Physical Assessment wgu missed OA 2023 Questions and
Answers with complete solution
How to measure legs when they are uneven?
Standing up`
Which patients has the pulse issue ?
54 known cardiac patient
Fluid / air trapping
pneumothorax / pneumonia
Monophonic
one sound wheeze/ stridor
COPD
pursed lip breathing
tinnitus
ringing or roaring in the ears
Which can patients hear better?
Vowels better than constants
presbycusis
age related hearing loss; lose high tones first; speak when light is on; words may sound
garbled to patient
Why could eustachian tubes be blocked?
Cerumen (earwax) due to elevation/cold/allergies
A cause of conductive hearing loss could be
Cerumen (earwax)
Pedi ear info
Short & wide, lumen is surrounded by lymphoid tissue, relatively horizontal from middle
ear to nasopharynx
Lower lobes located
posterior chest
Best position to asses axilla
Sitting
Best position to start examine a patients breasts
arms over her head
What if a patients uvula deviates to one side when they say "Ah"
Could indicate vagus CN X issue
hard palate
whitish pink color, bony, hard
soft palate
more pink/ mobile posterior portion, not supported by bone, where uvula hangs
CN 2 Optic
Sensory nerve: vision
2. Test Visual Acuity: Use Snellen eye chart or a Rosenbaum pocket card at a 14 inch
"reading"
distance). Process is on pg. 10 under "Examination of eye".
Answers with complete solution
How to measure legs when they are uneven?
Standing up`
Which patients has the pulse issue ?
54 known cardiac patient
Fluid / air trapping
pneumothorax / pneumonia
Monophonic
one sound wheeze/ stridor
COPD
pursed lip breathing
tinnitus
ringing or roaring in the ears
Which can patients hear better?
Vowels better than constants
presbycusis
age related hearing loss; lose high tones first; speak when light is on; words may sound
garbled to patient
Why could eustachian tubes be blocked?
Cerumen (earwax) due to elevation/cold/allergies
A cause of conductive hearing loss could be
Cerumen (earwax)
Pedi ear info
Short & wide, lumen is surrounded by lymphoid tissue, relatively horizontal from middle
ear to nasopharynx
Lower lobes located
posterior chest
Best position to asses axilla
Sitting
Best position to start examine a patients breasts
arms over her head
What if a patients uvula deviates to one side when they say "Ah"
Could indicate vagus CN X issue
hard palate
whitish pink color, bony, hard
soft palate
more pink/ mobile posterior portion, not supported by bone, where uvula hangs
CN 2 Optic
Sensory nerve: vision
2. Test Visual Acuity: Use Snellen eye chart or a Rosenbaum pocket card at a 14 inch
"reading"
distance). Process is on pg. 10 under "Examination of eye".
