ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM VERSION A COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
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If a patient comes in with a chief complaint of knee pain, what are your differential diagnosis?
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Lachman's Test
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Brudzinki's Sign
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Dermatome
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Anatomy of the Abdomen
4 quadrants of the abdomen
,9 sections of abdomen
viceral pain
- pain in internal organs
- with the number of receptors, it is poorly localized
parietal pain
a localized, intense pain that arises from the parietal peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity
referred pain
feeling of pain when sensory information from internal and external areas converges on the same nerve
cells in the spinal cord
What is normal for bowel movements?
, 3x/day to 3x/week
What movements can you INSPECT for on the abdomen?
pulsations and signs of peristalsis
What is visible peristalsis a sign of?
intestinal obstruction
Order of exam for abdomen
1. Inspection
2. Auscultation
3. Percussion
4. Palpation
Sounds you may percuss on the abdomen?
tympany: stomach
dullness: stool, mass, dense organs, fluid
resonance: lung
hyperresonance: gas/distention
How do you percuss the liver?
Start around the 2 intercostal space on the RIGHT side, percuss down until you hear dullness. (should be
around 5th intercostal margin). Then percuss up from the umbilicus, to dullness, (around the coastal
margin) 6-12 cm
What is CVA tenderness?
Flank tenderness (costo-vertebral angle tenderness). Tenderness over the kidney(s)
How do you assess CVA tenderness?
EXAM ACTUAL EXAM VERSION A COMPLETE
100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A+
Practice questions for this set
Learn
1/7
Study using Learn
ACL
,Select the correct term
1
If a patient comes in with a chief complaint of knee pain, what are your differential diagnosis?
2
Lachman's Test
3
Brudzinki's Sign
4
Dermatome
Don't know?
Terms in this set (285)
Original
Anatomy of the Abdomen
4 quadrants of the abdomen
,9 sections of abdomen
viceral pain
- pain in internal organs
- with the number of receptors, it is poorly localized
parietal pain
a localized, intense pain that arises from the parietal peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity
referred pain
feeling of pain when sensory information from internal and external areas converges on the same nerve
cells in the spinal cord
What is normal for bowel movements?
, 3x/day to 3x/week
What movements can you INSPECT for on the abdomen?
pulsations and signs of peristalsis
What is visible peristalsis a sign of?
intestinal obstruction
Order of exam for abdomen
1. Inspection
2. Auscultation
3. Percussion
4. Palpation
Sounds you may percuss on the abdomen?
tympany: stomach
dullness: stool, mass, dense organs, fluid
resonance: lung
hyperresonance: gas/distention
How do you percuss the liver?
Start around the 2 intercostal space on the RIGHT side, percuss down until you hear dullness. (should be
around 5th intercostal margin). Then percuss up from the umbilicus, to dullness, (around the coastal
margin) 6-12 cm
What is CVA tenderness?
Flank tenderness (costo-vertebral angle tenderness). Tenderness over the kidney(s)
How do you assess CVA tenderness?
