Chapter 5 - Physical Assessment for Nur 101
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
DiscussAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAaAsignAandAaAsymptomA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
"Sign"AandA"Symptom"AareAbothAmedicalAtermsAwithAdifferentAmedicalAmeanings.AWhileAsympto
msAareAproblemsAthatAaApatientAnoticesAorAfeels,AsignsAareAwhateverAaAphysicianAcanAobjectivelyAd
etectAorAmeasure.AForAexample,AifAaApatientAfeelsAhot,AthisAisAaAsymptom.AWhenAaAphysicianAexami
nesAtheApatient,AtouchesAtheApatient'sAskinAandAnotesAthatAitAisAwarmAandAmoist,AthisAisAaAsign.
HereAareAsomeAotherAexamplesAillustratingAthisAdifference:
SymptomsAandASigns:
1)ABreathlessnessAisAaAsymptomA(patient'sAexperience)AwhileAaAfastAheartArateAisAaAsignAtheAdoctor
AcanAmeasureAconfirmingAtheApatient'sAexperience.
2)AFatigueAisAaAsymptomAwhileAmuscleAweaknessAisAaAsignAofAfatigueAthatAcanAbeAtestedAinAtheAdoc
tor'sAoffice.
NervousnessAisAaAsubjectiveAexperienceAaApatientAmayAreport,AwhileAtremblingAhandsAisAaAsignAofA
nervousnessAthatAaAdoctorAcanAmeasure.
CompareAandAcontrastAtheAoriginsAofAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-1)AHereditaryA-
AtransmittedAgeneticallyAfromAparentsAtoAchildren.ACysticAfibrosis,AsickleAcellAanemia,AcolorAblindn
ess,AhemophiliaA
2)ACongenitalA-
AappearAatAbirthAorAshortlyAthereafterAbutAareAotAcausedAbyAgeneticAabnormalities.AAbsenceAofAlim
bs,AfunctionalAblindness
3)AInflammatoryA-
AdiseasesAinAwhichAtheAbodyAreactsAwithAanAinflammatoryAresponseAtoAsomeAcausativeAagent.AMic
, roorganismsAareAtheAcauseAinAmanyAinstances.APharyngitisAorAbronchitisAareAexamplesAofAtheseAdi
seases.A
4)ADegenerativeA-
AimpliesAdegeneration,AoftenAprogressiveAofAsomeApartAofAtheAbody.AItAisApossibleAthatAtheAagingAp
rocessAplaysAaAroleAinAtheseAtypesAofAdiseases.AOsteoarthritisAisAaAcommonAexample.A
A
5)AInfectiousA-
AresultsAfromAtheAinvasionAofAmicroorganismsAintoAtheAbody.AExamplesAareAAIDS,Atuberculosis,Ame
aslesAandApneumonia.
6)ADeficiencyA-
AresulstAfromAtheAtheAlackAofAspecificAnutrients.AScurvyAisAaAdeficiencyAofAVitaminAC.AIronAdeficienc
yAanemiaAisAaAdeficiencyAofAiron
7)AMetabolicA-
AcausedAbyAaAdysfunction AthatAresultsAinAtheAlossAofAmetabolicAcontrolAofAhomeostasisAinAtheAbody
.AUsuallyAinvolvesAendocrineAglands,AwhichAsecretesAhormonesAtoAregularAbodyAprocesses.ADiabet
esAMellitus,AhypothyroidismAandAacromegalyAareAsomeAexamplesA
8)ANeoplasticA-
AdescribedAasAanAabnormalAgrowthAofAnewAtissues.ASometimesAbenign,AsometimesAmalignant.ACa
ncer.
A
9)ATraumaticA-AresultsAfromAbothAphysicalAandAemotionalAtrauma.ACompromisedAADL,APTSD
A
10)AEnvironmentalA-
AgroupAofAconditionsAthatAdevelopAfromAexposureAtoAharmfulAsubstancesAinAtheAenvironment.ATig
htAbuildingAsyndrome,AradonAgas,AandAasbestosAareAsamplesAofAthese.
ListAtheAfourAmajorAriskAcategoriesAforAdevelopmentAofAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1)AGeneticAandAphysiologic
Questions with Correct Answers 2025
DiscussAtheAdifferenceAbetweenAaAsignAandAaAsymptomA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
"Sign"AandA"Symptom"AareAbothAmedicalAtermsAwithAdifferentAmedicalAmeanings.AWhileAsympto
msAareAproblemsAthatAaApatientAnoticesAorAfeels,AsignsAareAwhateverAaAphysicianAcanAobjectivelyAd
etectAorAmeasure.AForAexample,AifAaApatientAfeelsAhot,AthisAisAaAsymptom.AWhenAaAphysicianAexami
nesAtheApatient,AtouchesAtheApatient'sAskinAandAnotesAthatAitAisAwarmAandAmoist,AthisAisAaAsign.
HereAareAsomeAotherAexamplesAillustratingAthisAdifference:
SymptomsAandASigns:
1)ABreathlessnessAisAaAsymptomA(patient'sAexperience)AwhileAaAfastAheartArateAisAaAsignAtheAdoctor
AcanAmeasureAconfirmingAtheApatient'sAexperience.
2)AFatigueAisAaAsymptomAwhileAmuscleAweaknessAisAaAsignAofAfatigueAthatAcanAbeAtestedAinAtheAdoc
tor'sAoffice.
NervousnessAisAaAsubjectiveAexperienceAaApatientAmayAreport,AwhileAtremblingAhandsAisAaAsignAofA
nervousnessAthatAaAdoctorAcanAmeasure.
CompareAandAcontrastAtheAoriginsAofAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-1)AHereditaryA-
AtransmittedAgeneticallyAfromAparentsAtoAchildren.ACysticAfibrosis,AsickleAcellAanemia,AcolorAblindn
ess,AhemophiliaA
2)ACongenitalA-
AappearAatAbirthAorAshortlyAthereafterAbutAareAotAcausedAbyAgeneticAabnormalities.AAbsenceAofAlim
bs,AfunctionalAblindness
3)AInflammatoryA-
AdiseasesAinAwhichAtheAbodyAreactsAwithAanAinflammatoryAresponseAtoAsomeAcausativeAagent.AMic
, roorganismsAareAtheAcauseAinAmanyAinstances.APharyngitisAorAbronchitisAareAexamplesAofAtheseAdi
seases.A
4)ADegenerativeA-
AimpliesAdegeneration,AoftenAprogressiveAofAsomeApartAofAtheAbody.AItAisApossibleAthatAtheAagingAp
rocessAplaysAaAroleAinAtheseAtypesAofAdiseases.AOsteoarthritisAisAaAcommonAexample.A
A
5)AInfectiousA-
AresultsAfromAtheAinvasionAofAmicroorganismsAintoAtheAbody.AExamplesAareAAIDS,Atuberculosis,Ame
aslesAandApneumonia.
6)ADeficiencyA-
AresulstAfromAtheAtheAlackAofAspecificAnutrients.AScurvyAisAaAdeficiencyAofAVitaminAC.AIronAdeficienc
yAanemiaAisAaAdeficiencyAofAiron
7)AMetabolicA-
AcausedAbyAaAdysfunction AthatAresultsAinAtheAlossAofAmetabolicAcontrolAofAhomeostasisAinAtheAbody
.AUsuallyAinvolvesAendocrineAglands,AwhichAsecretesAhormonesAtoAregularAbodyAprocesses.ADiabet
esAMellitus,AhypothyroidismAandAacromegalyAareAsomeAexamplesA
8)ANeoplasticA-
AdescribedAasAanAabnormalAgrowthAofAnewAtissues.ASometimesAbenign,AsometimesAmalignant.ACa
ncer.
A
9)ATraumaticA-AresultsAfromAbothAphysicalAandAemotionalAtrauma.ACompromisedAADL,APTSD
A
10)AEnvironmentalA-
AgroupAofAconditionsAthatAdevelopAfromAexposureAtoAharmfulAsubstancesAinAtheAenvironment.ATig
htAbuildingAsyndrome,AradonAgas,AandAasbestosAareAsamplesAofAthese.
ListAtheAfourAmajorAriskAcategoriesAforAdevelopmentAofAdiseaseA-ACORRECTAANSWERA-
1)AGeneticAandAphysiologic
