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MSN 5200 ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT WEEK 8
MOCK EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM TEST
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What are the major components of the "social history?" - ANSWER - Education Family Personal interests Lifestyle
What is the best way to document a chief complaint? - ANSWER - In the patient's own words.
Ex: "pounding headache for 2 days"
What is the most important part when documenting a family tree diagram? - ANSWER - A key
What does it mean if a test is sensitive versus specific? - ANSWER - Sensitivity = "SnNout" sensitivity rules out Specificity = "SpPin" specificity rules in
Name the salivary glands and locations. - ANSWER - 1. Parotids - anterior to ear 1 / 4
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- Submandibular - medial to mandible
- Sublingual - floor of the mouth
What three structures form the posterior neck triangle? - ANSWER - 1.Trapezius
- Sternocleidomastoid
- Clavicle
What structures form the anterior neck triangle? - ANSWER - 1. Medial border of sternocleidomastoid
- Mandible
- Hyoid bone
What should you be inspecting for when you are looking at the neck? - ANSWER - Symmetry, trachea alignment, masses, webbing, carotid artery, JVD, range of motion
You are palpating your patient's check during a physical exam and notice a downward tugging of the trachea during inspiration. What is this called? What is it indicative of? - ANSWER - Tracheal tugging Indicative of an aortic aneurysm
What layer of the skin generates heat, provides insulation, shock absorption, and calorie reserve? - ANSWER - Hypodermis
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pg. 3 What is the difference between eccrine and apocrine sweat glands? - ANSWER - Eccrine are on the surface, most parts of the body, and regulate temperature through secretion Apocrine are larger, deeper, found in the axilla, anogenital, ears, etc, and secrete protein and carb rich fluid
What is body odor caused by? - ANSWER - Bacterial decomposition of the apocrine sweat
What are the types of hair on the human body? - ANSWER - Vellus = short, soft, non pigmented hair Terminal = coarse, thicker, pigmented hair
What are hair cells formed by? - ANSWER - Epidermal cells which invaginate into the dermal layers
What is the nail formed by? - ANSWER - Epidermal cells get converted to hard plates of keratin
What systemic problems do you want to ask about when interviewing a patient with a skin/hair/nails complaint? - ANSWER - Thyroid of liver disorder Autoimmune diseases Malnutrition Skin disorders Congenital anomalies 3 / 4
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pg. 4 What do you want to know about a patient's family who presents with a skin/hair/nail problem? - ANSWER - Dermatologic diseases Allergic diseases like asthma Hair loss of coloration patterns
What eight components must be observed and documented when you are performing a skin exam? - ANSWER - 1. color
- vascularity
- temperature
- texture
- turgor
- mobility
- moisture
- lesions
What is the Woods Lamp used for? - ANSWER - It uses fluorescent light to detect bacterial or fungal skin infections, detect pigment disorders, or determine corneal abrasion
How do you determine turgor and mobility during your skin exam? - ANSWER - Pinch resilient skin
How should you be testing temperature on your skin exam? - ANSWER
- Using the dorsal surface of your hands/finger, test symmetrically
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