region of extremities
NSG500 (NSG 500) Exam Questions And Answers (Latest
2024/2025) Advanced Health
Assessment Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct Grade
A - Wilkes
What are some causes of rectal bleeding? - ANSWER
>>>1) Cancer - change in bowel habits, pain, blood in
stool.
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2) hemorrhoid's
3) Constipation/straining
4) colitis/inflammation or infection of the bowel
5) Fissures
6) GI bleed
7) NSAIDS, aspirin (NOT TYLENOL)
8) Chrohn's
What color is the blood of a Lower GI bleed? -
ANSWER >>>Bright red
What color is the blood of an upper GI bleed? -
ANSWER >>>Dark red/tarry/melanotic
Sequence of musculoskeletal exam - ANSWER
>>>Inspect, Palpate, Passive/Active ROM, and Joint
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Stability/Assess
-Stability tests; if your pt has knee pain and you're
concerned about an ACL tear, you'll do stability testing
and load joint to see if joint is stable
Normal musculoskeletal changes in aging - ANSWER
>>>decreased ROM, joint pain, stiffness, increased risk
of osteoarthritis, increased bone reabsorption—this
can cause instability
What is the best way to assess for joint effusion? -
ANSWER >>>Palpate; it will be feel soft an spongy
(that's the fluid in the joint you are feeling)
Osteoarthritis; What is the tinel test? - ANSWER
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>>>tapping on ulnar side and indicates if medial nerve
is involved
What is the phalen test? - ANSWER >>>An exam that
assess for carpal tunnel syndrome.
-Inverse praying hands.
-Tingling will indicate compression of carpal tunnel
nerve
Lachman test - ANSWER >>>A stability test that can
indicate an ACL tear
Distinguishing characteristics of OA - ANSWER
>>>During inspection you visualize heberden nodes.
They will be in the distal region of extremities
