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GNRS 578 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 2025
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE /ALREADY GRADED A+
fontanel - ..(answers)..membrane covered "soft spots" that separate the neonatal
skull and allow for growth during the 1st year.
nuchal rigidity - ..(answers)..resistance to flexion
presyncope - ..(answers)..feeling faint
disequilibrium - ..(answers)..shakiness or instability when walking
normocephalic - ..(answers)..round, symmetric skull that is appropriately related
to body size
tic - ..(answers)..involuntary movement in facial muscles
lymphadenopathy - ..(answers)..enlarged lymph nodes
How can you locate the C7 vertebra? - ..(answers)..C7 has a long spinous process
that is palpable when the head is flexed
what is the other name for C7? - ..(answers)..vertebra prominens
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The border shared by the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck is formed by
which muscle? - ..(answers)..sternomastoid muscle
Name lymph nodes (also know where they are) - ..(answers)..preauricular
posterior auricular
occipital
submental
submandibular
jugulodigastric
superficial cervical
deep cervical
posterior cervical
supraclavicular
If a lymph node is enlarged do you look upstream or downstream for the source
of the problem? - ..(answers)..upstream
what are the 4 areas that lymph nodes are accessible to examination? -
..(answers)..head & neck
arms
axillae
inguinal region
, 3
why do older adult's facial bones and orbits appear increased in prominence? -
..(answers)..they have decreased elasticity, decreased subcutaneous fat,
decreased moisture in skin
how do you palpate deep chain lymph nodes? supraclavicular lymph nodes? -
..(answers)..deep chain lymph nodes: tip the person's head toward the side being
examined to relax the ipsilateral muscle
supraclavicular: have patient hunch shoulders and elbows forward
characteristics of cancerous lymph nodes - ..(answers)..hard
larger than 3cm
unilateral
fixed
if a patient has a pneumothorax on their left lung which way would the trachea
shift? - ..(answers)..Right -- away from the side of the pneumothorax due to air in
the pleural space creating pressure and pushing the trachea and mediastinum
away from it
If a patient had an atelectasis on their left lung which side would the trachea
shift? - ..(answers)..left
primary vs. secondary headache - ..(answers)..primary: due to headache condition
itself & not to another cause
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secondary: headache presents because of another condition
Define tension, migraine and cluster headaches - ..(answers)..-Tension:
musculoskeletal origin with mild to moderate pain
-migraine: genetically transmitted vascular & trigeminal nerve origin; very painful
& involves prodrome & aura
-cluster: rare headache that is intermittent, excruciating, unilateral and has
autonomic signs
location: tension, migraine, cluster HA - ..(answers)..-tension: both sides of head
-migraine: commonly one-sided but may occur on both
-cluster: always one-sided
character: tension, migraine, cluster HA - ..(answers)..-tension: bandlike tightness,
non-throbbing
-migraine: throbbing, pulsating
-cluster: continuous, burning, piercing, excruciating
duration: tension, migraine, cluster HA - ..(answers)..-tension: gradual onset, lasts
30 mins to days
-migraine: rapid onset, peaks at 1-2hrs, lasts 4-72 hours
-cluster: abrupt onset, peaks in minutes, lasts 45-90 mins
GNRS 578 HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 2025
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS AND RATIONALE /ALREADY GRADED A+
fontanel - ..(answers)..membrane covered "soft spots" that separate the neonatal
skull and allow for growth during the 1st year.
nuchal rigidity - ..(answers)..resistance to flexion
presyncope - ..(answers)..feeling faint
disequilibrium - ..(answers)..shakiness or instability when walking
normocephalic - ..(answers)..round, symmetric skull that is appropriately related
to body size
tic - ..(answers)..involuntary movement in facial muscles
lymphadenopathy - ..(answers)..enlarged lymph nodes
How can you locate the C7 vertebra? - ..(answers)..C7 has a long spinous process
that is palpable when the head is flexed
what is the other name for C7? - ..(answers)..vertebra prominens
, 2
The border shared by the anterior and posterior triangles of the neck is formed by
which muscle? - ..(answers)..sternomastoid muscle
Name lymph nodes (also know where they are) - ..(answers)..preauricular
posterior auricular
occipital
submental
submandibular
jugulodigastric
superficial cervical
deep cervical
posterior cervical
supraclavicular
If a lymph node is enlarged do you look upstream or downstream for the source
of the problem? - ..(answers)..upstream
what are the 4 areas that lymph nodes are accessible to examination? -
..(answers)..head & neck
arms
axillae
inguinal region
, 3
why do older adult's facial bones and orbits appear increased in prominence? -
..(answers)..they have decreased elasticity, decreased subcutaneous fat,
decreased moisture in skin
how do you palpate deep chain lymph nodes? supraclavicular lymph nodes? -
..(answers)..deep chain lymph nodes: tip the person's head toward the side being
examined to relax the ipsilateral muscle
supraclavicular: have patient hunch shoulders and elbows forward
characteristics of cancerous lymph nodes - ..(answers)..hard
larger than 3cm
unilateral
fixed
if a patient has a pneumothorax on their left lung which way would the trachea
shift? - ..(answers)..Right -- away from the side of the pneumothorax due to air in
the pleural space creating pressure and pushing the trachea and mediastinum
away from it
If a patient had an atelectasis on their left lung which side would the trachea
shift? - ..(answers)..left
primary vs. secondary headache - ..(answers)..primary: due to headache condition
itself & not to another cause
, 4
secondary: headache presents because of another condition
Define tension, migraine and cluster headaches - ..(answers)..-Tension:
musculoskeletal origin with mild to moderate pain
-migraine: genetically transmitted vascular & trigeminal nerve origin; very painful
& involves prodrome & aura
-cluster: rare headache that is intermittent, excruciating, unilateral and has
autonomic signs
location: tension, migraine, cluster HA - ..(answers)..-tension: both sides of head
-migraine: commonly one-sided but may occur on both
-cluster: always one-sided
character: tension, migraine, cluster HA - ..(answers)..-tension: bandlike tightness,
non-throbbing
-migraine: throbbing, pulsating
-cluster: continuous, burning, piercing, excruciating
duration: tension, migraine, cluster HA - ..(answers)..-tension: gradual onset, lasts
30 mins to days
-migraine: rapid onset, peaks at 1-2hrs, lasts 4-72 hours
-cluster: abrupt onset, peaks in minutes, lasts 45-90 mins
