NU 650 EXAM 3 | ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ | LATEST
2025/2026 | REGIS
Which of the following abdominal exam findings would prompt the NP to
consider cholecystitis as a differential diagnosis?
A. Positive Psoas sign
B. Positive Rovsing's sign
C. Positive Obturator sign
D. Positive murphy's sign - Correct Answer - D
Which of the following symptoms would you expect from a young
adolescent in the early phase of appendicitis?
A. Abdominal pain two hours after eating
B. CVA tenderness
C. Severe RLQ pain with pallor and sweating
D. Constipation - Correct Answer - C
A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office for evaluation of
pain in his legs. He has smoked two packs per day since the age of 16,
but he is otherwise healthy. You are concerned that he may have
,peripheral vascular disease. Which of the following is part of common or
concerning symptoms for the peripheral vascular system?
A. Intermittent claudication
B. Chest pressure with exertion
C. Shortness of breath
D. Knee pain - Correct Answer - A
Which area of the arm drains to the epitrochlear nodes?
A. Ulnar surface of the forearm and hand, little and ring fingers, and
ulnar middle finger
B. Radial surface of the forearm and hand, thumb and index fingers, and
radial middle finger
C. Ulnar surface of the forearm and hand; second, third, and fourth
fingers
D. Radial surface of the forearm and hand; second, third, and fourth
fingers - Correct Answer - A
Mr. E complains of cramps and difficulties with walking. The cramps
occur in his calves consistently after walking about 100 yards. After a
period of rest, he can start to walk again, but after 100 yards these same
symptoms recur. Which of the following would suggest spinal stenosis as
a cause of this pain?
A. Coldness and pallor of the legs
B. Relief of the pain with bending at the waist
,C. Color changes of the skin
D. Swelling with tenderness of the skin - Correct Answer - B
Which of the following pairs of ischemic symptoms versus vascular
supply is correct?
A. Lower calf/superficial femoral
B. Erectile dysfunction/iliac or pudendal
C. Buttock/common femoral
D. Upper calf/tibial or peroneal - Correct Answer - B
A patient demonstrates left facial droop but can wrinkle both sides of the
forehead. The examiner should suspect a problem with:
A. Central innervation of cranial nerve VII (facial)
B. Cranial nerve V (trigeminal)
C. Peripheral innervation of cranial nerve VII
D. Frontalis muscle - Correct Answer - A
Mr. T. is complaining of a headache. He has just awakened from a nap
and states that the headache always begins behind one eye, "feels like
an icepick," and is accompanied by tearing and a runny nose. You
suspect Mr. T has:
A. Migraine headache
B. Tension headache
, C. Cluster headache
D. A stroke - Correct Answer - C
The muscles in the neck that are innervated by cranial nerve XI are:
A. Spinal accessory and omohyoid
B. Sternomastoid and trapezius
C. Trapezius and sternomandibular
D. Sternomandibular and spinal accessory - Correct Answer - B
During your examination you note that your client's eyes are puffy. You
further assess coarse and dry hair. You suspect:
A. Scleroderma
B. Cachexia
C. Myxedema
D. Cretinism - Correct Answer - C
You have just completed your examination and you document that the
patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull touch bilaterally.
You interpret this as:
A. Bell's palsy
B. Scleroderma of the face and cheeks
C. Damage to cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve)
ASSESSMENT EXAM | QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS RATED A+ | LATEST
2025/2026 | REGIS
Which of the following abdominal exam findings would prompt the NP to
consider cholecystitis as a differential diagnosis?
A. Positive Psoas sign
B. Positive Rovsing's sign
C. Positive Obturator sign
D. Positive murphy's sign - Correct Answer - D
Which of the following symptoms would you expect from a young
adolescent in the early phase of appendicitis?
A. Abdominal pain two hours after eating
B. CVA tenderness
C. Severe RLQ pain with pallor and sweating
D. Constipation - Correct Answer - C
A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office for evaluation of
pain in his legs. He has smoked two packs per day since the age of 16,
but he is otherwise healthy. You are concerned that he may have
,peripheral vascular disease. Which of the following is part of common or
concerning symptoms for the peripheral vascular system?
A. Intermittent claudication
B. Chest pressure with exertion
C. Shortness of breath
D. Knee pain - Correct Answer - A
Which area of the arm drains to the epitrochlear nodes?
A. Ulnar surface of the forearm and hand, little and ring fingers, and
ulnar middle finger
B. Radial surface of the forearm and hand, thumb and index fingers, and
radial middle finger
C. Ulnar surface of the forearm and hand; second, third, and fourth
fingers
D. Radial surface of the forearm and hand; second, third, and fourth
fingers - Correct Answer - A
Mr. E complains of cramps and difficulties with walking. The cramps
occur in his calves consistently after walking about 100 yards. After a
period of rest, he can start to walk again, but after 100 yards these same
symptoms recur. Which of the following would suggest spinal stenosis as
a cause of this pain?
A. Coldness and pallor of the legs
B. Relief of the pain with bending at the waist
,C. Color changes of the skin
D. Swelling with tenderness of the skin - Correct Answer - B
Which of the following pairs of ischemic symptoms versus vascular
supply is correct?
A. Lower calf/superficial femoral
B. Erectile dysfunction/iliac or pudendal
C. Buttock/common femoral
D. Upper calf/tibial or peroneal - Correct Answer - B
A patient demonstrates left facial droop but can wrinkle both sides of the
forehead. The examiner should suspect a problem with:
A. Central innervation of cranial nerve VII (facial)
B. Cranial nerve V (trigeminal)
C. Peripheral innervation of cranial nerve VII
D. Frontalis muscle - Correct Answer - A
Mr. T. is complaining of a headache. He has just awakened from a nap
and states that the headache always begins behind one eye, "feels like
an icepick," and is accompanied by tearing and a runny nose. You
suspect Mr. T has:
A. Migraine headache
B. Tension headache
, C. Cluster headache
D. A stroke - Correct Answer - C
The muscles in the neck that are innervated by cranial nerve XI are:
A. Spinal accessory and omohyoid
B. Sternomastoid and trapezius
C. Trapezius and sternomandibular
D. Sternomandibular and spinal accessory - Correct Answer - B
During your examination you note that your client's eyes are puffy. You
further assess coarse and dry hair. You suspect:
A. Scleroderma
B. Cachexia
C. Myxedema
D. Cretinism - Correct Answer - C
You have just completed your examination and you document that the
patient is unable to differentiate between sharp and dull touch bilaterally.
You interpret this as:
A. Bell's palsy
B. Scleroderma of the face and cheeks
C. Damage to cranial nerve V (trigeminal nerve)
