HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM JERSEY

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HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM JERSEY

COLLEGE NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM

COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT

DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)

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Dullness to percussion in intercostal spaces is most consistent with the presence of

• Sickle cell disease
• Pneumonia
• Empyema
• Asthma - ANSWER-b. Pneumonia

Term infants have a visual acuity of about

• 20/200
• 20/400
• 20/300
• 20/100 - ANSWER-b. 20/400
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Which is the best way to position a patient's neck for palpation of the neck?

• Flexed toward the side being examined
• Flexed directly forward
• Rotated away from the side being examined
• Flexed away from the side being examined - ANSWER-a.

Flexed toward the side being examined

Palpation of the scalene triangle for supraclavicular nodes should be done with

• Tissue rolled gently against the chest wall, moving sideways
• The pads of three fingers in a superficial circular motion
• Finger along the depression above the medial humeral

condyle

• Fingers hooked over the clavicle next to the

sternocleidomastoid muscle - ANSWER-d. Fingers hooked over the clavicle next to the sternocleidomastoid muscle

Which of the following illicit drugs is commonly associated with nasal septum perforation? 2 / 4

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• Marijuana
• Ecstasy
• Cocaine
• Heroin - ANSWER-c. Cocaine

A newborn whose serum bilirubin is greater than 20mg/100ml risks later

• Sinusitis
• Lichen planus
• Meningitis
• Hearing loss - ANSWER-d. Hearing loss

To begin counting the ribs and the intercostal spaces, you begin by palpating the reference point of the

• Acromion process
• Distal point of the xiphoid
• Manubriosternal junction
• Suprasternal notch - ANSWER-c. Manubriosternal junction
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An increased number of lymphocytes in the blood represents a systemic response to _____ infections.

• Most bacterial
• All parasitic
• All fungal
• Most viral - ANSWER-d. Most viral

The largest endocrine grand in the body lies in the _____ triangle.

• Lateral
• Anterior
• Medial
• Ventral - ANSWER-b. Anterior

Which of the following is true regarding cephalhematoma?

• It is obvious at birth
• The affected part feels soft
• The margins are poorly defined
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