HLSC 2416 EXAM 3 COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Normal appearance in mental status exam. Answer: Appropriate
clothing, good hygiene, coordinated voluntary movements
◉ Abnormal appearance in mental status exam. Answer: Disheveled,
bizarre clothing, poor hygiene
◉ Cognitive function assessment. Answer: Orientation to person,
place, and time; memory; attention span
◉ Remote memory impairment. Answer: Often seen in Alzheimer
disease or dementia
◉ Thought process abnormalities. Answer: Illogical thinking,
digression, obsessions, hallucinations
◉ Delirium onset. Answer: Acute and sudden mental status change
◉ Delirium course. Answer: Fluctuating and often reversible
, ◉ Delirium causes. Answer: Drugs, infection, dehydration, lack of
oxygen
◉ Dementia onset. Answer: Gradual and progressive
◉ Dementia course. Answer: Progressive and irreversible
◉ Mental status assessment in children. Answer: Use Denver II
developmental screening
◉ Mental status assessment in adolescents. Answer: Use A-B-C-T
approach with attention to emotional development
◉ Mental status assessment in older adults. Answer: Assess sensory
deficits first; confusion common with acute illness
◉ Mental ROS findings. Answer: Memory loss, hallucinations,
depression, mood changes, disorientation
◉ Neurologic ROS findings. Answer: Headache, seizures, stroke
history, syncope, weakness, tremor
2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GUARANTEED TO PASS
◉ Normal appearance in mental status exam. Answer: Appropriate
clothing, good hygiene, coordinated voluntary movements
◉ Abnormal appearance in mental status exam. Answer: Disheveled,
bizarre clothing, poor hygiene
◉ Cognitive function assessment. Answer: Orientation to person,
place, and time; memory; attention span
◉ Remote memory impairment. Answer: Often seen in Alzheimer
disease or dementia
◉ Thought process abnormalities. Answer: Illogical thinking,
digression, obsessions, hallucinations
◉ Delirium onset. Answer: Acute and sudden mental status change
◉ Delirium course. Answer: Fluctuating and often reversible
, ◉ Delirium causes. Answer: Drugs, infection, dehydration, lack of
oxygen
◉ Dementia onset. Answer: Gradual and progressive
◉ Dementia course. Answer: Progressive and irreversible
◉ Mental status assessment in children. Answer: Use Denver II
developmental screening
◉ Mental status assessment in adolescents. Answer: Use A-B-C-T
approach with attention to emotional development
◉ Mental status assessment in older adults. Answer: Assess sensory
deficits first; confusion common with acute illness
◉ Mental ROS findings. Answer: Memory loss, hallucinations,
depression, mood changes, disorientation
◉ Neurologic ROS findings. Answer: Headache, seizures, stroke
history, syncope, weakness, tremor
