Maryville NURS 612 Exam 2 questions
with correct answers
midsystolic murmur that radiates to left sternal border with a medium pitch; a coarse thrill is
palpated as well? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Aortic stenosis
During percussion, the patient holds his or her arms in front in order to? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Expose maximum lung area
List 2 HPI questions for Chest pain - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. does the pain radiate to the
arm or jaw
2. Are there associated symptoms such as SOB, sweating or N/V
List 2 patient educations regarding sun exposure - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. Apply SPF of 30
or after and reapply every 30 min to an hour
2. wear long sleeves and hat and avoid peak sun hours
When looking for skin cancer what does 'ABCDE' stand for - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A -
Asymmetry - halves do not match and not equal
B - Borders - are they irregular, ragged, blurred
C - Color - is it the same throughout or varying in shades across area
D - Diameter - is it > 6mm
E - evolving/elavation
What is a skin lesion that resembles a lipoma and is > 1.5 mm considered? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Nodule
What would you ask a young woman with possible thyroid issues? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Have you been fatigued or had a change in your sleep patterns
, Pt c/o allergies and wheezing what would you suspect? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Asthma
How do you assess for epitrochlear nodes - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔palpated the groove
between the tricep and bicep found proximal and slightly anterior to the medial epicondyle of the
humerous
What type of headache starts in the morning and eases up throughout the day? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Hypertension HA
18 y/o with skin irritation that just started shaving? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔folliculitis
List 2 normal findings of when palpating the precordium - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. No
heaves or thrills
2. Apical pulse is at midclavicular line and 5th IC space <1cm
If the patient has a history of asthma and is exposed to allergens, what would you expect if the
patient comes in with wheezing? diagnosis? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔SOB, coughing, chest
tightness; Acute asthma exacerbation;
patient says I was exposed to allergens and now I have a fever, what would the diagnosis be - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔pnuemonia
What are some physical findings of a patient that is SOB? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔use of
accessory muscles, are they able to perform ADLs, tripoding
What are you looking for if murmur is heard - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔T-DIPQ-LRV (timing,
duration, intensity, pitch, quality, location, radiation, variation with resp phase
HA with rapid and sudden onset, what are some of the differential diagnoses that you would think
of - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Intracranial bleed or subarachnoid hemorrhage
with correct answers
midsystolic murmur that radiates to left sternal border with a medium pitch; a coarse thrill is
palpated as well? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Aortic stenosis
During percussion, the patient holds his or her arms in front in order to? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Expose maximum lung area
List 2 HPI questions for Chest pain - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. does the pain radiate to the
arm or jaw
2. Are there associated symptoms such as SOB, sweating or N/V
List 2 patient educations regarding sun exposure - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. Apply SPF of 30
or after and reapply every 30 min to an hour
2. wear long sleeves and hat and avoid peak sun hours
When looking for skin cancer what does 'ABCDE' stand for - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔A -
Asymmetry - halves do not match and not equal
B - Borders - are they irregular, ragged, blurred
C - Color - is it the same throughout or varying in shades across area
D - Diameter - is it > 6mm
E - evolving/elavation
What is a skin lesion that resembles a lipoma and is > 1.5 mm considered? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Nodule
What would you ask a young woman with possible thyroid issues? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS
**✔✔Have you been fatigued or had a change in your sleep patterns
, Pt c/o allergies and wheezing what would you suspect? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Asthma
How do you assess for epitrochlear nodes - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔palpated the groove
between the tricep and bicep found proximal and slightly anterior to the medial epicondyle of the
humerous
What type of headache starts in the morning and eases up throughout the day? - ** VERIFIED
ANSWERS **✔✔Hypertension HA
18 y/o with skin irritation that just started shaving? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔folliculitis
List 2 normal findings of when palpating the precordium - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔1. No
heaves or thrills
2. Apical pulse is at midclavicular line and 5th IC space <1cm
If the patient has a history of asthma and is exposed to allergens, what would you expect if the
patient comes in with wheezing? diagnosis? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔SOB, coughing, chest
tightness; Acute asthma exacerbation;
patient says I was exposed to allergens and now I have a fever, what would the diagnosis be - **
VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔pnuemonia
What are some physical findings of a patient that is SOB? - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔use of
accessory muscles, are they able to perform ADLs, tripoding
What are you looking for if murmur is heard - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔T-DIPQ-LRV (timing,
duration, intensity, pitch, quality, location, radiation, variation with resp phase
HA with rapid and sudden onset, what are some of the differential diagnoses that you would think
of - ** VERIFIED ANSWERS **✔✔Intracranial bleed or subarachnoid hemorrhage
