Physical Assessment Test Test (Questions and Answers) {Comprehensive Exam Review} Verified Answers [2026]
TERM
What are borborygmi?
Loud bowel sounds
TERM
What three factors alter pupillary response to light?
1. Trauma
2. Pressure
3. Drugs
TERM
A patient complains of ear pain. You press on his
tragus and the pain DOES NOT INCREASE. Where is
his infection?
Middle ear
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TERM
A patient has pale, cool, shiny legs with decreased
hair growth, and a weak pulse. There is no edema.
What health condition does he have?
-/-
çP[ilxPDPH[Dt
TERM
When looking at something far away, what happens
to your pupils?
/OHtçFPY;kH
TERM
What causes wheezing?
][ikhPDkHFç;Phr;ti
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TERM
What is koilonychia and what causes it?
.e]][ÎiO;eHFç[;PY²çPh][çFHzDPH[Dtç]hçiteOPYPi
TERM
What does PERRLA stand for?
*lePYiçHgl;Y°çh]l[Fi°çhH;DkPqHçk]çYPNOk°ç;[F
;DD]Z]F;kP][
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How many borborygmi should you normally hear in a
minute?
çk]ç
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TERM
What is exophthalmos?
lYNP[NçHtHi
TERM
A patient has Koilonychia (spoon nail). What does
this indicate?
h][çFHzDPH[Dtç;[HZP;
.teOPYPi
0iHç]Mçikh][NçFHkHhNH[ki
TERM
You notice that your patient’s skin is somewhat blue
are the nail beds, lips, and mouth. What does this
indicate?
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TERM
What are borborygmi?
Loud bowel sounds
TERM
What three factors alter pupillary response to light?
1. Trauma
2. Pressure
3. Drugs
TERM
A patient complains of ear pain. You press on his
tragus and the pain DOES NOT INCREASE. Where is
his infection?
Middle ear
5/31/2026 Page 1
, Physical Assessment Test Test (Questions and Answers) {Comprehensive Exam Review} Verified Answers [2026]
TERM
A patient has pale, cool, shiny legs with decreased
hair growth, and a weak pulse. There is no edema.
What health condition does he have?
-/-
çP[ilxPDPH[Dt
TERM
When looking at something far away, what happens
to your pupils?
/OHtçFPY;kH
TERM
What causes wheezing?
][ikhPDkHFç;Phr;ti
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, Physical Assessment Test Test (Questions and Answers) {Comprehensive Exam Review} Verified Answers [2026]
TERM
What is koilonychia and what causes it?
.e]][ÎiO;eHFç[;PY²çPh][çFHzDPH[Dtç]hçiteOPYPi
TERM
What does PERRLA stand for?
*lePYiçHgl;Y°çh]l[Fi°çhH;DkPqHçk]çYPNOk°ç;[F
;DD]Z]F;kP][
TERM
How many borborygmi should you normally hear in a
minute?
çk]ç
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, Physical Assessment Test Test (Questions and Answers) {Comprehensive Exam Review} Verified Answers [2026]
TERM
What is exophthalmos?
lYNP[NçHtHi
TERM
A patient has Koilonychia (spoon nail). What does
this indicate?
h][çFHzDPH[Dtç;[HZP;
.teOPYPi
0iHç]Mçikh][NçFHkHhNH[ki
TERM
You notice that your patient’s skin is somewhat blue
are the nail beds, lips, and mouth. What does this
indicate?
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