Nur 505 Exam 3: Advanced
Physical Assessment | Expert
Strategies, Review of Key
Quizzes, and Practice Questions
for Guaranteed Success.
This is 133 Q&A NUR 505 Exam 3 focuses on advanced physical
assessment techniques for specific body systems, including
neurological, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular, along with
cultural competency. Key topics include thyroid assessment, neuro-
checks (Romberg/gait), respiratory, thyroid disorders
(hypo/hyperthyroidism), and pain management for conditions like
peripheral neuropathy or chronic pain.
Key Study Topics & Exam Components
Physical Examination Techniques: Proper
application of inspection, light/deep palpation, and percussion (e.g.,
assessing thyroid, abdomen).
Neurological & Musculoskeletal
System: Performing neurological exams (Romberg test, tandem
gait), assessment of neurological function, and assessing pain types
(burning, shooting pain in chronic conditions).
Cardiovascular & Respiratory
Assessment: Identifying bruits, assessing lung expansion,
and evaluating tactile fremitus.
Endocrine Disorders: Subjective/objective data for
hypothyroidism (weight gain, cold intolerance) and hyperthyroidism
(weight loss, tachycardia, exophthalmos).
Cultural Competency & Patient
Care: Applying the six cultural phenomena (communication,
, social organization, etc.) in healthcare and understanding cultural
perspectives in patient assessments.
Prioritization of Care: Recognizing immediate threats
to safety (ABC + V: Airway, Breathing, Cardiac/Circulation, Vital
signs).
Quiz_________________?
When to transilluminate the infant skull -
Answer✅
increasing head circumference
Quiz_________________?
Turner Syndrome -
Answer✅
A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X
chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of
XX, or part of one X chromosome is deleted.
-Webbing, excessive posterior cervical skin, or an
unusually short neck
Quiz_________________?
tracheal tugging -
Answer✅
the downward movement of the thyroid cartilage toward
the chest during inspiration
, Quiz_________________?
Posterior triangle of the neck -
Answer✅
Includes the external jugular vein, posterior cervical
lymph nodes, and the accessory cranial nerve
Quiz_________________?
Anterior triangle of the neck -
Answer✅
Includes the bifurcation of the common carotid artery;
anterior cervical lymph nodes; and the facial,
glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, and hypo- glossal
cranial nerves
Quiz_________________?
Fontanel ossification -
Answer✅
posterior fontanel usually closing by 2 months of age and
the anterior fontanel closing by 12 to 15 months of age.
, Quiz_________________?
2nd trimester of pregnancy -
Answer✅
fetal thyroid gland becomes functional
Quiz_________________?
Thyroid examination -
Answer✅
-Palpation of the thyroid gland requires a gentle touch.
Nodules and asymmetry will be more difficult to detect if
pressing is too hard.
The thyroid cartilage, readily identified by the notch on its
superior edge the cricoid cartilage, the tracheal rings and
the thyroid gland
Quiz_________________?
Abnormalities of the thyroid -
Answer✅
Coarse tissue or a gritty sensation suggests an
inflammatory process.
Physical Assessment | Expert
Strategies, Review of Key
Quizzes, and Practice Questions
for Guaranteed Success.
This is 133 Q&A NUR 505 Exam 3 focuses on advanced physical
assessment techniques for specific body systems, including
neurological, musculoskeletal, and cardiovascular, along with
cultural competency. Key topics include thyroid assessment, neuro-
checks (Romberg/gait), respiratory, thyroid disorders
(hypo/hyperthyroidism), and pain management for conditions like
peripheral neuropathy or chronic pain.
Key Study Topics & Exam Components
Physical Examination Techniques: Proper
application of inspection, light/deep palpation, and percussion (e.g.,
assessing thyroid, abdomen).
Neurological & Musculoskeletal
System: Performing neurological exams (Romberg test, tandem
gait), assessment of neurological function, and assessing pain types
(burning, shooting pain in chronic conditions).
Cardiovascular & Respiratory
Assessment: Identifying bruits, assessing lung expansion,
and evaluating tactile fremitus.
Endocrine Disorders: Subjective/objective data for
hypothyroidism (weight gain, cold intolerance) and hyperthyroidism
(weight loss, tachycardia, exophthalmos).
Cultural Competency & Patient
Care: Applying the six cultural phenomena (communication,
, social organization, etc.) in healthcare and understanding cultural
perspectives in patient assessments.
Prioritization of Care: Recognizing immediate threats
to safety (ABC + V: Airway, Breathing, Cardiac/Circulation, Vital
signs).
Quiz_________________?
When to transilluminate the infant skull -
Answer✅
increasing head circumference
Quiz_________________?
Turner Syndrome -
Answer✅
A chromosomal disorder in females in which either an X
chromosome is missing, making the person XO instead of
XX, or part of one X chromosome is deleted.
-Webbing, excessive posterior cervical skin, or an
unusually short neck
Quiz_________________?
tracheal tugging -
Answer✅
the downward movement of the thyroid cartilage toward
the chest during inspiration
, Quiz_________________?
Posterior triangle of the neck -
Answer✅
Includes the external jugular vein, posterior cervical
lymph nodes, and the accessory cranial nerve
Quiz_________________?
Anterior triangle of the neck -
Answer✅
Includes the bifurcation of the common carotid artery;
anterior cervical lymph nodes; and the facial,
glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, and hypo- glossal
cranial nerves
Quiz_________________?
Fontanel ossification -
Answer✅
posterior fontanel usually closing by 2 months of age and
the anterior fontanel closing by 12 to 15 months of age.
, Quiz_________________?
2nd trimester of pregnancy -
Answer✅
fetal thyroid gland becomes functional
Quiz_________________?
Thyroid examination -
Answer✅
-Palpation of the thyroid gland requires a gentle touch.
Nodules and asymmetry will be more difficult to detect if
pressing is too hard.
The thyroid cartilage, readily identified by the notch on its
superior edge the cricoid cartilage, the tracheal rings and
the thyroid gland
Quiz_________________?
Abnormalities of the thyroid -
Answer✅
Coarse tissue or a gritty sensation suggests an
inflammatory process.
