PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT EXAM 2 | FROM QUESTION TO
PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027
Duration: 2 Hours
Total Marks: 70%
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
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, What order do you assess a patient? Answer: Inspect first, then Palpate, then Percuss, then
Auscultate.
What sense do you use during inspection? Answer: Sight.
What does percussion check? Answer: It checks what's going on under the skin, like whether a
structure is solid, fluid-filled, or hollow.
What does palpation mean? Answer: Using your hands to feel the patient.
What does auscultation mean? Answer: Listening, usually with a stethoscope.
What part of your hand feels temperature best? Answer: The back of your hand (dorsal surface).
What part of your hand feels texture best? Answer: Your fingertips.
What does poor skin turgor mean? Answer: The skin is dehydrated; it stays 'tented' when
pinched and takes more than 2 seconds to snap back.
Where do you test skin turgor? Answer: Pinch the skin over the collarbone or chest.
What do clubbed nails indicate? Answer: The patient has been oxygen-deprived long-term.
What is cyanosis? Answer: Bluish color of skin or lips indicating insufficient oxygen.
What is the difference between acute and chronic pain? Answer: Acute pain is sudden and
short-term; chronic pain lasts over 3 months.
What does OLDCARTS help you do? Answer: Assess pain fully: Onset, Location, Duration,
Characteristics, Aggravating/Alleviating, Radiation, Timing, Severity.
What does PQRST stand for in pain assessment? Answer: Provokes it, Quality of pain, Region
& Radiation, Severity (0-10), Timing.
Which pain scale do you use for adults? Answer: Numeric Rating Scale.
Which pain scale do you use for kids 3 and up? Answer: Wong-Baker FACES.
Which pain scale for babies and non-verbal patients? Answer: FLACC.
Which pain scale for ICU patients on a ventilator? Answer: CPOT.
Which pain scale for newborns? Answer: CRIES scale.
What are the melanoma warning signs (ABCDEs)? Answer: A = asymmetry, B = borders
uneven, C = multiple colors, D = diameter larger than 6mm, E = evolving.
What are the 3 skin cancers to know? Answer: Basal cell, Squamous cell, Melanoma.
What is a macule? Answer: A flat color spot on the skin, under 1 cm.
What is a papule? Answer: A small raised bump you can feel, under 1 cm.
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PERFECTION| STUDY WITH CONFIDENCE!
Course Code:
Course Title:
Programme:
Academic Year: 2026/2027
Duration: 2 Hours
Total Marks: 70%
Candidate Instructions:
1) Write your Registration Number on every answer booklet used.
2) Answer ALL questions in Section A and ANY TWO (2) questions in Section B.
3) Read each question carefully before answering.
4) Begin each question on a new page.
5) The marks for each question are indicated in brackets.
6) This paper consists of several printed pages, including this page.
7) Ensure your copy is complete before the examination begins.
8) Unauthorized materials and communication with other candidates are not permitted.
Turn Over.
APPHIA – Crafted with Care and Precision for Academic Excellence.
1
, What order do you assess a patient? Answer: Inspect first, then Palpate, then Percuss, then
Auscultate.
What sense do you use during inspection? Answer: Sight.
What does percussion check? Answer: It checks what's going on under the skin, like whether a
structure is solid, fluid-filled, or hollow.
What does palpation mean? Answer: Using your hands to feel the patient.
What does auscultation mean? Answer: Listening, usually with a stethoscope.
What part of your hand feels temperature best? Answer: The back of your hand (dorsal surface).
What part of your hand feels texture best? Answer: Your fingertips.
What does poor skin turgor mean? Answer: The skin is dehydrated; it stays 'tented' when
pinched and takes more than 2 seconds to snap back.
Where do you test skin turgor? Answer: Pinch the skin over the collarbone or chest.
What do clubbed nails indicate? Answer: The patient has been oxygen-deprived long-term.
What is cyanosis? Answer: Bluish color of skin or lips indicating insufficient oxygen.
What is the difference between acute and chronic pain? Answer: Acute pain is sudden and
short-term; chronic pain lasts over 3 months.
What does OLDCARTS help you do? Answer: Assess pain fully: Onset, Location, Duration,
Characteristics, Aggravating/Alleviating, Radiation, Timing, Severity.
What does PQRST stand for in pain assessment? Answer: Provokes it, Quality of pain, Region
& Radiation, Severity (0-10), Timing.
Which pain scale do you use for adults? Answer: Numeric Rating Scale.
Which pain scale do you use for kids 3 and up? Answer: Wong-Baker FACES.
Which pain scale for babies and non-verbal patients? Answer: FLACC.
Which pain scale for ICU patients on a ventilator? Answer: CPOT.
Which pain scale for newborns? Answer: CRIES scale.
What are the melanoma warning signs (ABCDEs)? Answer: A = asymmetry, B = borders
uneven, C = multiple colors, D = diameter larger than 6mm, E = evolving.
What are the 3 skin cancers to know? Answer: Basal cell, Squamous cell, Melanoma.
What is a macule? Answer: A flat color spot on the skin, under 1 cm.
What is a papule? Answer: A small raised bump you can feel, under 1 cm.
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