ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2

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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2

NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 150

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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 2

During the preparticipation physical, an athlete reports that she recently had an episode of syncope during exercise and you note a mid-systolic murmur at the left lower sternal border that increased with intensity when you had her do the Valsalva maneuver. What would be your concern?

• Female athletic triad
• Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
• Marfan syndrome
• Hypertension - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Hypertrophic

cardiomyopathy

The preparticipation physical has not been shown to be effective at decreasing rates of sudden cardiac death during sports in young athletes.

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True False - CORRECT ANSWER -True

Some of the physical characteristics of Marfan syndrome

include:

• Myopia, mitral valve prolapse, and increased limb length
• Joint hyperflexibility, hypertension, and shortness of breath
• Pectus carinatum, hindfoot deformity, and asthma
• Scoliosis, tinea corporis, and webbed fingers - CORRECT

ANSWER-A. Myopia, mitral valve prolapse, and increased limb length

The straight leg-raising maneuver can be used to diagnose:

• Nerve root compression
• A fractured hip
• An anterior cruciate ligament tear
• Tendinitis - CORRECT ANSWER -A. Nerve root

compression

What part of the brain is responsible for balance? 2 / 4

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• Left cerebral hemisphere (cerebrum)
• Cerebellum
• Right cerebral hemisphere (cerebrum)
• Brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER -B. Cerebellum

Please choose the correct response for evaluating trigeminal

nerve (V):

• Complete the whispered voice test
• Evaluate the strength of the trapezius and

sternocleidomastoid

• Have the patient raise their eyebrows, squeeze their eyes shut,

wrinkle their forehead, frown, smile, show their teeth, purse their lips, and puff out their cheeks.

• Ask the patient to clench their jaw, then palpate the muscle

tone of the jaw. Touch the sides of the face while your patient's eyes are closed. Touch each side of the face at the scalp, cheek, and chin using sharp, dull, and light sensations. Ask the patient to decipher sharp or dull. - CORRECT ANSWER -D. Ask the patient to clench their jaw, then palpate the muscle tone of the jaw. Touch the sides of the face while your patient's eyes are closed. Touch each side of the face at the scalp, cheek, and chin using sharp, dull, and light sensations. Ask the patient to decipher sharp or dull. 3 / 4

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Gout can cause extremely painful joints due to deposits of uric acid crystals. The following statements about gout are true

EXCEPT?

• Increased risk with use of alcohol
• Increased risk with diet high in purines
• Onset is gradual
• Joint discomfort can last several weeks - CORRECT

ANSWER-C. Onset is gradual

Which of the following are the motor symptoms that are cardinal signs of Parkinson's?

• Rest tremors, slowness of movement, freezing, rigidity, and

postural instability

• Pill rolling of fingers bilaterally, hand tremors, difficulty

swallowing, slurred speech

• Dementia, psychosis, cognitive dysfunction, depression -

CORRECT ANSWER -A. Rest tremors, slowness of movement, freezing, rigidity, and postural instability

Flexion is: - CORRECT ANSWER -Any joint movement that

decreases the angle between two bones (bending)

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