Advanced Health Assessment Midterm Review Questions and Answers 2025

Advanced Health Assessment Midterm
Review Questions and Answers 2025
ForAwhichAofAtheAfollowingApatientsAwouldAaAcomprehensiveAhealthAhistoryAbe
Aappropriate?




AAnewApatientAwithAtheAchiefAcomplaintAofA"IAsprainedAmyAankle"

AnAestablishedApatientAwithAtheAchiefAcomplaintAofA"IAhaveAanAupperArespiratoryAinfection"

AAnewApatientAwithAtheAchiefAcomplaintAofA"IAamAhereAtoAestablishAcare"A

AAnewApatientAwithAtheAchiefAcomplaintAofA"IAcutAmyAhand"A-AcorrectAanswers-
AAnewApatientAwithAtheAchiefAcomplaintAofA"IAamAhereAtoAestablishAcare"A

ThisApatientAisAhereAtoAestablishAcare,AandAbecauseAsheAisAnewAtoAyou,AaAcomprehensiveA
healthAhistoryAisAappropriate.
TheAcomponentsAofAtheAhealthAhistoryAincludeAallAofAtheAfollowingAexceptAwhichAone?

ReviewAofAsystems

ThoraxAandAlungs

PresentAillnessA

PersonalAandAsocialAitemsA-AcorrectAanswers-ThoraxAandAlungs

TheAthoraxAandAlungsAareApartAofAtheAphysicalAexamination,AnotApartAofAtheAhealthAhistory.A
TheAothersAanswersAareAallApartAofAaAcompleteAhealthAhistory.
IsAtheAfollowingAinformationAsubjectiveAorAobjective?
Mr.AM.AhasAshortnessAofAbreathAthatAhasApersistedAforAtheApastA10Adays;AitAisAworseAwithAa
ctivityAandArelievedAbyArest.A-AcorrectAanswers-Subjective

ThisAisAinformationAgivenAbyAtheApatientAaboutAtheAcircumstancesAofAhisAchiefAcomplaint.AIt
AdoesAnotArepresentAanAobjectiveAobservationAbyAtheAexaminer.

IsAtheAfollowingAinformationAsubjectiveAorAobjective?
Mr.AM.AhasAaArespiratoryArateAofA32AandAaApulseArateAofA120.A-AcorrectAanswers-Objective

ThisAisAaAmeasurementAobtainedAbyAtheAexaminer,AsoAitAisAconsideredAobjectiveAdata.AThe
ApatientAisAunlikelyAtoAbeAableAtoAgiveAthisAinformationAtoAtheAexaminer.

TheAfollowingAinformationAisArecordedAinAtheAhealthAhistory:A"TheApatientAhasAhadAabdomi
nalApainAforA1Aweek.ATheApainAlastsAforA30AminutesAatAaAtime;AitAcomesAandAgoes.ATheAsev

,erityAisA7AtoA9AonAaAscaleAofA1AtoA10.AItAisAaccompaniedAbyAnauseaAandAvomiting.AItAisAlocat
edAinAtheAmid-epigastricAarea."
WhichAofAtheseAcategoriesAdoesAitAbelongAto?

ChiefAcomplaint

PresentAillnessA

PersonalAandAsocialAhistory

ReviewAofAsystemsA-AcorrectAanswers-PresentAillnessA

ThisAinformationAdescribesAtheAproblemAofAabdominalApain,AwhichAisAtheApresentAillness.A
TheAinterviewerAhasAobtainedAtheAlocation,Atiming,Aseverity,AandAassociatedAmanifestation
sAofAtheApain.ATheAinterviewerAwillAstillAneedAtoAobtainAinformationAconcerningAtheAqualityAo
fAtheApain,AtheAsettingAinAwhichAitAoccurred,AandAtheAfactorsAthatAaggravateAandAalleviateAth
eApain.AYouAwillAnoticeAthatAitAdoesAincludeAportionsAofAtheApertinentAreviewAofAsystems,Abu
tAbecauseAitArelatesAdirectlyAtoAtheAcomplaint,AitAisAincludedAinAtheAhistoryAofApresentAillness
.
TheAfollowingAinformationAisArecordedAinAtheAhealthAhistory:A"TheApatientAcompletedA8thAgr
ade.AHeAcurrentlyAlivesAwithAhisAwifeAandAtwoAchildren.AHeAworksAonAoldAcarsAonAtheAweek
end.AHeAworksAinAaAglassAfactoryAduringAtheAweek."
WhichAcategoryAdoesAitAbelongAto?

ChiefAcomplaint

PresentAillnessA

PersonalAandAsocialAhistory

ReviewAofAsystemsA-AcorrectAanswers-PersonalAandAsocialAhistory

PersonalAandAsocialAhistoryAinformationAincludesAeducationalAlevel,AfamilyAofAorigin,Acurre
ntAhouseholdAstatus,ApersonalAinterests,Aemployment,AreligiousAbeliefs,AmilitaryAhistory,Aa
ndAlifestyleA(includingAdietAandAexerciseAhabits;AuseAofAalcohol,Atobacco,Aand/orAdrugs;Aan
dAsexualApreferencesAandAhistory).AAllAofAthisAinformationAisAdocumentedAinAthisAexample.
TheAfollowingAinformationAisArecordedAinAtheAhealthAhistory:A"IAfeelAreallyAtired."
WhichAcategoryAdoesAitAbelongAto?

ChiefAcomplaintA
A




PresentAillnessA
A




PersonalAandAsocialAhistoryA
A




ReviewAofAsystemsA-AcorrectAanswers-ChiefAcomplaint
A

,TheAchiefAcomplaintAisAanAattemptAtoAquoteAtheApatient'sAownAwords,AasAlongAasAtheyAareA
suitableAtoAprint.AItAisAbrief,AlikeAaAheadline,AandAfurtherAdetailsAshouldAbeAsoughtAinAtheApre
sentAillnessAsection.ATheAaboveAinformationAisAaAchiefAcomplaint.
TheAfollowingAinformationAisArecordedAinAtheAhealthAhistory:A"PatientAdeniesAchestApain,Ap
alpitations,Aorthopnea,AandAparoxysmalAnocturnalAdyspnea."
WhichAcategoryAdoesAitAbelongAto?

ChiefAcomplaintA
A




PresentAillnessA
A




PersonalAandAsocialAhistoryA
A




ReviewAofAsystemsA-AcorrectAanswers-ReviewAofAsystems
A




ReviewAofAsystemsAdocumentsAtheApresenceAorAabsenceAofAcommonAsymptomsArelatedAt
oAeachAmajorAbodyAsystem.ATheAabsenceAofAcardiacAsymptomsAisAlistedAinAtheAaboveAexa
mple.
TheAfollowingAinformationAisAbestAplacedAinAwhichAcategory?
"TheApatientAhasAhadAthreeAcesareanAsections."

AdultAillnessesA
A




SurgeriesA
A




Obstetrics/gynecologyA
A




PsychiatricA-AcorrectAanswers-Surgeries
A




AAcesareanAsectionAisAaAsurgicalAprocedure.AApproximateAdatesAorAtheAageAofAtheApatientA
atAtheAtimeAofAtheAsurgeryAshouldAalsoAbeArecorded.
TheAfollowingAinformationAisAbestAplacedAinAwhichAcategory?
"TheApatientAhadAaAstentAplacedAinAtheAleftAanteriorAdescendingAarteryA(LAD)AinA1999."

AdultAillnessesA
A




SurgeriesA
A




Obstetrics/gynecologyA
A




PsychiatricA-AcorrectAanswers-AdultAillnessesA
A




TheAadultAillnessesAcategoryAisAreservedAforAchronicAillnesses,AsignificantAhospitalizations
,AsignificantAinjuries,AandAsignificantAprocedures.AAAstentAisAaAmajorAprocedureAbutAdoesAn
otAinvolveAaAsurgeon.

, TheAfollowingAinformationAisAbestAplacedAinAwhichAcategory?
"TheApatientAwasAtreatedAforAanAasthmaAexacerbationAinAtheAhospitalAlastAyear;AtheApatient
AhasAneverAbeenAintubated."




AdultAillnessesA
A




SurgeriesA
A




Obstetrics/gynecologyA
A




PsychiatricA-AcorrectAanswers-AdultAillnesses
A




ThisAisAinformationAaboutAaAsignificantAhospitalizationAandAshouldAbeAplacedAinAtheAadultAill
nessesAsection.AIfAtheApatientAisAbeingAseenAforAanAasthmaAexacerbation,AyouAmayAconsid
erAplacingAthisAinformationAinAtheApresentAillnessAsection,AbecauseAitArelatesAtoAtheAchiefAc
omplaintAatAthatAvisit.
AApatientApresentsAforAevaluationAofAaAsharp,AachingAchestApainAwhichAincreasesAwithAbre
athing.AWhichAanatomicAareaAwouldAyouAlocalizeAtheAsymptomAto?

MusculoskeletalA
A




ReproductiveA
A




UrinaryA
A




EndocrineA-AcorrectAanswers-MusculoskeletalA
A




ChestApainAmayAbeAdueAtoAaAmusculoskeletalAcondition,AsuchAasAcostochondritisAorAinterc
ostalAmuscleAcramp.AThisAwouldAbeAworsenedAbyAmotionAofAtheAchestAwall.APleuriticAchest
ApainAisAalsoAaAsharpAchestApainAwhichAincreasesAwithAaAdeepAbreath.AThisAtypeAofApainAca

nAoccurAwithAinflammationAofAtheApleuraAfromApneumoniaAorAotherAconditionsAandApulmon
aryAembolus.
AApatientAcomesAtoAtheAemergencyAroomAforAevaluationAofAshortnessAofAbreath.AToAwhichA
anatomicAregionAwouldAyouAassignAtheAsymptom?

ReproductiveA
A




UrinaryA
A




CardiacA
A




HematologicA-AcorrectAanswers-CardiacA
A




CardiacAdisordersAsuchAasAcongestiveAheartAfailureAareAtheAmostAlikelyAonAthisAlistAtoAresul
tAinAshortnessAofAbreath.AThereAareAcasesAwithinAtheAotherAcategoriesAwhichAmayAalsoAres
ultAinAshortnessAofAbreath,AsuchAasAanemiaAinAtheAhematologicAcategory,ApregnancyAinAthe