NURS5220 HEALTH ASSESSMENT ONE
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ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ If a patient come in with Scleral Icterus, what might you want to test
for?
Answer: Test for Liver Disease
Bilirubin Levels
Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
⩥ Chloe comes Into the office for a general check up. Her pupils appear
to be different sizes, what is this called?
Answer: Anisocoria
⩥ When is Anisocoria an emergency?
Answer: headache or trauma
acute onset of CN III palsy (ptosys, exotropia, mydriasis)
If there is more than a 1mm difference
⩥ Astigmatism
,Answer: A condition in which the eye does not focus properly because
of uneven curvatures of the cornea
⩥ What is used to test the Cornea for an abrasion?
Answer: Wood Lamp and Fluorescent dye
⩥ A patient presents with a dark brown spot in the iris which has just
appeared within the last few months. What could this indicate?
Answer: Melanoma of the eye
⩥ What is the name for clumped proteins that appear in the lens of the
eye usually due to aging?
Answer: Cataracts
⩥ What exam is used to monitor for Diabetic Retinopathy?
Answer: Fundoscopic Exam
⩥ Chelsea gets eyelash extensions often to enhance her appearance. She
came into the doctors office for red, itchy and greasy crusted eyelids.
When the NP took a closer look, the tiny oil glands in the eye lashes
were inflamed, what is this called?
Answer: Blepharitis
, ⩥ A pregnant patient complains of a blind spot in her vision, what is this
called?
Answer: Scotoma
⩥ A pregnant patient complains of a blind spot in her vision, what is the
first thing the NP should do?
Answer: Take the patients blood pressure, this could be a sign of Pre-
eclampsia
This is an emergency and requires immediate medical attention
⩥ What is the number one Age Related eye changes in the aging
population?
Answer: Macular Degeneration
⩥ What might you find on a Fundoscopic exam that would indicate
Macular degeneration?
Answer: Yellow and white deposits on retina called Drussen spots
⩥ Loss of central vision is a sign of Macular Degeneration, True or
False?
Answer: True
⩥ What is the first step for an Ear examination?
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT 2026 FULL
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ If a patient come in with Scleral Icterus, what might you want to test
for?
Answer: Test for Liver Disease
Bilirubin Levels
Hepatitis
Cirrhosis
⩥ Chloe comes Into the office for a general check up. Her pupils appear
to be different sizes, what is this called?
Answer: Anisocoria
⩥ When is Anisocoria an emergency?
Answer: headache or trauma
acute onset of CN III palsy (ptosys, exotropia, mydriasis)
If there is more than a 1mm difference
⩥ Astigmatism
,Answer: A condition in which the eye does not focus properly because
of uneven curvatures of the cornea
⩥ What is used to test the Cornea for an abrasion?
Answer: Wood Lamp and Fluorescent dye
⩥ A patient presents with a dark brown spot in the iris which has just
appeared within the last few months. What could this indicate?
Answer: Melanoma of the eye
⩥ What is the name for clumped proteins that appear in the lens of the
eye usually due to aging?
Answer: Cataracts
⩥ What exam is used to monitor for Diabetic Retinopathy?
Answer: Fundoscopic Exam
⩥ Chelsea gets eyelash extensions often to enhance her appearance. She
came into the doctors office for red, itchy and greasy crusted eyelids.
When the NP took a closer look, the tiny oil glands in the eye lashes
were inflamed, what is this called?
Answer: Blepharitis
, ⩥ A pregnant patient complains of a blind spot in her vision, what is this
called?
Answer: Scotoma
⩥ A pregnant patient complains of a blind spot in her vision, what is the
first thing the NP should do?
Answer: Take the patients blood pressure, this could be a sign of Pre-
eclampsia
This is an emergency and requires immediate medical attention
⩥ What is the number one Age Related eye changes in the aging
population?
Answer: Macular Degeneration
⩥ What might you find on a Fundoscopic exam that would indicate
Macular degeneration?
Answer: Yellow and white deposits on retina called Drussen spots
⩥ Loss of central vision is a sign of Macular Degeneration, True or
False?
Answer: True
⩥ What is the first step for an Ear examination?
