Comprehensive NCS 832 Advanced Health Assessment study guide for 2025. Covers physical examination, clinical reasoning, differential diagnosis, patient history, and assessment techniques for nurse practitioners.

Advanced Health Assessment NCS
832 with correct answers 2025


OLDCARTSvacronymv-vcorrect-answersv-O-vonset

L-vlocation

D-vduration

C-vcharacteristics

A-vaggravating/alleviatingvfactors

R-vRadiation

T-vTiming

Sv-vSeverityv(0-10)



Signv-vcorrect-answersv-objectivevevidencevofvdiseasevsuchvasvavfever



Symptomv-vcorrect-answersv-subjectivevevidencevofvavdisease,vsuchvasvpainvorvavheadache



craniumv-vcorrect-answersv-thevportionvofvthevskullvthatvenclosesvthevbrain

,occipitalvbonev-vcorrect-answersv-backvofvhead



parietalvbonev-vcorrect-answersv-
eithervofvtwovskullvbonesvbetweenvthevfrontalvandvoccipitalvbonesvandvformingvthevtopvandvsidesvo
fvthevcranium



temporalvbonev-vcorrect-answersv-
bonevthatvformsvpartsvofvthevsidevofvthevskullvandvfloorvofvthevcranialvactivity.vTherevisvavrightvandvl
eftvtemporalvbone.



sphenoidvbonev-vcorrect-answersv-Bonevthatvjoinsvallvofvthevbonesvofvthevcraniumvtogether



frontalvbonev-vcorrect-answersv-formsvthevforehead



sagittalvsuturev-vcorrect-answersv-betweenvthevtwovparietalvbones



coronalvsuturev-vcorrect-answersv-betweenvfrontalvandvparietalvbones



OPTSvtovFOREHEADv-vcorrect-answersv-occipitalvbone

parietalvbone

temporalvbone

sphenoidvbone

frontalvbone



zygomaticvbonev-vcorrect-answersv-cheekvbone



zygomaticvarchv-vcorrect-answersv-originvofvmasseter

, maxillav-vcorrect-answersv-uppervjaw



mandiblev-vcorrect-answersv-lowervjaw



Tempero-MandibularvJointv(TMJ)v-vcorrect-answersv-



palpebralvfissurev-vcorrect-answersv-openvspacevbetweenveyelids



nasolabialvfoldsv-vcorrect-answersv-
thevcreasesvextendingvfromvthevnosevtoveachvcornervofvthevmouth



perioralv-vcorrect-answersv-surroundingvthevmouth



philtrumv-vcorrect-answersv-Rectangularvareavfromvundervthevnosevtovthevmidlinevofvthevuppervlip



vermillionvborderv-vcorrect-answersv-areavwherevthevpink-redvlipvtissuevmeetsvthevfacialvskin



FASvfacialvcharacteristicsv-vcorrect-answersv-smallveyevopenings,vsmoothvphiltrum,vthinvuppervlip



frontalvsinusv-vcorrect-answersv-cavityvwithinvthevfrontalvbone



maxillaryvsinusv-vcorrect-answersv-sinusvonveithervsidevofvthevnasalvcavityvbelowvtheveyes



ethmoidvsinusv-vcorrect-answersv-NasalvSinusvlocatedvbetweenvthevnosevandvthevorbits.