Exam 1 Advanced Health Assessment Questions
With Answers A+ Graded 2026/2027
which is the preferred position for examining a pregnant patient?
A) Supine
B) Knee-chest
C) Lithotomy
D) side-lying - correct answerD side lying
13. Which of the following should be done when examining a pediatric patient?
A) You should use the same sequence of assessments for every pediatric patient.
B) Do invasive procedures first.
C) Don't allow him or her to play with medical equipment.
D) Allow the child to be examined on his or her parent's lap. - correct answerD) Allow the child
to be examined on his or her parent's lap.
14. The Weber or Rinne tests are used to test: A) corneal symmetry.
B) hearing acuity.
C) sense of smell.
D) thoracic expansion. - correct answerB) hearing acuity
18. Which of the following is best practice when documenting the history of present illness
(HPI)?
A) Only record the symptoms related to the chief complaint.
B) Details related to previous diagnostic tests are not necessary to include.
,C) If signs and symptoms appear to be related, spend time on the component that is related to
the chief complaint.
D) Pertinent test results and test dates should be included - correct answerD) Pertinent test
results and test dates should be included
19. What is the purpose of a genogram?
A) To show the patient's health history
B) To identify genetic disorders
C) To explore family history
D) To understand social history - correct answerC) To explore family history
21. Which component of the final assessment plan is frequently reserved for hospitalized
patients?
A) Nonpharmacological interventions
B) Pharmacological interventions
C) Education
D) Follow-up - correct answerA) Nonpharmacological interventions
43. Secretions from which of the following are released under cholinergic and hormonal
control?
A) Eccrine glands
B) Apocrine glands
C) Sweat glands
D) Sebaceous gland - correct answerB) Apocrine glands
44. Keratinocytes can be found on the basal layer of the:
A) epidermis.
, B) dermis.
C) subcutaneous layer
D) apocrine glands. - correct answerA) epidermis.
45. Which of the following is most often found on the face?
A) Herpes zoster
B) Impetigo
C) Varicella
D) Rubella - correct answerB) Impetigo
46. A patient reports that he rarely burns when exposed to sun and that he tans easily. What
type would he be characterized as using the Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification? A) I
B) III
C) IV
D) V - correct answerD) V
48. A patient complains of anorexia and abdominal pain. Which of the following diseases may
be the cause of these symptoms?
A) Roseola
B) Stasis dermatitis
C) Psoriasis
D) Rubeola - correct answerA) Roseola
49. Which of the following should be used when identifying lesions of vascular origin?
A) Squeezing
B) Palpation
C) Diascopy
With Answers A+ Graded 2026/2027
which is the preferred position for examining a pregnant patient?
A) Supine
B) Knee-chest
C) Lithotomy
D) side-lying - correct answerD side lying
13. Which of the following should be done when examining a pediatric patient?
A) You should use the same sequence of assessments for every pediatric patient.
B) Do invasive procedures first.
C) Don't allow him or her to play with medical equipment.
D) Allow the child to be examined on his or her parent's lap. - correct answerD) Allow the child
to be examined on his or her parent's lap.
14. The Weber or Rinne tests are used to test: A) corneal symmetry.
B) hearing acuity.
C) sense of smell.
D) thoracic expansion. - correct answerB) hearing acuity
18. Which of the following is best practice when documenting the history of present illness
(HPI)?
A) Only record the symptoms related to the chief complaint.
B) Details related to previous diagnostic tests are not necessary to include.
,C) If signs and symptoms appear to be related, spend time on the component that is related to
the chief complaint.
D) Pertinent test results and test dates should be included - correct answerD) Pertinent test
results and test dates should be included
19. What is the purpose of a genogram?
A) To show the patient's health history
B) To identify genetic disorders
C) To explore family history
D) To understand social history - correct answerC) To explore family history
21. Which component of the final assessment plan is frequently reserved for hospitalized
patients?
A) Nonpharmacological interventions
B) Pharmacological interventions
C) Education
D) Follow-up - correct answerA) Nonpharmacological interventions
43. Secretions from which of the following are released under cholinergic and hormonal
control?
A) Eccrine glands
B) Apocrine glands
C) Sweat glands
D) Sebaceous gland - correct answerB) Apocrine glands
44. Keratinocytes can be found on the basal layer of the:
A) epidermis.
, B) dermis.
C) subcutaneous layer
D) apocrine glands. - correct answerA) epidermis.
45. Which of the following is most often found on the face?
A) Herpes zoster
B) Impetigo
C) Varicella
D) Rubella - correct answerB) Impetigo
46. A patient reports that he rarely burns when exposed to sun and that he tans easily. What
type would he be characterized as using the Fitzpatrick Skin Type Classification? A) I
B) III
C) IV
D) V - correct answerD) V
48. A patient complains of anorexia and abdominal pain. Which of the following diseases may
be the cause of these symptoms?
A) Roseola
B) Stasis dermatitis
C) Psoriasis
D) Rubeola - correct answerA) Roseola
49. Which of the following should be used when identifying lesions of vascular origin?
A) Squeezing
B) Palpation
C) Diascopy
