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NU 650 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Which of the following represents the proper position for the NP to assess the
patient's abdomen?
A. Stand at the patient's left side and proceed in a systematic fashion.
B. Stand at the patient's left side and assess any problem areas first
C. Stand at the patient's right side and process in a systemic fashion
D. Stand at the patient's right side and assess any problem areas first - correct-
answer -C
The NP will demonstrate the correct order of examination for the abdomen by
using examination techniques that follows:
1. Auscultation
2. Inspection
3. Palpation
4. Percussion
A. 1-2-3-4
B. 2-3-4-1
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C. 3-4-1-2
D. 2-1-3-4 - correct-answer -D
The NP will use which of the following examination techniques to determine
muscular resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen
A. inspection
B. light palpation
C. deep palpation
D. percussion - correct-answer -B
The NP will use which of the following methods to help the patient relax during
the abdominal exam?
A. ask the patient to hold their breath
B. Palpate the abdomen after inspiration
C. palpate the abdomen after expiration
D. Palpate the abdomen using quick short movements - correct-answer -C
When percussing the abdomen, you would document the normal finding of
percussion over the intestines as:
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
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C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant - correct-answer -A
A 55-year-old bank teller comes to your office for persistent episodes of dizziness.
The first episode started suddenly and lasted 3 to 4 hours. He experienced a lot of
nausea with vomiting; the episode resolved spontaneously. He has had five
episodes in the past 1½ weeks. He does note some tinnitus that comes and goes.
Upon physical examination, you note that he has a normal gait. The Weber
localizes to the right side and the air conduction is equal to the bone conduction
in the right ear. Nystagmus is present. Based on this description, what is the most
likely diagnosis?A) Benign positional vertigoB) Vestibular neuronitisC) Ménière's
diseaseD) Acoustic neuroma - correct-answer -C
Which of the following is a "red flag" regarding patients presenting with
headache?A) Unilateral headacheB) Pain over the sinusesC) Age over 50D)
Phonophobia and photophobia - correct-answer -C
Diplopia, which is present with one eye covered, can be caused by which of the
following problems?A) Weakness of CN IIIB) Weakness of CN IVC) A lesion of the
brainstemD) An irregularity in the cornea or lens - correct-answer -D
On visual confrontation testing, a stroke patient is unable to see your fingers on
his entire right side with either eye covered. Which of the following terms would
NU 650 EXAM 3 QUESTIONS WITH 100%
CORRECT SOLUTIONS
Which of the following represents the proper position for the NP to assess the
patient's abdomen?
A. Stand at the patient's left side and proceed in a systematic fashion.
B. Stand at the patient's left side and assess any problem areas first
C. Stand at the patient's right side and process in a systemic fashion
D. Stand at the patient's right side and assess any problem areas first - correct-
answer -C
The NP will demonstrate the correct order of examination for the abdomen by
using examination techniques that follows:
1. Auscultation
2. Inspection
3. Palpation
4. Percussion
A. 1-2-3-4
B. 2-3-4-1
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C. 3-4-1-2
D. 2-1-3-4 - correct-answer -D
The NP will use which of the following examination techniques to determine
muscular resistance, superficial organs and masses in the abdomen
A. inspection
B. light palpation
C. deep palpation
D. percussion - correct-answer -B
The NP will use which of the following methods to help the patient relax during
the abdominal exam?
A. ask the patient to hold their breath
B. Palpate the abdomen after inspiration
C. palpate the abdomen after expiration
D. Palpate the abdomen using quick short movements - correct-answer -C
When percussing the abdomen, you would document the normal finding of
percussion over the intestines as:
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
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C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant - correct-answer -A
A 55-year-old bank teller comes to your office for persistent episodes of dizziness.
The first episode started suddenly and lasted 3 to 4 hours. He experienced a lot of
nausea with vomiting; the episode resolved spontaneously. He has had five
episodes in the past 1½ weeks. He does note some tinnitus that comes and goes.
Upon physical examination, you note that he has a normal gait. The Weber
localizes to the right side and the air conduction is equal to the bone conduction
in the right ear. Nystagmus is present. Based on this description, what is the most
likely diagnosis?A) Benign positional vertigoB) Vestibular neuronitisC) Ménière's
diseaseD) Acoustic neuroma - correct-answer -C
Which of the following is a "red flag" regarding patients presenting with
headache?A) Unilateral headacheB) Pain over the sinusesC) Age over 50D)
Phonophobia and photophobia - correct-answer -C
Diplopia, which is present with one eye covered, can be caused by which of the
following problems?A) Weakness of CN IIIB) Weakness of CN IVC) A lesion of the
brainstemD) An irregularity in the cornea or lens - correct-answer -D
On visual confrontation testing, a stroke patient is unable to see your fingers on
his entire right side with either eye covered. Which of the following terms would
