NGR 5056 Advanced Health Assessment Exam 2 Latest Update 2024-2025 Questions and Verified Correct Answers Guaranteed Success A 3-year old is brought to the clinic complaining of a painful right elbow. He is holding his right arm slightly flexed and pronated and refuses to move it. The mother states that symptoms started right after his older brother had been swinging him around by his arms. This presentation supports a diagnosis of: - CORRECT ANSWER: Radial head subluxation
A 12-year old boy says that his left scrotum has a soft swollen mass. The scrotum is not painful upon palpation. The left inguinal canal is without masses. The mass does transilluminate with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with -
CORRECT ANSWER: hydrocele
A cremasteric reflex should result in - CORRECT ANSWER: esticle and scrotal rise on the stroked side
A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is - CORRECT ANSWER: Heberden nodes
A peppering of nontender, nonsuppurative Montgomery tubercles is considered to be a
- CORRECT ANSWER: normal finding
A positive Babinski sign is normal until what age? - CORRECT ANSWER: 16 to 24
months
A positive straight leg raise test usually indicates - CORRECT ANSWER: lumbar nerve root irritation
A tingling sensation radiating from the wrist to the hand on striking the median nerve is
a positive ___ sign - CORRECT ANSWER: Tinel
Abdominal pain radiating to left shoulder which could indicate renal calculi, splenic
rupture, or ectopic pregnancy - CORRECT ANSWER: Kehr's Sign
An infant with constipation and a consistently empty rectum may need evaluation for -
CORRECT ANSWER: Hirschsprung disease
As Mr. B enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B's pattern as -
CORRECT ANSWER: Cerebellar ataxia
Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by - CORRECT ANSWER: Observing
the infant suck and swallow
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Documentation of a breast mass is - CORRECT ANSWER: according to clock positions from the nipple
Ecchymosis in flank which could indicate hemoperitoneum - CORRECT ANSWER:
Grey Turner Sign
Expected genitalia changes that occur as men age include - CORRECT ANSWER: that
the scrotum becomes more pendulous
Facial muscle or tongue weakness may result in: - CORRECT ANSWER: Aphasia
Factors associated with increased risk of prostate cancer include - CORRECT
ANSWER: African American descent
Heel jar causes abdominal pain which indicated peritoneal irritation - CORRECT
ANSWER: Markle's Sign
If a patient cannot shrug the shoulders against resistance, which cranial nerve (CN)
requires further evaluation - CORRECT ANSWER: CN XI spinal accessory
In a woman complaining of a breast lump, it is most important to ask about -
CORRECT ANSWER: its relationship to menses
In contrast to the patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the osteoarthritis patient
typically exhibits - CORRECT ANSWER: less fatigue and weakness
Inspection of the scrotum should reveal - CORRECT ANSWER: the left scrotal sac
lower than the right
Joints are held together by - CORRECT ANSWER: Ligaments
Light skin and thin body habitus are risk factors for - CORRECT ANSWER:
osteoporosis
Male gynecomastia associated with illicit or prescription drug use can be expected to -
CORRECT ANSWER: resolve after the drug is discontinued
Mrs. James is 7 months pregnant and states that she has developed a problem with constipation. She eats a well-balanced diet and is usually regular. You should explain that constipation is common during pregnancy because of changes in the colorectal areas, such as: - CORRECT ANSWER: Decreased movement through the colon and increased water absorption from the stool
Normal changes of the aging brain include - CORRECT ANSWER: Diminished
perception of touch
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