Health Assessment Exam 3 Practice Questions
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1. The Left Upper Quadrant Spleen
(LUQ) contains the:
A) Gallbladder The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ. However, instead of
B) Spleen lymph, its chambers are filled with blood.
C) Liver
D) Appendix
2. Suppose that Tina reported CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infection
pain when you assessed for
costovertebral angle (CVA) Percussion of the costovertebral angle should evoke no pain. The
tenderness. Which of the fol- elicitation of pain is indicative of inflammation in the underlying
lowing would be true? kidney or surrounding tissue.
A) CVA tenderness may indi-
cate kidney infection
B) CVA tenderness may indi-
cate liver enlargement
C) CVA tenderness is an ex-
pected finding
D) CVA tenderness is a rare
finding
3. Suppose that you suspect- Shifting dullness
ed ascites because Tina's ab-
domen is large. Which of the Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal space. This
following assessment find- fluid can be detected by abdominal percussion. The distribution of
ings would confirm ascites? fluid in the abdomen shifts according to gravity when the person
changes body position. To test for ascites, percuss for dullness in
A) Shifting dullness the abdomen when Tina is in several different body positions.
B) Murphy's sign
C) Deep organ palpation
D) Peristaltic fluid wave test
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4. The second heart sound is Closing of aortic and pulmonic valves
the result of which of the fol-
lowing? The five cardiac areas of auscultation are not the anatomical po-
sitions of the heart valves but are the best places to listen due to
A)Opening of aortic and pul- the direction that sounds resonate in the thorax.
monic valves
B) Closing of aortic and pul-
monic valves
C) Opening of mitral and tri-
cuspid valve
D) Closing of mitral and tri-
cuspid valve
5. Normal capillary refill is: 1-2 seconds
A) Nails turning from Most capillaries have such small inner diameters that only one red
blanched to pink blood cell can move through at a time.
B) > 2 seconds
C) 1-2 seconds
D) < 1 second
6. Tina's left tibial pulse is grad- Normal
ed as 2+. This finding is:
Pulses are graded on a 4 point scale in which 3+ is bounding, 2+
A)Bounding is normal, 1+ is weak, and 0 is absent.
B) Increased
C) Normal
D) Weak
7. When listening to the heart A) 90-150 beats per minute
of an 18-month-old admit-
ted to Shadow General Hos- Children have smaller heart chambers and lower blood volume
pital for physical abuse, than adults, which results in a lower heart stroke volume.
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what is the normal heart rate
range?
A) 90-150 beats per minute
B) 80-140 beats per minute
C) 100-160 beats per minute
D) 60-100 beats per minute
8. An 82-year-old is on the car- A) Bruits
diac floor of Shadow General
Hospital after being admit- Bruits are heard when blood flow is obstructed, causing tur-
ted for chest pain. Which of bulence. They are murmur-like sounds that originate from the
the following findings would vasculature instead of from the heart that are heard with the bell
be due to vessel narrowing? of the stethoscope.
A) Bruits
B) Tachycardia
C) Harsh holosystolic mur-
mur
D) Regurgitation
9. A 2-month-old male child A) Pyloric Stenosis
comes into the Shadow
General Hospital Emergency Infants with pyloric stenosis present with projectile vomiting as a
Department with dehydra- chief complaint with marked peristalsis noted on physical exam.
tion due to projectile vom-
iting since birth. On physi-
cal exam you note marked
peristalsis (waves visible on
inspection of the abdomen).
This is a sign of what patho-
logic process?
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1. The Left Upper Quadrant Spleen
(LUQ) contains the:
A) Gallbladder The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ. However, instead of
B) Spleen lymph, its chambers are filled with blood.
C) Liver
D) Appendix
2. Suppose that Tina reported CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infection
pain when you assessed for
costovertebral angle (CVA) Percussion of the costovertebral angle should evoke no pain. The
tenderness. Which of the fol- elicitation of pain is indicative of inflammation in the underlying
lowing would be true? kidney or surrounding tissue.
A) CVA tenderness may indi-
cate kidney infection
B) CVA tenderness may indi-
cate liver enlargement
C) CVA tenderness is an ex-
pected finding
D) CVA tenderness is a rare
finding
3. Suppose that you suspect- Shifting dullness
ed ascites because Tina's ab-
domen is large. Which of the Ascites is the accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal space. This
following assessment find- fluid can be detected by abdominal percussion. The distribution of
ings would confirm ascites? fluid in the abdomen shifts according to gravity when the person
changes body position. To test for ascites, percuss for dullness in
A) Shifting dullness the abdomen when Tina is in several different body positions.
B) Murphy's sign
C) Deep organ palpation
D) Peristaltic fluid wave test
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4. The second heart sound is Closing of aortic and pulmonic valves
the result of which of the fol-
lowing? The five cardiac areas of auscultation are not the anatomical po-
sitions of the heart valves but are the best places to listen due to
A)Opening of aortic and pul- the direction that sounds resonate in the thorax.
monic valves
B) Closing of aortic and pul-
monic valves
C) Opening of mitral and tri-
cuspid valve
D) Closing of mitral and tri-
cuspid valve
5. Normal capillary refill is: 1-2 seconds
A) Nails turning from Most capillaries have such small inner diameters that only one red
blanched to pink blood cell can move through at a time.
B) > 2 seconds
C) 1-2 seconds
D) < 1 second
6. Tina's left tibial pulse is grad- Normal
ed as 2+. This finding is:
Pulses are graded on a 4 point scale in which 3+ is bounding, 2+
A)Bounding is normal, 1+ is weak, and 0 is absent.
B) Increased
C) Normal
D) Weak
7. When listening to the heart A) 90-150 beats per minute
of an 18-month-old admit-
ted to Shadow General Hos- Children have smaller heart chambers and lower blood volume
pital for physical abuse, than adults, which results in a lower heart stroke volume.
, Health Assessment Exam 3 Practice Questions
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_1fdz4e
what is the normal heart rate
range?
A) 90-150 beats per minute
B) 80-140 beats per minute
C) 100-160 beats per minute
D) 60-100 beats per minute
8. An 82-year-old is on the car- A) Bruits
diac floor of Shadow General
Hospital after being admit- Bruits are heard when blood flow is obstructed, causing tur-
ted for chest pain. Which of bulence. They are murmur-like sounds that originate from the
the following findings would vasculature instead of from the heart that are heard with the bell
be due to vessel narrowing? of the stethoscope.
A) Bruits
B) Tachycardia
C) Harsh holosystolic mur-
mur
D) Regurgitation
9. A 2-month-old male child A) Pyloric Stenosis
comes into the Shadow
General Hospital Emergency Infants with pyloric stenosis present with projectile vomiting as a
Department with dehydra- chief complaint with marked peristalsis noted on physical exam.
tion due to projectile vom-
iting since birth. On physi-
cal exam you note marked
peristalsis (waves visible on
inspection of the abdomen).
This is a sign of what patho-
logic process?
