HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM 2025 (ACTUAL
EXAM) | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS
To begin counting the ribs and the intercostal spaces, you begin by
palpating the reference point of the
a. Acromion process
b. Distal point of the xiphoid
c. Manubriosternal junction
d. Suprasternal notch ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c.
Manubriosternal junction
An increased number of lymphocytes in the blood represents a systemic
response to _____ infections.
a. Most bacterial
b. All parasitic
c. All fungal
d. Most viral ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Most viral
The largest endocrine grand in the body lies in the _____ triangle.
a. Lateral
b. Anterior
c. Medial
d. Ventral ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. Anterior
Which of the following is true regarding cephalhematoma?
a. It is obvious at birth
b. The affected part feels soft
c. The margins are poorly defined
,d. It is bound by suture lines ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. It
is bound by suture lines
Which disorder is characterized by a single node that is chronically
enlarged and nontender in a patient with no other symptoms?
a. Mononucleosis
b. Toxoplasmosis
c. Retropharyngeal abscess
d. Streptococcal pharyngitis ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b.
Toxoplasmosis
Nodes located nearest the palatine tonsils are the
a. Submandibular
b. Submental
c. Retropharyngeal
d. Supraclavicular ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c.
Retropharyngeal
Which of the following is true regarding the stomach?
a. It lies in the lower abdominal cavity
b. The stomach produces most of the body's bile
c. It secretes gastric lipase that serves to digest protein
d. Very little absorption takes places in the stomach ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------d. Very little absorption takes places in the stomach
A patient presents with symptoms that lead you to suspect acute
appendicitis. Which assessment finding is least likely to be associated with
this condition early in its course?
,a. Positive McBurney sign
b. Positive psoas sign
c. Obturator muscle test
d. Rebound tenderness ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c.
Obturator muscle test
Thin-walled reservoirs of the heart are the
a. Sinuses
b. Ventricles
c. Pericardia
d. Atria ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Atria
To correctly document absent bowel sounds, one must listen continuously
for
a. 3 minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. 30 seconds
d. 1 minute ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 5 minutes
in children, coarctation of the aorta should be suspected if you detect
a. a delay b/t the radial and femoral pulses
b. an absent femoral pulse on the left
c. bilateral absence of femoral pulses
d. a simultaneous radial and femoral pulse ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------a. a delay b/t the radial and femoral pulses
a patient relates a several week history of severe intermittent abdominal
burning sensations. He/she relates that the pain is relieved with small
, amounts of food. Before starting the physical examination, you review his
lab work, anticipating a(n):
a. positive helicobacter pylori result
b. elevated white blood cell count
c. increased urine specific gravity
d. decreased potassium level ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a.
positive helicobacter pylori result
a 6mo has abdominal distention and vomiting and is inconsolable. A
sausage-shaped mass is palpable in his right upper quadrant. The infant's
quadrant feels empty, and a positive dance sign is noted in his record.
Which of the conditions is consistent with the infant's symptoms?
a. Necrotizing enterocolitis
b. Intussusception
c. Meconium ileus
d. Pyloric stenosis ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b.
Intussusception
To assess a patient's jugular veins, he or she should first be placed in
which position?
a. Leaning forward
b. Semi-fowler
c. Upright
d. Supine ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Supine
An umbilical assessment in the newborn that is of concern is
a. Pulsations superior to the umbilicus
b. A thick cord
c. An umbilical hernia
EXAM) | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS
To begin counting the ribs and the intercostal spaces, you begin by
palpating the reference point of the
a. Acromion process
b. Distal point of the xiphoid
c. Manubriosternal junction
d. Suprasternal notch ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c.
Manubriosternal junction
An increased number of lymphocytes in the blood represents a systemic
response to _____ infections.
a. Most bacterial
b. All parasitic
c. All fungal
d. Most viral ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Most viral
The largest endocrine grand in the body lies in the _____ triangle.
a. Lateral
b. Anterior
c. Medial
d. Ventral ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. Anterior
Which of the following is true regarding cephalhematoma?
a. It is obvious at birth
b. The affected part feels soft
c. The margins are poorly defined
,d. It is bound by suture lines ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. It
is bound by suture lines
Which disorder is characterized by a single node that is chronically
enlarged and nontender in a patient with no other symptoms?
a. Mononucleosis
b. Toxoplasmosis
c. Retropharyngeal abscess
d. Streptococcal pharyngitis ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b.
Toxoplasmosis
Nodes located nearest the palatine tonsils are the
a. Submandibular
b. Submental
c. Retropharyngeal
d. Supraclavicular ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c.
Retropharyngeal
Which of the following is true regarding the stomach?
a. It lies in the lower abdominal cavity
b. The stomach produces most of the body's bile
c. It secretes gastric lipase that serves to digest protein
d. Very little absorption takes places in the stomach ---------CORRECT
ANSWER-----------------d. Very little absorption takes places in the stomach
A patient presents with symptoms that lead you to suspect acute
appendicitis. Which assessment finding is least likely to be associated with
this condition early in its course?
,a. Positive McBurney sign
b. Positive psoas sign
c. Obturator muscle test
d. Rebound tenderness ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c.
Obturator muscle test
Thin-walled reservoirs of the heart are the
a. Sinuses
b. Ventricles
c. Pericardia
d. Atria ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Atria
To correctly document absent bowel sounds, one must listen continuously
for
a. 3 minutes
b. 5 minutes
c. 30 seconds
d. 1 minute ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 5 minutes
in children, coarctation of the aorta should be suspected if you detect
a. a delay b/t the radial and femoral pulses
b. an absent femoral pulse on the left
c. bilateral absence of femoral pulses
d. a simultaneous radial and femoral pulse ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----
------------a. a delay b/t the radial and femoral pulses
a patient relates a several week history of severe intermittent abdominal
burning sensations. He/she relates that the pain is relieved with small
, amounts of food. Before starting the physical examination, you review his
lab work, anticipating a(n):
a. positive helicobacter pylori result
b. elevated white blood cell count
c. increased urine specific gravity
d. decreased potassium level ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------a.
positive helicobacter pylori result
a 6mo has abdominal distention and vomiting and is inconsolable. A
sausage-shaped mass is palpable in his right upper quadrant. The infant's
quadrant feels empty, and a positive dance sign is noted in his record.
Which of the conditions is consistent with the infant's symptoms?
a. Necrotizing enterocolitis
b. Intussusception
c. Meconium ileus
d. Pyloric stenosis ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b.
Intussusception
To assess a patient's jugular veins, he or she should first be placed in
which position?
a. Leaning forward
b. Semi-fowler
c. Upright
d. Supine ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Supine
An umbilical assessment in the newborn that is of concern is
a. Pulsations superior to the umbilicus
b. A thick cord
c. An umbilical hernia
