PT 630 WRITTEN EXAM #2
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
, 1. You palpate an organ at the left costal margin. To differentiate between an enlarged left kidney and an
enlarged spleen, you would:: percuss, listening for dullness to verify that the organ is the spleen
2. You notice that the span of a patient's liver is 18 cm. On palpation the liver is enlarged, soft and tender,
suggesting:: hepatitis
3. Tenderness on light palpation of the right lower quadrant suggests a disorder of the:: appendix
4. The main reason that auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen is: because bowe
sounds might be distorted or changed by percussion
5. The "hooking technique"; may be helpful to assess tenderness in an
obese patient.: liver
6. Your patient complains of "ringing in their ears". Further examination shows hearing loss and dizziness.
They probably have: Meniere's disease
7. You shine your pen light into your patient's right eye to test their light reaction. The consensual
reaction is the: constriction of the left pupil
8. Your vision is 20/200 with glasses. This means:: you are considered legally blind in the US
9. Shining a pen light in the patient's eyes from approximately 2 feet away and inspecting the reflection
of the light in their cornea can indicate abnormal ocular alignment.: True
10. The pathway of hearing that involves the cochlea and the cochlear nerve is the: sensorineural phase
11. The first test you would do to assess hearing is the: whispered voice test
12. Occasionally, you may mistake a band of muscle or an artery for a lymph node in the head and neck
region. Unlike a muscle or an artery, you should be able to roll a node in two directions: up and down and
side to side.: True
13. Fremitus may be decreased or absent when the patient's voice is higher pitched: True
14. Unilateral chest expansion could indicate: lobar pneumonia
15. Percussion over a healthy lung should sound: resonant
16. During auscultation of the lungs you hear expiratory sounds lasting longer than inspiratory sounds.
You would expect this in a healthy lung over the
region of the lung.: bronchial
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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
, 1. You palpate an organ at the left costal margin. To differentiate between an enlarged left kidney and an
enlarged spleen, you would:: percuss, listening for dullness to verify that the organ is the spleen
2. You notice that the span of a patient's liver is 18 cm. On palpation the liver is enlarged, soft and tender,
suggesting:: hepatitis
3. Tenderness on light palpation of the right lower quadrant suggests a disorder of the:: appendix
4. The main reason that auscultation precedes percussion and palpation of the abdomen is: because bowe
sounds might be distorted or changed by percussion
5. The "hooking technique"; may be helpful to assess tenderness in an
obese patient.: liver
6. Your patient complains of "ringing in their ears". Further examination shows hearing loss and dizziness.
They probably have: Meniere's disease
7. You shine your pen light into your patient's right eye to test their light reaction. The consensual
reaction is the: constriction of the left pupil
8. Your vision is 20/200 with glasses. This means:: you are considered legally blind in the US
9. Shining a pen light in the patient's eyes from approximately 2 feet away and inspecting the reflection
of the light in their cornea can indicate abnormal ocular alignment.: True
10. The pathway of hearing that involves the cochlea and the cochlear nerve is the: sensorineural phase
11. The first test you would do to assess hearing is the: whispered voice test
12. Occasionally, you may mistake a band of muscle or an artery for a lymph node in the head and neck
region. Unlike a muscle or an artery, you should be able to roll a node in two directions: up and down and
side to side.: True
13. Fremitus may be decreased or absent when the patient's voice is higher pitched: True
14. Unilateral chest expansion could indicate: lobar pneumonia
15. Percussion over a healthy lung should sound: resonant
16. During auscultation of the lungs you hear expiratory sounds lasting longer than inspiratory sounds.
You would expect this in a healthy lung over the
region of the lung.: bronchial
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