NURS 6512N Advanced Health Assessment & diagnostic reasoning 250
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORRECT AND GRADED A+
What physical exam finding is more indicative of NORMAL peripheral arterial
circulation than peripheral artery disease?
Hair growth on feet
What physical exam finding is more indicative of peripheral artery disease
than normal peripheral arterial circulation?
Pallor after light pressure applied to the foot
What is the primary indication for performing an ankle-brachial index test?
Claudication
What are the five qualities of a heart murmur that are important to describe?
Location, intensity, shape, pitch, and timing
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a chest X-ray consolidation?
Kerley B lines
Which of the following statements regarding the precordial ECG lead system
is FALSE?
,All of the leads are placed on the same side of the sternum.
The standard voltage calibration is such that 10 mm is equal to how many
mV?
1.0 mV
What is TRUE of vesicular breath sounds?
They are light, feathery, and louder in inspiration than expiration.
Which is the best area to auscultate the right MIDDLE lobe?
On the right side of the chest wall below the axilla
With what diagnosis would you find wet, coarse crackles in the bases of the
lungs on a physical exam?
heart failure
What is TRUE regarding adventitious breath sounds?
Rhonchi may clear with coughing.
What is resonance?
A low-pitched hollow sound heard on percussion over normal lung tissue
,What is tympany?
A low-pitched drum-like sound heard on percussion over a hollow viscous,
such as the stomach
What is clubbing?
A nail deformity associated with a pulmonary condition in which the angle
between the proximal nail fold and the nail is no longer concave
Which of the following is NOT true about loculated pleural effusion?
It is mostly seen in the subpulmonic space.
Which of the following is NOT a chest X-ray position?
Inverse
Which chest X-ray view is the standard?
PA
Which of the following is NOT a cause of chest X-ray consolidations?
Pleural fluid
, How can an examiner assess a patient's cardiovascular status even before
using their stethoscope?
By observing the patient's general signs of discomfort such as respiratory
distress or diaphoresis
Which features are the MOST accurate descriptions of a tricuspid
regurgitation murmur?
Located at the tricuspid area, holosystolic, high-pitched
Which part of a vertebral body is palpable on physical examination?
Spinous process
What is one of the most common levels of the cervical spine to develop disc
disease and radiculopathy?
C6
Which process can exacerbate radicular pain when doing a physical exam?
Increasing tension on the nerve roots
What type of vertebral fracture is commonly seen in patients with
osteoporosis after trauma?
Compression fracture
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS CORRECT AND GRADED A+
What physical exam finding is more indicative of NORMAL peripheral arterial
circulation than peripheral artery disease?
Hair growth on feet
What physical exam finding is more indicative of peripheral artery disease
than normal peripheral arterial circulation?
Pallor after light pressure applied to the foot
What is the primary indication for performing an ankle-brachial index test?
Claudication
What are the five qualities of a heart murmur that are important to describe?
Location, intensity, shape, pitch, and timing
Which of the following is NOT a feature of a chest X-ray consolidation?
Kerley B lines
Which of the following statements regarding the precordial ECG lead system
is FALSE?
,All of the leads are placed on the same side of the sternum.
The standard voltage calibration is such that 10 mm is equal to how many
mV?
1.0 mV
What is TRUE of vesicular breath sounds?
They are light, feathery, and louder in inspiration than expiration.
Which is the best area to auscultate the right MIDDLE lobe?
On the right side of the chest wall below the axilla
With what diagnosis would you find wet, coarse crackles in the bases of the
lungs on a physical exam?
heart failure
What is TRUE regarding adventitious breath sounds?
Rhonchi may clear with coughing.
What is resonance?
A low-pitched hollow sound heard on percussion over normal lung tissue
,What is tympany?
A low-pitched drum-like sound heard on percussion over a hollow viscous,
such as the stomach
What is clubbing?
A nail deformity associated with a pulmonary condition in which the angle
between the proximal nail fold and the nail is no longer concave
Which of the following is NOT true about loculated pleural effusion?
It is mostly seen in the subpulmonic space.
Which of the following is NOT a chest X-ray position?
Inverse
Which chest X-ray view is the standard?
PA
Which of the following is NOT a cause of chest X-ray consolidations?
Pleural fluid
, How can an examiner assess a patient's cardiovascular status even before
using their stethoscope?
By observing the patient's general signs of discomfort such as respiratory
distress or diaphoresis
Which features are the MOST accurate descriptions of a tricuspid
regurgitation murmur?
Located at the tricuspid area, holosystolic, high-pitched
Which part of a vertebral body is palpable on physical examination?
Spinous process
What is one of the most common levels of the cervical spine to develop disc
disease and radiculopathy?
C6
Which process can exacerbate radicular pain when doing a physical exam?
Increasing tension on the nerve roots
What type of vertebral fracture is commonly seen in patients with
osteoporosis after trauma?
Compression fracture
