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MN552 /MN 552 Advanced Health Assessment Final Exam Questions with Verified Answers |Latest
Question 1: What is Spurling's Test used for and how is it
performed?CORRECT ANSWER : TESTING: dysfunction of cervical nerve root
POSITION: sitting, head side bent to uninvolved side, apply
pressure through head straight down, repeat with head bent toward involved
(+) TEST: pain and/or paresthesia in dermatomal pattern
Question 2: What condition is associated with the 7th cranial
nerve (facial nerve)?
CORRECT ANSWER : Bell's Palsy
Question 3: What are the causes of sensorineural hearing loss?
CORRECT ANSWER : congenital and hereditary conditions,
viral infections, Meniere's disease, noise exposure, ototoxic drug exposure, and acoustic neuromas
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Question 4: How does the Weber test with tuning fork work in
hearing loss?
CORRECT ANSWER : In unilateral conductive hearing loss, the
sound is heard in the impaired ear. In unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, the sound is heard in the good ear
Question 5: What is the normal result of the Rinne test with
tuning fork?CORRECT ANSWER : normal: sound is heard longer through air than bone
Question 6: How is muscle strength graded?
CORRECT ANSWER : o 0: No visible muscle contraction
o 1: Visible muscle contraction with no or trace movement
o 2: Limb movement, but not against gravity
o 3: Movement against gravity but not resistance
o 4: Movement against at least some resistance supplied by the
examiner
o 5: Full strength
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Question 7: What is the corneal light reflex and how is it
performed?
CORRECT ANSWER : also known as the Hirschberg test,
assesses parallel alignment; have pt look straight ahead, shine light from 12" and look for reflection on corneas in exactly the same position in both eyes; asymmetry indicates deviation in alignment from eye muscle weakness or paralysis
Question 8: What is ankylosis?
CORRECT ANSWER : abnormal stiffening and immobility of a
joint due to fusion of bones
Question 9: What are the sections of the spine and their
respective number of vertebrae?
CORRECT ANSWER : Cervical (7), Thoracic (12), Lumbar (5),
Sacrum (5), Coccyx (4)
Question 10: What are the recommendations for vision
screening in children?
CORRECT ANSWER : The USPSTF recommends vision
screening at least once in all children ages 3 to 5 years to detect amblyopia or its risk factors.
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Question 11: What are examples of synovial joints?
CORRECT ANSWER : knee, shoulder
Question 12: What are examples of hinge joints?
CORRECT ANSWER : interphalangeal joints of hand and foot,
elbow
Question 13: What are examples of condyloid joints?
CORRECT ANSWER : knee, temporomandibular joint
Question 14: What are examples of fibrous joints?
CORRECT ANSWER : skull sutures
Question 15: What is Egophony?
CORRECT ANSWER : the voice sound of "eeeeee" heard
through the stethoscope