A bluish color to the cervix during pregnancy is called (the)
A. McDonald sign.
B. Spinnbarkeit.
C. Goodell sign.
D. Chadwick sign.
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ANS: D
The Chadwick sign is a bluish color to the cervix during pregnancy. The
, Goodell sign is an increase in vascularity and softening of the cervix.
Spinnbarkeit refers to the quality of elastic mucus during mittelschmerz,
and the McDonald sign is fundal flexing on the cervix.
Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel
a. cool.
b. grainy.
c. polypoid.
d. rubbery.
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ANS: d. rubbery.
Older men are more likely to experience prostate hypertrophy, which when
palpated feels smooth, rubbery, and symmetric.
Which is a risk factor for colorectal cancer?
a. High-fiber diet
b. Diet low in animal fats and proteins
c. Irish descent
d. Inherited BRAC2 mutation
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ANS: d. Inherited BRAC2 mutation
History of intestinal polyps is considered a risk factor for colorectal cancer,
as are diets low in fiber and high in animal fats and an ethnic background of
Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
,The most common type of hernia occurring in young males is
a. hiatal.
b. incarcerated femoral.
c. indirect inguinal.
d. umbilical.
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ANS: c. indirect inguinal.
The most common type of hernia in children and young males is an indirect
inguinal hernia.
What accommodations should be used for the position of a hearing-impaired woman
for a pelvic examination?
a. The patient should assume the M or V position.
b. Her legs should be farther apart.
c. The head of the table should be elevated.
d. The lithotomy position with obstetric stirrups should be used.
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ANS: c. The head of the table should be elevated.
The woman with a hearing impairment will need to see the clinician and/or
an interpreter during the examination; therefore, her head should be
elevated.
The temporomandibular joint is palpated
a. under the mandible, anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
b. above the mandible at midline.
, c. anterior to the tragus.
d. at the mastoid process.
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ANS: c. anterior to the tragus.
The temporomandibular joint is palpated just anterior to the tragus of the
ear; the fingertips are placed inside the joint space as the patient opens
and closes the mouth.
You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight
and cannot be easily retracted. You should
a. chart the finding as paraphimosis.
b. inquire about previous penile infections.
c. retract the foreskin firmly.
d. transilluminate the glans.
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ANS: B inquire about previous penile infections.
This condition is phimosis and is usually congenital, or it may be related to
recurrent infections or poorly controlled diabetes. You should not chart
this finding as paraphimosis. Retracting the foreskin forcibly would lead to
further adhesion formation and worsening phimosis. Transillumination is
indicated for masses of the scrotum.
Parents of a 6-year-old boy should be asked if he has
a. erections.
b. nocturnal emissions.
c. rapid detumescence.
d. scrotal swelling.
A. McDonald sign.
B. Spinnbarkeit.
C. Goodell sign.
D. Chadwick sign.
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ANS: D
The Chadwick sign is a bluish color to the cervix during pregnancy. The
, Goodell sign is an increase in vascularity and softening of the cervix.
Spinnbarkeit refers to the quality of elastic mucus during mittelschmerz,
and the McDonald sign is fundal flexing on the cervix.
Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel
a. cool.
b. grainy.
c. polypoid.
d. rubbery.
Give this one a try later!
ANS: d. rubbery.
Older men are more likely to experience prostate hypertrophy, which when
palpated feels smooth, rubbery, and symmetric.
Which is a risk factor for colorectal cancer?
a. High-fiber diet
b. Diet low in animal fats and proteins
c. Irish descent
d. Inherited BRAC2 mutation
Give this one a try later!
ANS: d. Inherited BRAC2 mutation
History of intestinal polyps is considered a risk factor for colorectal cancer,
as are diets low in fiber and high in animal fats and an ethnic background of
Ashkenazi Jewish descent.
,The most common type of hernia occurring in young males is
a. hiatal.
b. incarcerated femoral.
c. indirect inguinal.
d. umbilical.
Give this one a try later!
ANS: c. indirect inguinal.
The most common type of hernia in children and young males is an indirect
inguinal hernia.
What accommodations should be used for the position of a hearing-impaired woman
for a pelvic examination?
a. The patient should assume the M or V position.
b. Her legs should be farther apart.
c. The head of the table should be elevated.
d. The lithotomy position with obstetric stirrups should be used.
Give this one a try later!
ANS: c. The head of the table should be elevated.
The woman with a hearing impairment will need to see the clinician and/or
an interpreter during the examination; therefore, her head should be
elevated.
The temporomandibular joint is palpated
a. under the mandible, anterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle.
b. above the mandible at midline.
, c. anterior to the tragus.
d. at the mastoid process.
Give this one a try later!
ANS: c. anterior to the tragus.
The temporomandibular joint is palpated just anterior to the tragus of the
ear; the fingertips are placed inside the joint space as the patient opens
and closes the mouth.
You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight
and cannot be easily retracted. You should
a. chart the finding as paraphimosis.
b. inquire about previous penile infections.
c. retract the foreskin firmly.
d. transilluminate the glans.
Give this one a try later!
ANS: B inquire about previous penile infections.
This condition is phimosis and is usually congenital, or it may be related to
recurrent infections or poorly controlled diabetes. You should not chart
this finding as paraphimosis. Retracting the foreskin forcibly would lead to
further adhesion formation and worsening phimosis. Transillumination is
indicated for masses of the scrotum.
Parents of a 6-year-old boy should be asked if he has
a. erections.
b. nocturnal emissions.
c. rapid detumescence.
d. scrotal swelling.
