ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+
.1 y/o presents to your office with blood pressures different in the
arms and legs, cyanosis, and diminished pulses. What congenital
disorder is this? - ANSWER-Coarctation of the aorta
.21 y/o male patient presents to your office with a red swollen ear.
You do an ear exam and see purulent drainage. What do you suspect?
What may the cause be? How do you want to treat it? - ANSWER-
Otitis externa
Usually staph or pseudomonas
Patient may be a surfer or swimmer
Keep the ear dry + cortisporin drops (neomycin + steroid)
.24 y/o female presents to your office with "blue fingers." She tells
you that when she goes out in the cold her fingers rapidly change
color and turn "red, white, and blue," bilaterally. They also burn. She
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has no other medical history and physical exam is normal. What is
this? - ANSWER-Raynaud's Syndrome
.3 y/o female presents to your office with an ear ache. Parents tell you
she has been cranky and pulling at her ear in pain. On physical exam
you see bulging and redness of the tympanic membrane. What is the
treatment? - ANSWER-Otitis media -
Amoxicillin
Augmentin if this has happened before
If PCN allergy - erythromycin
.4 y/o male presents to your ER with "shortness of breath." Patient is
leaning forward trying to breathe. He has inspiratory stridor, a muffled
voice, and is drooling. What is it? What don't you want to do? -
ANSWER-Epiglottitis
Do not put anything in the mouth, could cause spasm and block the
airway, this is a medical emergency
.4 y/o male presents to your office with a rash above the lips and
round the nose. Mom tells you it used to be a bunch of little "boils"
but now it looks to you as if it crusted over like a honey-colored
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plaque. What is the likely diagnosis? What bacteria is likely the
source? - ANSWER-Impetigo
Staph aureus or group A strep
.42 y/o female presents to your office for a well visit. She tells you that
her sister was just diagnosed with a "thyroid problem" and she wants
to know if she could have it to. What questions do you want to ask her
to develop her history of present illness? - ANSWER-Neck swelling?
Changes in hair, skin, nails?
Changes in mood or emotional stability?
Palpitations?
Changes in mensuration?
Changes in bowel habits?
Changes in temperature preference?
.46 y/o male presents to your office complaining of a headache. He
says it comes and goes for a few weeks once every year. They feel like
an "ice pick" stabbing him in the pack of his eye and last for about 15
minutes, sometimes waking him up from sleep. What is the diagnosis?
What is the first line for treatment? - ANSWER-Cluster headache
Oxygen therapy
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.50 y/o overweight female presents to your office complaining that
her husband complains she snores very loud. She says in the morning
she feels tired still and sometimes she wakes herself up in the middle
of the night gasping. What is the probably diagnosis? How do you
confirm it? What do you suggest for treatment? - ANSWER-
Obstructive sleep apnea
Confirm with polysomnogram (sleep study)
Suggest weight loss, smoking cessation, CPAP, possibly uvelectomy
.51 y/o male presents to you office for a new onset HTN follow up. His
blood pressure is 132/74 on his medications. He tells you he feels
great but he thinks he might be getting a cold because he can't stop
coughing. What are you thinking? What do you want to do about it? -
ANSWER-Possibly bradykinin cough from ACEi
If it's really bothering him you can switch to an ARB
.6 y/o male patient presents to your office with a bad high pitched
intractable cough, along with nasal congestion, fever, and vomiting
lasting for over a month. What is high on your differential? - ANSWER-
Pertussis