PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT - FINAL EXAM (BATES)
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
A patient complains of a painful lesion on the eyelid margin. The most likely diagnosis
is?
A. Chalazion
B. Anasokoria
C. Stye
D. Drusen - CORRECT ANSWES -- C
Undigested cell debris that is typically seen in patients with macular degeneration is
called? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Drusen
While preforming an opthalmoscope exam, the NP notices yellow spots. She would
document this finding as? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Drusen
What are infarcted nerve fibers in the eyes called? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Cotton
wool patches
Cotton Wool patches are commonly seen in patients with?
A. Macular Degeneration
B. Diabetes
C. HTN
D. A & B
E. B &C - CORRECT ANSWES -- E
Risk factors for cataracts? - CORRECT ANSWES -- DM, Cigarettes, Alcohol,
Medications (steroids)
What is anasorkia? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Difference in pupil size (>.04mm)
"Worst headache of my life"? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Subarachnoid hemorhage or
meningitis
What assessment tool(s) would be most valuable when diagnosing meningitis?
A. McBurneys Point
B. Kernig's Sign
C. Rosvings Sign
D. Bowmans Sign - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
True or False
,A patient with meningitis may have acute mental status change? - CORRECT ANSWES
-- True
A patient comes to the clinic wearing sunglasses and a jacket, complaining of a intense
headache that has lasted for the past day with nausea and vomiting. She denies fever
or a cough. Upon further evaluation, the patient states that she has a sensitivity to
perfume and she visited a new perfume shop the day before. The most likely diagnosis
would include? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Migraine
A patient has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The NP would expect what type of
headaches?
A. Intermittent
B. Constant
C. Worsening over time
D. A & B
E. A & C - CORRECT ANSWES -- E
A 62 year old, female patient comes to the clinic complaining of a headache for the past
5 days. She is a fairly active woman, exercises 6 times per week and enjoys time
playing with her grandson. She states that she is thankful she is in remission following
her diagnosis of breast cancer 5 years earlier. She states that she has not been having
trouble sleeping when she props herself up on pillows and dose not have any other
symptoms. Which of the following would the NP want to evaluate further due to
headache?
A. Age
B. Exercise 6 times per week.
C. Cancer diagnosis
D. Sleeping position
E. A, B, C
F. A, C, D
G. C, D - CORRECT ANSWES -- F
What sinuses can be transilluminated? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Maxillary and Frontal
True of False
It is common for a deviated septum to cause problems with breathing. - CORRECT
ANSWES -- False
What are the two most common reasons that can restrict airflow through the nasal
passage? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Nasal polyps and foreign bodies
What are boggy, pale, saclike growths in the nose? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Nasal
polyps
Which of the following are true?
A. Nasal polyps are boggy, saclike growths that obstruct airflow and can bleed.
, B. Both the medial and inferior turbinates can be noted on exam.
C. A deviated septum indicates a problem that needs to be addressed.
D. Purulent drainage can occur from a foreign body obstruction. - CORRECT ANSWES
-- A, B, D
Which of the following require immediate attention? (select all that apply)
A. Closed angle glaucoma
B. Open Angle glaucoma
C. Papilledema
D. White reflex - CORRECT ANSWES -- A, C, D
The NP preforms the Weber test on a patient. The patient notes that he can hear the
sound on the right ear, his impaired ear. The nurse would document?
A. Appropriate lateralization noted.
B.. Possible conduction hearing loss.
C. Possible sensorineural hearing loss.
D. Left sided conduction hearing loss. - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
In sensorineural hearing loss, during the Weber test the sound will lateralize to which
ear?
A. Impaired
B. Good
C. Both - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
When performing the Weber test on a patient, the patient notes that the sound is heard
in the left ear. How would the NP document this finding?
A. Air conduction is greater than bone conduction.
B. Left sided conduction loss
C. Right sided sensorineural loss
D. A, B, C
E. A, B
F. B, C - CORRECT ANSWES -- F
When performing the Rinne test, where does the NP place the tuning form first?
A. Behind ear
B. On the top of the head
C. In front of the ear
D. Forehead - CORRECT ANSWES -- A
A normal finding for the Rinne test is? - CORRECT ANSWES -- AC > BC
True or False
In conductive hearing loss, bone conduction is greater/equal than air conduction. -
CORRECT ANSWES -- True
True or False
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100%
A patient complains of a painful lesion on the eyelid margin. The most likely diagnosis
is?
A. Chalazion
B. Anasokoria
C. Stye
D. Drusen - CORRECT ANSWES -- C
Undigested cell debris that is typically seen in patients with macular degeneration is
called? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Drusen
While preforming an opthalmoscope exam, the NP notices yellow spots. She would
document this finding as? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Drusen
What are infarcted nerve fibers in the eyes called? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Cotton
wool patches
Cotton Wool patches are commonly seen in patients with?
A. Macular Degeneration
B. Diabetes
C. HTN
D. A & B
E. B &C - CORRECT ANSWES -- E
Risk factors for cataracts? - CORRECT ANSWES -- DM, Cigarettes, Alcohol,
Medications (steroids)
What is anasorkia? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Difference in pupil size (>.04mm)
"Worst headache of my life"? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Subarachnoid hemorhage or
meningitis
What assessment tool(s) would be most valuable when diagnosing meningitis?
A. McBurneys Point
B. Kernig's Sign
C. Rosvings Sign
D. Bowmans Sign - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
True or False
,A patient with meningitis may have acute mental status change? - CORRECT ANSWES
-- True
A patient comes to the clinic wearing sunglasses and a jacket, complaining of a intense
headache that has lasted for the past day with nausea and vomiting. She denies fever
or a cough. Upon further evaluation, the patient states that she has a sensitivity to
perfume and she visited a new perfume shop the day before. The most likely diagnosis
would include? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Migraine
A patient has been diagnosed with a brain tumor. The NP would expect what type of
headaches?
A. Intermittent
B. Constant
C. Worsening over time
D. A & B
E. A & C - CORRECT ANSWES -- E
A 62 year old, female patient comes to the clinic complaining of a headache for the past
5 days. She is a fairly active woman, exercises 6 times per week and enjoys time
playing with her grandson. She states that she is thankful she is in remission following
her diagnosis of breast cancer 5 years earlier. She states that she has not been having
trouble sleeping when she props herself up on pillows and dose not have any other
symptoms. Which of the following would the NP want to evaluate further due to
headache?
A. Age
B. Exercise 6 times per week.
C. Cancer diagnosis
D. Sleeping position
E. A, B, C
F. A, C, D
G. C, D - CORRECT ANSWES -- F
What sinuses can be transilluminated? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Maxillary and Frontal
True of False
It is common for a deviated septum to cause problems with breathing. - CORRECT
ANSWES -- False
What are the two most common reasons that can restrict airflow through the nasal
passage? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Nasal polyps and foreign bodies
What are boggy, pale, saclike growths in the nose? - CORRECT ANSWES -- Nasal
polyps
Which of the following are true?
A. Nasal polyps are boggy, saclike growths that obstruct airflow and can bleed.
, B. Both the medial and inferior turbinates can be noted on exam.
C. A deviated septum indicates a problem that needs to be addressed.
D. Purulent drainage can occur from a foreign body obstruction. - CORRECT ANSWES
-- A, B, D
Which of the following require immediate attention? (select all that apply)
A. Closed angle glaucoma
B. Open Angle glaucoma
C. Papilledema
D. White reflex - CORRECT ANSWES -- A, C, D
The NP preforms the Weber test on a patient. The patient notes that he can hear the
sound on the right ear, his impaired ear. The nurse would document?
A. Appropriate lateralization noted.
B.. Possible conduction hearing loss.
C. Possible sensorineural hearing loss.
D. Left sided conduction hearing loss. - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
In sensorineural hearing loss, during the Weber test the sound will lateralize to which
ear?
A. Impaired
B. Good
C. Both - CORRECT ANSWES -- B
When performing the Weber test on a patient, the patient notes that the sound is heard
in the left ear. How would the NP document this finding?
A. Air conduction is greater than bone conduction.
B. Left sided conduction loss
C. Right sided sensorineural loss
D. A, B, C
E. A, B
F. B, C - CORRECT ANSWES -- F
When performing the Rinne test, where does the NP place the tuning form first?
A. Behind ear
B. On the top of the head
C. In front of the ear
D. Forehead - CORRECT ANSWES -- A
A normal finding for the Rinne test is? - CORRECT ANSWES -- AC > BC
True or False
In conductive hearing loss, bone conduction is greater/equal than air conduction. -
CORRECT ANSWES -- True
True or False
