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NU650/ NU 650 FINAL EXAM: (NEW
2026/ 2027 UPDATE) ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT GUIDE| QS &
AS| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) –
The NP will use which of the following methods to help the patient relax during
the abdominal exam?
A. ask the patient to hold their breath
B. Palpate the abdomen after inspiration
C. palpate the abdomen after expiration
D. Palpate the abdomen using quick short movements CORRECT ANSWER: C.
palpate the abdomen after expiration
The parents of a 4 month old infant share concern about their child's umbilical
hernia at a well-child visit. The NP will correctly inform them that:
A. Most umbilical hernias disappear by 12 months of age
B. The hernia can be surgically repaired before the child reaches adolescence
C. This finding indicates that their child is at high risk for other hernias
D. There is a strong familial history for umbilical hernias CORRECT ANSWER: A.
Most umbilical hernias disappear by 12 months of age
When percussing the abdomen in a patient with constipation, which of the
following sounds would you expect to find in the LLQ?
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant CORRECT ANSWER: B. Dull
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When percussing the abdomen, you would document the normal finding of
percussion over the intestines as:
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant CORRECT ANSWER: A. Tympanic
Which of the following abdominal exam findings would prompt the NP to
consider cholecystitis as a differential diagnosis?
A. Positive psoas sign
B. Positive Rovsing's sign
C. Positive Obturator sign
D. Positive murphy's sign CORRECT ANSWER: D. Positive murphy's sign
Which of the following symptoms would you expect from a young adolescent in
the early phase of appendicitis?
A. Abdominal pain two hours after eating
B. CVA tenderness
C. Severe RLQ pain with pallor and sweating
D. Constipation CORRECT ANSWER: C. Severe RLQ pain with pallor and sweating
A 40 year old male patient presents with sinus pain, pressure and yellow nasal
discharge. Your exam would include palpation of:
A. Ethmoid and frontal sinuses
B. Maxillary and sphenoid sinuses
C. Frontal and maxillary sinuses
D. Sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses CORRECT ANSWER: C. Frontal and maxillary
sinuses
A 60 y.o presents with a 3 day history of left eye irritation. Which of the following
findings should be recorded in the ROS?
A. Patient denies eye pain or change in vision
B. Vision is 20/20 by Snellen Chary
NU650/ NU 650 FINAL EXAM: (NEW
2026/ 2027 UPDATE) ADVANCED
HEALTH ASSESSMENT GUIDE| QS &
AS| 100% CORRECT (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) –
The NP will use which of the following methods to help the patient relax during
the abdominal exam?
A. ask the patient to hold their breath
B. Palpate the abdomen after inspiration
C. palpate the abdomen after expiration
D. Palpate the abdomen using quick short movements CORRECT ANSWER: C.
palpate the abdomen after expiration
The parents of a 4 month old infant share concern about their child's umbilical
hernia at a well-child visit. The NP will correctly inform them that:
A. Most umbilical hernias disappear by 12 months of age
B. The hernia can be surgically repaired before the child reaches adolescence
C. This finding indicates that their child is at high risk for other hernias
D. There is a strong familial history for umbilical hernias CORRECT ANSWER: A.
Most umbilical hernias disappear by 12 months of age
When percussing the abdomen in a patient with constipation, which of the
following sounds would you expect to find in the LLQ?
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant CORRECT ANSWER: B. Dull
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When percussing the abdomen, you would document the normal finding of
percussion over the intestines as:
A. Tympanic
B. Dull
C. Resonant
D. Hyperresonant CORRECT ANSWER: A. Tympanic
Which of the following abdominal exam findings would prompt the NP to
consider cholecystitis as a differential diagnosis?
A. Positive psoas sign
B. Positive Rovsing's sign
C. Positive Obturator sign
D. Positive murphy's sign CORRECT ANSWER: D. Positive murphy's sign
Which of the following symptoms would you expect from a young adolescent in
the early phase of appendicitis?
A. Abdominal pain two hours after eating
B. CVA tenderness
C. Severe RLQ pain with pallor and sweating
D. Constipation CORRECT ANSWER: C. Severe RLQ pain with pallor and sweating
A 40 year old male patient presents with sinus pain, pressure and yellow nasal
discharge. Your exam would include palpation of:
A. Ethmoid and frontal sinuses
B. Maxillary and sphenoid sinuses
C. Frontal and maxillary sinuses
D. Sphenoid and ethmoid sinuses CORRECT ANSWER: C. Frontal and maxillary
sinuses
A 60 y.o presents with a 3 day history of left eye irritation. Which of the following
findings should be recorded in the ROS?
A. Patient denies eye pain or change in vision
B. Vision is 20/20 by Snellen Chary
