NUR314 - HEALTH ASSESSMENT
- EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Ch 13:
A severe deficiency of thyroid hormone leading to nonpitting
edema, coarse facial features, dry skin, and dry coarse hair is
known as:
A) congenital hypothyroidism.
B) scleroderma.
C) myxedema.
D) Hashimoto thyroiditis. - correct answer- C)
myxedema.
Myxedema (hypothyroidism) is a deficiency of thyroid hormone.
If severe, the symptoms include nonpitting edema or
myxedema; a puffy edematous face, especially around eyes
(periorbital edema); coarse facial features; dry skin; and dry,
coarse hair and eyebrows. Congenital hypothyroidism is a
thyroid deficiency that occurs at an early age; characteristics
,include low hairline, hirsute forehead, swollen eyelids, narrow
palpebral fissures, widely spaced eyes, depressed nasal bridge,
puffy face, thick tongue protruding through an open mouth, and
a dull expression. Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disease
characterized by chronic hardening and shrinking degenerative
changes in the skin blood vessels, synovium, and skeletal
muscles. Hashimoto thyroiditis is a condition with excess thyroid
hormone production; symptoms include goiter, nervousness,
fatigue, weight loss, muscle cramps, heat intolerance,
tachycardia, shortness of breath, excessive sweating, fine muscle
tremor, thin silky hair and skin, infrequent blinking, and a staring
appearance.
Ch 13:
A throbbing, unilateral pain associated with nausea, vomiting,
and photophobia is characteristic of
A) cluster headache
B) subarachnoid hemorrhage
C) migraine headache
D) tension headache - correct answer- C) migraine
headache
Ch 13:
,Cephalhematoma is associated with:
A) subperiosteal hemorrhage
B) cranitabes
C) bossing
D) congenital syphilis - correct answer- A) subperiosteal
hemorrhage
Ch 13:
Identify the blood vessel that runs diagonally across the
sternomastoid muscle.
A) temporal artery
B) carotid artery
C) external jugular vein
D) internal jugular vein - correct answer- C) external
jugular vein
Ch 13:
Identify the facial bone that articulates at a joint instead of a
suture.
, A) zygomatic
B) maxilla
C) nasal
D) mandible - correct answer- D) mandible
Ch 13:
If the thyroid gland is enlarged bilaterally, which of the following
maneuvers is appropriate?
A) Check for deviation of the trachea
B) Listen for bruit over the carotid arteries
C) Listen for a murmur over the aortic area
D) List for a bruit over the thyroid lobes - correct answer-
D) List for a bruit over the thyroid lobes
Ch 13:
It is normal to palpate a few lymph nodes in the neck of a
healthy person. What are the characteristics of these nodes?
A) mobile, soft, nontender
- EXAM 2 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Ch 13:
A severe deficiency of thyroid hormone leading to nonpitting
edema, coarse facial features, dry skin, and dry coarse hair is
known as:
A) congenital hypothyroidism.
B) scleroderma.
C) myxedema.
D) Hashimoto thyroiditis. - correct answer- C)
myxedema.
Myxedema (hypothyroidism) is a deficiency of thyroid hormone.
If severe, the symptoms include nonpitting edema or
myxedema; a puffy edematous face, especially around eyes
(periorbital edema); coarse facial features; dry skin; and dry,
coarse hair and eyebrows. Congenital hypothyroidism is a
thyroid deficiency that occurs at an early age; characteristics
,include low hairline, hirsute forehead, swollen eyelids, narrow
palpebral fissures, widely spaced eyes, depressed nasal bridge,
puffy face, thick tongue protruding through an open mouth, and
a dull expression. Scleroderma is a rare connective tissue disease
characterized by chronic hardening and shrinking degenerative
changes in the skin blood vessels, synovium, and skeletal
muscles. Hashimoto thyroiditis is a condition with excess thyroid
hormone production; symptoms include goiter, nervousness,
fatigue, weight loss, muscle cramps, heat intolerance,
tachycardia, shortness of breath, excessive sweating, fine muscle
tremor, thin silky hair and skin, infrequent blinking, and a staring
appearance.
Ch 13:
A throbbing, unilateral pain associated with nausea, vomiting,
and photophobia is characteristic of
A) cluster headache
B) subarachnoid hemorrhage
C) migraine headache
D) tension headache - correct answer- C) migraine
headache
Ch 13:
,Cephalhematoma is associated with:
A) subperiosteal hemorrhage
B) cranitabes
C) bossing
D) congenital syphilis - correct answer- A) subperiosteal
hemorrhage
Ch 13:
Identify the blood vessel that runs diagonally across the
sternomastoid muscle.
A) temporal artery
B) carotid artery
C) external jugular vein
D) internal jugular vein - correct answer- C) external
jugular vein
Ch 13:
Identify the facial bone that articulates at a joint instead of a
suture.
, A) zygomatic
B) maxilla
C) nasal
D) mandible - correct answer- D) mandible
Ch 13:
If the thyroid gland is enlarged bilaterally, which of the following
maneuvers is appropriate?
A) Check for deviation of the trachea
B) Listen for bruit over the carotid arteries
C) Listen for a murmur over the aortic area
D) List for a bruit over the thyroid lobes - correct answer-
D) List for a bruit over the thyroid lobes
Ch 13:
It is normal to palpate a few lymph nodes in the neck of a
healthy person. What are the characteristics of these nodes?
A) mobile, soft, nontender
