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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL
EXAM NEWEST 2024-2025 ACTUAL EXM
COMPLETE 250 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWE RS (VERIFIED ANSWERS )
|ALREADY GRADED A+
Sustained clonus that extends beyond six to eight beats or clonus that
continues past the neonatal period may indicate:
- Cerebral palsy
- Increased intracranial pressure
- Talipes equinovarus
- Dystonia - ANSWER- a. Cerebral palsy
Which of the following assessment findings is within normal limits for the child's age?
- A toddler with lordosis
- A 3-year-old with genu varum
- A 12-year-old with genu valgum
A 2-day-old with syndactyly - ANSWER- a. A toddler with lordosis
An antalgic gait indicates: 1 / 4
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- Pain
- Infection
- Clubfoot
- Developmental dysplasia of the hip - ANSWER- a. Pain
A visible lateral curvature of the spine when the child is standing
indicates:
- Lordosis
- Spina bifida
- Kyphosis
- Scoliosis - ANSWER- d. Scoliosis
Assessment of the hips to detect developmental dysplasia of the hip is
done at every well-child exam until age:
- 6 months
- 1 year
- 18 months
- 2 years - ANSWER- b. 1 year
Tibial torsion can be caused by:
- Birth injury
- Trauma
- Viral illness
- Sickle cell disease - ANSWER- b. Trauma 2 / 4
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A 15-month-old boy is in the clinic for a well-child visit. You note
increased muscle tone. This is a red flag for:
- Adam syndrome
- Cerebral palsy
- Down syndrome
- Muscular dystrophy - ANSWER- b. Cerebral palsy
Until approximately what age is slight genu valgum (knock-knee) within normal limits?
- 7-8 years
- 8-9 years
- 9-10 years
- 10-11 years - ANSWER- a. 7-8 years
A child who exhibits a positive Gower sign likely has a:
- Fracture
- Myopathy
- Hip infection
- Seizure disorder - ANSWER- b. Myopathy
Uneven knee height with knees flexed in a supine infant indicates:
- Genu varum
- Tibial torsion 3 / 4
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- Developmental dysplasia of the hip
- Metatarsus adductus - ANSWER- c. Developmental dysplasia of the
hip
A rapid and rhythmic, jerking movement of the foot caused by the
sudden stretching of a tendon is termed:
- Tremor
- Clonus
- Nystagmus
- Myoclonus - ANSWER- b. Clonus
Muscle strength in the lower extremities can be assessed in a 6-month-
old infant by:
- Pulling the infant from the sitting to the standing position
- Placing the infant prone and observing whether the infant can crawl
- Performing the Ortolani maneuver
- Observing the infant try to pull to stand - ANSWER- a. Pulling the
infant from the sitting to the standing position
The most common presenting symptom of neuromuscular disease in
children is:
- Fatigue
- Muscle weakness
- Myoclonus
- Tremors - ANSWER- b. Muscle weakness
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