3Ps EXAM QUESTIONS
3Ps EXAM QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
Recommend a method or test to help assess a patient's cerebellar function. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Finger-nose-finger testing
Choose an accurate statement regarding deep tendon reflexes and their location of
assessment. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Achilles reflex corresponds to L2-S2.
Brachioradialis reflex corresponds to C5-C6.
Determine a finding that would be abnormal in a motor assessment. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Presence of tremor
Muscle weakness
Propose an accurate statement regarding the sensory assessment. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Tactile discrimination of fine touch assesses the sensory cortex.
,Decide what should be considered in assessing a patient's appearance and behavior.
- ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Level of consciousness
Determine the accurate description regarding the strength of reflex. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Hypoactive or diminished response is classified as 1+.
Very brisk, hyperactive response is classified as 4+.
Determine a step or technique in the assessment of the trigeminal nerve. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Assess muscles of mastication.
Ask the patient to identify the location of the light touch sensation on the forehead
while eyes are closed.
Recommend an appropriate examination method to assess spinal accessory nerve
function. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Ask the patient to shrug shoulders against
resistance.
Ask the patient to rotate the head forcibly against resistance.
Determine an important item to assess while testing a patient's language and
comprehension. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Expressive or receptive aphasia
Language coherency
All of the following are components of the classic ophthalmological emergency
except __________. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅purulent eye discharge
,Mrs. Murphy is a 58-year-old woman presenting with a sudden left-sided headache
that is most painful in her left eye. Her vision is blurred, and her left pupil is
slightly dilated and poorly reactive. The left conjunctiva is markedly injected, and
the eyeball is firm. Vision screen with the Snellen chart is 20/30 OD and 20/90 OS.
When caring for Mrs. Murphy, the most appropriate next action is __________. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅prompt referral to an ophthalmologist
Recommend an appropriate question to ask when assessing a patient's mood and
affect. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅How are you?
Propose an accurate statement regarding the mental status examination. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅A patient's overall appearance is part of the mental
status examination.
Determine an appropriate question to ask when assessing a patient's perception. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Do you feel as if you're being watched?
How do people treat you?
Choose an accurate description of expressive aphasia. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Having difficulty in expressing words
Describe the technique to assess facial nerve function. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Ask the patient to smile.
Instruct the patient to lift eyebrows.
Ask the patient to close eyelids tightly against your attempt to open them.
, What is a common vision problem in a person with untreated primary open-angle
glaucoma (POAG)? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Peripheral vision loss
Propose a component of assessing the thought process of a patient. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Screening for suicidal thoughts
Which of the following is the most likely to be found on the funduscopic
examination of a patient with untreated POAG? - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Excessive cupping of the optic disk
Propose an indicator that a headache can be the presenting symptom of a serious
illness and may require neuroimaging. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Headache
causing confusion, dizziness, or lack of coordination
Headache causing awakening from sleep
Sudden or new-onset headache
A clinician is performing a middle ear assessment on a 15-year-old patient. When
examining the right tympanic membrane, the clinician sees the presence of dense
white patches. The tympanic membrane is otherwise unremarkable. It is pearly,
with the light reflex at 5 o'clock and landmarks visible. Propose a statement that
reflects this finding. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅This is known as
tympanosclerosis.
This is associated with calcification of the tympanic membrane.
There are scars caused from frequent ear infection.
3Ps EXAM QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
Recommend a method or test to help assess a patient's cerebellar function. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Finger-nose-finger testing
Choose an accurate statement regarding deep tendon reflexes and their location of
assessment. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Achilles reflex corresponds to L2-S2.
Brachioradialis reflex corresponds to C5-C6.
Determine a finding that would be abnormal in a motor assessment. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Presence of tremor
Muscle weakness
Propose an accurate statement regarding the sensory assessment. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Tactile discrimination of fine touch assesses the sensory cortex.
,Decide what should be considered in assessing a patient's appearance and behavior.
- ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Level of consciousness
Determine the accurate description regarding the strength of reflex. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Hypoactive or diminished response is classified as 1+.
Very brisk, hyperactive response is classified as 4+.
Determine a step or technique in the assessment of the trigeminal nerve. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Assess muscles of mastication.
Ask the patient to identify the location of the light touch sensation on the forehead
while eyes are closed.
Recommend an appropriate examination method to assess spinal accessory nerve
function. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Ask the patient to shrug shoulders against
resistance.
Ask the patient to rotate the head forcibly against resistance.
Determine an important item to assess while testing a patient's language and
comprehension. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Expressive or receptive aphasia
Language coherency
All of the following are components of the classic ophthalmological emergency
except __________. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅purulent eye discharge
,Mrs. Murphy is a 58-year-old woman presenting with a sudden left-sided headache
that is most painful in her left eye. Her vision is blurred, and her left pupil is
slightly dilated and poorly reactive. The left conjunctiva is markedly injected, and
the eyeball is firm. Vision screen with the Snellen chart is 20/30 OD and 20/90 OS.
When caring for Mrs. Murphy, the most appropriate next action is __________. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅prompt referral to an ophthalmologist
Recommend an appropriate question to ask when assessing a patient's mood and
affect. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅How are you?
Propose an accurate statement regarding the mental status examination. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅A patient's overall appearance is part of the mental
status examination.
Determine an appropriate question to ask when assessing a patient's perception. -
ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Do you feel as if you're being watched?
How do people treat you?
Choose an accurate description of expressive aphasia. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Having difficulty in expressing words
Describe the technique to assess facial nerve function. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Ask the patient to smile.
Instruct the patient to lift eyebrows.
Ask the patient to close eyelids tightly against your attempt to open them.
, What is a common vision problem in a person with untreated primary open-angle
glaucoma (POAG)? - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Peripheral vision loss
Propose a component of assessing the thought process of a patient. - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Screening for suicidal thoughts
Which of the following is the most likely to be found on the funduscopic
examination of a patient with untreated POAG? - ACCURATE
ANSWER✅✅Excessive cupping of the optic disk
Propose an indicator that a headache can be the presenting symptom of a serious
illness and may require neuroimaging. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅Headache
causing confusion, dizziness, or lack of coordination
Headache causing awakening from sleep
Sudden or new-onset headache
A clinician is performing a middle ear assessment on a 15-year-old patient. When
examining the right tympanic membrane, the clinician sees the presence of dense
white patches. The tympanic membrane is otherwise unremarkable. It is pearly,
with the light reflex at 5 o'clock and landmarks visible. Propose a statement that
reflects this finding. - ACCURATE ANSWER✅✅This is known as
tympanosclerosis.
This is associated with calcification of the tympanic membrane.
There are scars caused from frequent ear infection.
