Question 1
Darian is a 14-year-old adolescent who states his right testicle has a soft swollen mass. The testicle is not painful
upon palpation. The right inguinal canal is without masses. The mass does transilluminate with a penlight. This
collection of symptoms is consistent with:
Selected Answer: hydrocele
Question 2
Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel:
Selected Answer: rubbery.
Question 3
Postural hypotension is defined as a _____ when the patient stands, compared with sitting or supine readings.
Selected Answer: systolic pressure drop of more than 15 mm Hg with a pulse rate increase
Question 4
Your patient's chief complaint is repeated pencil-like stools. Further examination should include:
Selected Answer: parasite testing.
Question 5
Functional assessment is most important during the examination of a(n):
Selected Answer: older adult.
Question 6
Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
Selected Answer: Spinal
Question 7
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected Answer: Raynaud disease.
, Question 8
The musculoskeletal examination should begin when:
Selected Answer: the patient enters the examination room.
Question 9
Adrian Thomas is a 19-year-old girl who presents to the clinic with complaints of severe, acute chest pain. Her
father reports that Adrian, apart from occasional sinus infections, Adrian is not prone to respiratory problems.
What potential risk factor is most important to assess with regards to Adrian's current problem?
Selected Answer: Cocaine use
Question 10
Loss of immediate and recent memory with retention of remote memory suggests:
Selected Answer: dementia.
Question 11
Palpation of epitrochlear nodes is part of the:
Selected Answer: examination of the upper extremities.
Question 12
The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the:
Selected Answer: professional and the patient.
Question 13
During chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound
is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e's sound like a s. This sound is indicative of:
Selected Answer: lung consolidation.
Question 14
The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of:
Selected Answer: coordination and fine motor function.
Darian is a 14-year-old adolescent who states his right testicle has a soft swollen mass. The testicle is not painful
upon palpation. The right inguinal canal is without masses. The mass does transilluminate with a penlight. This
collection of symptoms is consistent with:
Selected Answer: hydrocele
Question 2
Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel:
Selected Answer: rubbery.
Question 3
Postural hypotension is defined as a _____ when the patient stands, compared with sitting or supine readings.
Selected Answer: systolic pressure drop of more than 15 mm Hg with a pulse rate increase
Question 4
Your patient's chief complaint is repeated pencil-like stools. Further examination should include:
Selected Answer: parasite testing.
Question 5
Functional assessment is most important during the examination of a(n):
Selected Answer: older adult.
Question 6
Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing?
Selected Answer: Spinal
Question 7
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected Answer: Raynaud disease.
, Question 8
The musculoskeletal examination should begin when:
Selected Answer: the patient enters the examination room.
Question 9
Adrian Thomas is a 19-year-old girl who presents to the clinic with complaints of severe, acute chest pain. Her
father reports that Adrian, apart from occasional sinus infections, Adrian is not prone to respiratory problems.
What potential risk factor is most important to assess with regards to Adrian's current problem?
Selected Answer: Cocaine use
Question 10
Loss of immediate and recent memory with retention of remote memory suggests:
Selected Answer: dementia.
Question 11
Palpation of epitrochlear nodes is part of the:
Selected Answer: examination of the upper extremities.
Question 12
The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the:
Selected Answer: professional and the patient.
Question 13
During chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound
is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e's sound like a s. This sound is indicative of:
Selected Answer: lung consolidation.
Question 14
The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of:
Selected Answer: coordination and fine motor function.
