Health & Physical Assessment
NU 416 Growth and Measurement Practice
Questions part 2
21.
Which factor best accounts for the changes in the head circumference in adolescence?
a) Development of air sinuses and thickening of the scalp and skull
b) Decrease of fluid in the brain
c) Brain growth continuing until 18 years of age
d) Development of ventricles increasing brain size
22.
What is the expected weight gain of a neonate from 2 weeks to 3 months of age?
a) 15 g/day
b) 20 g/day
c) 25 g/day
d) 30 g/day
23.
Which factor accounts for the decline in stature of an older adult?
a) Increased trifold skin thickness
b) Decreased weight compared with height
c) Kyphosis
d) Decreased muscle mass
24.
At which age does a neonate return to his or her weight at birth?
a) Within 3 days
b) Within a week
c) Within 10 days
d) Within 2 weeks
25.
The finding of a "buffalo hump" fat pad is consistent with which disorder?
a) Turner syndrome
b) Klinefelter syndrome
c) Cushing syndrome
d) McCune-Albright syndrome
26.
Which weight gain during pregnancy is in the recommended range for a woman whose BMI
was 27.3 prepregnancy?
a) 28½ lbs
b) 17½ lbs
c) 14 lbs
d) 9 lbs
27.
Which is the first sign of a boy starting puberty?
a) Testicular enlargement
, b) Apperance of pubic hair
c) Enlargement of the penis
d) Occurrence of nocturnal emissions
28.
The head circumference of a neonate at term is found to be 34 cm. What meaning would
you assign to this finding?
a) It is normal.
b) It is small for gestational age.
c) It is suggestive of hydrocephaly.
d) It is consistent with microcephaly.
29.
What condition would cause a child to have an arm-span measurement greater than his
height?
a) Failure to thrive
b) Turner syndrome
c) Acromegaly
d) Marfan syndrome
30.
A pregnant patient has a prepregnancy weight-to-height body mass index of 22.4. The
examiner should expect this patient's weight gain during pregnancy to fall into which weight
range?
a) Less than 20 pounds
b) 20 to 26 pounds
c) 25 to 35 pounds
d) 40 to 50 pounds
31.
A 4-month-old infant is brought to the clinic. At birth, the baby weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces.
If the baby is gaining weight at a desired rate, the examiner should expect the baby to now
weigh about:
a) 8 pounds.
b) 9½ pounds.
c) 12 pounds.
d) 15 pounds.
32.
Until the age of 2 years, this part of an infant/toddler's body is measured at each visit.
a) Shoe size
b) Head circumference
c) Length
d) Weight
33.
If an infant's head circumference is smaller than the chest circumference, which of the
following would be a potential cause?
a) Hypopituitary dwarfism
NU 416 Growth and Measurement Practice
Questions part 2
21.
Which factor best accounts for the changes in the head circumference in adolescence?
a) Development of air sinuses and thickening of the scalp and skull
b) Decrease of fluid in the brain
c) Brain growth continuing until 18 years of age
d) Development of ventricles increasing brain size
22.
What is the expected weight gain of a neonate from 2 weeks to 3 months of age?
a) 15 g/day
b) 20 g/day
c) 25 g/day
d) 30 g/day
23.
Which factor accounts for the decline in stature of an older adult?
a) Increased trifold skin thickness
b) Decreased weight compared with height
c) Kyphosis
d) Decreased muscle mass
24.
At which age does a neonate return to his or her weight at birth?
a) Within 3 days
b) Within a week
c) Within 10 days
d) Within 2 weeks
25.
The finding of a "buffalo hump" fat pad is consistent with which disorder?
a) Turner syndrome
b) Klinefelter syndrome
c) Cushing syndrome
d) McCune-Albright syndrome
26.
Which weight gain during pregnancy is in the recommended range for a woman whose BMI
was 27.3 prepregnancy?
a) 28½ lbs
b) 17½ lbs
c) 14 lbs
d) 9 lbs
27.
Which is the first sign of a boy starting puberty?
a) Testicular enlargement
, b) Apperance of pubic hair
c) Enlargement of the penis
d) Occurrence of nocturnal emissions
28.
The head circumference of a neonate at term is found to be 34 cm. What meaning would
you assign to this finding?
a) It is normal.
b) It is small for gestational age.
c) It is suggestive of hydrocephaly.
d) It is consistent with microcephaly.
29.
What condition would cause a child to have an arm-span measurement greater than his
height?
a) Failure to thrive
b) Turner syndrome
c) Acromegaly
d) Marfan syndrome
30.
A pregnant patient has a prepregnancy weight-to-height body mass index of 22.4. The
examiner should expect this patient's weight gain during pregnancy to fall into which weight
range?
a) Less than 20 pounds
b) 20 to 26 pounds
c) 25 to 35 pounds
d) 40 to 50 pounds
31.
A 4-month-old infant is brought to the clinic. At birth, the baby weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces.
If the baby is gaining weight at a desired rate, the examiner should expect the baby to now
weigh about:
a) 8 pounds.
b) 9½ pounds.
c) 12 pounds.
d) 15 pounds.
32.
Until the age of 2 years, this part of an infant/toddler's body is measured at each visit.
a) Shoe size
b) Head circumference
c) Length
d) Weight
33.
If an infant's head circumference is smaller than the chest circumference, which of the
following would be a potential cause?
a) Hypopituitary dwarfism
