HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM (NEWEST EXAM
2025) | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS
After completion of your ophthalmosopic examination, you record that the
arteriole-to-venule ratio is 1:2. This indicates that the:
a. Venules are narrowed
b. Ratio is normal for a child
c. Ratio is normal for an adult
d. Arterioles are narrowed ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d.
Arterioles are narrowed
The hair cells of the corti and membrane of court
a. Produce a waxy lubricant
b. Maintain equilibrium
c. Stimulate the eighth cranial nerve
d. Transit vibrations to the ossicles ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--c. Stimulate the eighth cranial nerve
Dullness to percussion in intercostal spaces is most consistent with the
presence of
a. Sickle cell disease
b. Pneumonia
c. Empyema
d. Asthma ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. Pneumonia
Term infants have a visual acuity of about
a. 20/200
,b. 20/400
c. 20/300
d. 20/100 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 20/400
Which is the best way to position a patient's neck for palpation of the neck?
a. Flexed toward the side being examined
b. Flexed directly forward
c. Rotated away from the side being examined
d. Flexed away from the side being examined ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------a. Flexed toward the side being examined
Palpation of the scalene triangle for supraclavicular nodes should be done
with
a. Tissue rolled gently against the chest wall, moving sideways
b. The pads of three fingers in a superficial circular motion
c. Finger along the depression above the medial humeral condyle
d. Fingers hooked over the clavicle next to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Fingers hooked over the
clavicle next to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
Which of the following illicit drugs is commonly associated with nasal
septum perforation?
a. Marijuana
b. Ecstasy
c. Cocaine
d. Heroin ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Cocaine
A newborn whose serum bilirubin is greater than 20mg/100ml risks later
,a. Sinusitis
b. Lichen planus
c. Meningitis
d. Hearing loss ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Hearing loss
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?
2025) | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS |
GRADED A+ | LATEST EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS
After completion of your ophthalmosopic examination, you record that the
arteriole-to-venule ratio is 1:2. This indicates that the:
a. Venules are narrowed
b. Ratio is normal for a child
c. Ratio is normal for an adult
d. Arterioles are narrowed ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d.
Arterioles are narrowed
The hair cells of the corti and membrane of court
a. Produce a waxy lubricant
b. Maintain equilibrium
c. Stimulate the eighth cranial nerve
d. Transit vibrations to the ossicles ---------CORRECT ANSWER---------------
--c. Stimulate the eighth cranial nerve
Dullness to percussion in intercostal spaces is most consistent with the
presence of
a. Sickle cell disease
b. Pneumonia
c. Empyema
d. Asthma ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. Pneumonia
Term infants have a visual acuity of about
a. 20/200
,b. 20/400
c. 20/300
d. 20/100 ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------b. 20/400
Which is the best way to position a patient's neck for palpation of the neck?
a. Flexed toward the side being examined
b. Flexed directly forward
c. Rotated away from the side being examined
d. Flexed away from the side being examined ---------CORRECT ANSWER-
----------------a. Flexed toward the side being examined
Palpation of the scalene triangle for supraclavicular nodes should be done
with
a. Tissue rolled gently against the chest wall, moving sideways
b. The pads of three fingers in a superficial circular motion
c. Finger along the depression above the medial humeral condyle
d. Fingers hooked over the clavicle next to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Fingers hooked over the
clavicle next to the sternocleidomastoid muscle
Which of the following illicit drugs is commonly associated with nasal
septum perforation?
a. Marijuana
b. Ecstasy
c. Cocaine
d. Heroin ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------c. Cocaine
A newborn whose serum bilirubin is greater than 20mg/100ml risks later
,a. Sinusitis
b. Lichen planus
c. Meningitis
d. Hearing loss ---------CORRECT ANSWER-----------------d. Hearing loss
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?
