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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI LATEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which of the following is the most appropriate method of
evaluating cerebellar function in a preschool-age child?
a. Perform the Romberg test
b. Conduct a cranial nerve examination
c. Observe heel-to-toe walking
d. Ask the child to perform the finger-to-nose test - ANSWER-a.
Perform the Romberg test
Injury to Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex results in:
a. Executive function deficits
b. Expressive aphasia
c. Receptive aphasia
d. Memory loss - ANSWER-c. Receptive aphasia
The presence of Brudzinski's sign indicates:
a. Increased intracranial pressure
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b. Meningeal irritation
c. Cerebellar dysfunction
d. Spinal cord injury - ANSWER-B. Meningeal irritation
A 3-year-old child suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. The
examiner would expect this child's Babinski reflex to be:
a. Negative
b. Positive
c. Fluctuating, depending on intracranial pressure
d. Unable to be assessed - ANSWER-b. Positive
A 5-year-old boy is new to the clinical practice and presents for a
kindergarten physical. During the examination, his gait is
assessed. No limp or ataxia is noted, but he is toe walking. The
provider asks his parents if this is how he normally walks and they
say yes. Which of the following parts of the child's past medical
history are important to assess?
a. Previous history of hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
b. Previous history of lower extremity injury
c. History of perinatal or neonatal hypoxia or asphyxia
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d. History of high fever in infancy - ANSWER-c. History of
perinatal or neonatal hypoxia or asphyxia
Which of the following developmental assessment findings
requires an in-depth neurologic assessment?
a. Delayed expressive language milestone achievement
b. Poor school performance
c. Loss of developmental skills
d. Poor social skills with peers - ANSWER-c. Loss of
developmental skills
Which of the following assessment findings indicates increased
intracranial pressure?
a. Papilledema on fundoscopic examination
b. Nuchal rigidity
c. Numbness and tingling
d. Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes - ANSWER-a. Papilledema
on fundoscopic examination
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A normal response to the elicitation of the Achilles tendon reflex
is:
a. Flexion of the toes
b. Plantar flexion
c. Extension of the great toe with fanning of the remaining toes
d. Extension of the toes - ANSWER-b. Plantar flexion
To test the sensory function of the trigeminal nerve in an infant,
the examiner would:
a. Elicit the startle reflex
b. Elicit the gag reflex
c. Assess direct and consensual pupillary response to light
d. Elicit the corneal (blink) reflex - ANSWER-d. Elicit the corneal
(blink) reflex
To elicit the plantar reflex:
a. Ask the child to slide the heel of the foot along the opposite
shin
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT HESI LATEST 2025 ACTUAL
EXAM WITH COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS (100% VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+|
||PROFESSOR VERIFIED|| ||BRANDNEW!!!||
Which of the following is the most appropriate method of
evaluating cerebellar function in a preschool-age child?
a. Perform the Romberg test
b. Conduct a cranial nerve examination
c. Observe heel-to-toe walking
d. Ask the child to perform the finger-to-nose test - ANSWER-a.
Perform the Romberg test
Injury to Wernicke's area of the cerebral cortex results in:
a. Executive function deficits
b. Expressive aphasia
c. Receptive aphasia
d. Memory loss - ANSWER-c. Receptive aphasia
The presence of Brudzinski's sign indicates:
a. Increased intracranial pressure
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b. Meningeal irritation
c. Cerebellar dysfunction
d. Spinal cord injury - ANSWER-B. Meningeal irritation
A 3-year-old child suffered a severe traumatic brain injury. The
examiner would expect this child's Babinski reflex to be:
a. Negative
b. Positive
c. Fluctuating, depending on intracranial pressure
d. Unable to be assessed - ANSWER-b. Positive
A 5-year-old boy is new to the clinical practice and presents for a
kindergarten physical. During the examination, his gait is
assessed. No limp or ataxia is noted, but he is toe walking. The
provider asks his parents if this is how he normally walks and they
say yes. Which of the following parts of the child's past medical
history are important to assess?
a. Previous history of hyperactive deep tendon reflexes
b. Previous history of lower extremity injury
c. History of perinatal or neonatal hypoxia or asphyxia
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d. History of high fever in infancy - ANSWER-c. History of
perinatal or neonatal hypoxia or asphyxia
Which of the following developmental assessment findings
requires an in-depth neurologic assessment?
a. Delayed expressive language milestone achievement
b. Poor school performance
c. Loss of developmental skills
d. Poor social skills with peers - ANSWER-c. Loss of
developmental skills
Which of the following assessment findings indicates increased
intracranial pressure?
a. Papilledema on fundoscopic examination
b. Nuchal rigidity
c. Numbness and tingling
d. Hyperactive deep tendon reflexes - ANSWER-a. Papilledema
on fundoscopic examination
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A normal response to the elicitation of the Achilles tendon reflex
is:
a. Flexion of the toes
b. Plantar flexion
c. Extension of the great toe with fanning of the remaining toes
d. Extension of the toes - ANSWER-b. Plantar flexion
To test the sensory function of the trigeminal nerve in an infant,
the examiner would:
a. Elicit the startle reflex
b. Elicit the gag reflex
c. Assess direct and consensual pupillary response to light
d. Elicit the corneal (blink) reflex - ANSWER-d. Elicit the corneal
(blink) reflex
To elicit the plantar reflex:
a. Ask the child to slide the heel of the foot along the opposite
shin
