ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL

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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL

EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM

COMPLETE 120 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM

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 - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -a. 7-8 years
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A child who exhibits a positive Gower sign likely has a:

• Fracture
• Myopathy
• Hip infection
• Seizure disorder - CORRECT ANSWER -b. Myopathy

Uneven knee height with knees flexed in a supine infant

indicates:

• Genu varum
• Tibial torsion
• Developmental dysplasia of the hip
• Metatarsus adductus - CORRECT 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 - CORRECT ANSWER -b. Clonus
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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 - CORRECT

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 - CORRECT ANSWER -b. Muscle weakness

Genu varum (bow legs) is normal until age:

• 3-4 years
• 4-5 years
• 5-6 years
• 6-7 years - CORRECT ANSWER -a. 3-4 years 3 / 4

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The varus deformity of both tibias caused by chronic obesity is:

• Osgood-Schlatter disease
• McMurray disease
• Blount's disease
• Werdnig-Hoffmann disease - CORRECT ANSWER -c.

Blount's disease

A marked limp or refusal to walk accompanied by fever, point

tenderness, or limited range of motion in the hip suggests:

• Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
• Osteomyelitis
• Cerebral palsy
• Sacroiliac inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER -b.

Osteomyelitis

The forward bending test is an essential screening tool for:

• Lordosis in preschool children
• Kyphosis in school-aged children
• Torticollis in all age groups
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