NURS 612 EXAM 3 MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 3 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS

1. Which statement suggests that a patient may be at risk for contracting viral hepatitis A? a. "I am a healthcare worker." b. "I had a blood transfusion recently." c. "I have renal failure and have hemodialysis three times a week." d. "I have recently been overseas." - CORRECT ANSWER - d 2. The examiner observes venous return on the abdomen of the patient that moves upward from the pubis to the chest. This finding should make the examiner consider a. portal hypertension. b. renal artery stenosis. c. inferior vena cava obstruction. d. mesentery arterial hypertension. - CORRECT ANSWER - c 3. Mrs. Cody is 36 weeks pregnant. She tells the exam- iner that her stomach muscle feels like it is splitting. A protrusion at the midline of the abdomen is observed. This is recognized as a. abdominal dehiscence. b. swelling of the abdominal aorta. c. diastasis recti. d. umbilical herniation. - CORRECT ANSWER - c