ADVANCED HEALTH
ASSESSMENT
FINAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVESTUDY GUIDE
BMI Classifications
Underweight: <18.5
Normal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25.0-29.9
Obesity class
• I: 30.0-34.9
• II: 35.0-39.9
• III: at or over 40
How do you calculate BMI?
Stages of HTN
Normal: under 120/80
Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89
Stage 1: 140-159/90-99
Stage 2: over 160/100
If diabetes or renal disease: goal is under 130/80
,Waist Circumference
Risk if over 35in for women
Risk if over 40in for men
Cranial Nerves
1. Olfactory: Sensory
2. Optic: Sensory
3. Occulomotor: Motor
4. Trochlear: Motor
5. Trigeminal: Both
6. Abducens: Motor
7. Facial: Both
8. Acoustic: Sensory
9. Glossopharyngeal: Both
10. Vagus: Both
11. Spinal Accessory: Motor
12. Hypoglossal: Motor
Romberg Test
Stand with hands to the sides and eyes closed, observe swaying
Pronator Drift
Stand with arms out, eyes closed, and hands supine -- watch for hands pronating.
, Graphesthesia
The inability to recognize numbers written on the hand. Suggests a lesion in the
sensory cortex.
Astereognosis:
Inability to recognize objects placed in the hand
Kernig
Flex patient's leg at hip and knee, then straighten the knee. Discomfort behind the
knee during full extension should not cause pain.
Brudzinski
Pt supine, your hands behind pt's head and flex the neck forward, until chin
touches the chest if possible. Neck stiffness with resistance and flexion of hips and
knees is a positive sign. May be a sign of acute bacterial meningitis or
subarachnoid hemorrhage
ASSESSMENT
FINAL EXAM
COMPREHENSIVESTUDY GUIDE
BMI Classifications
Underweight: <18.5
Normal: 18.5-24.9
Overweight: 25.0-29.9
Obesity class
• I: 30.0-34.9
• II: 35.0-39.9
• III: at or over 40
How do you calculate BMI?
Stages of HTN
Normal: under 120/80
Prehypertension: 120-139/80-89
Stage 1: 140-159/90-99
Stage 2: over 160/100
If diabetes or renal disease: goal is under 130/80
,Waist Circumference
Risk if over 35in for women
Risk if over 40in for men
Cranial Nerves
1. Olfactory: Sensory
2. Optic: Sensory
3. Occulomotor: Motor
4. Trochlear: Motor
5. Trigeminal: Both
6. Abducens: Motor
7. Facial: Both
8. Acoustic: Sensory
9. Glossopharyngeal: Both
10. Vagus: Both
11. Spinal Accessory: Motor
12. Hypoglossal: Motor
Romberg Test
Stand with hands to the sides and eyes closed, observe swaying
Pronator Drift
Stand with arms out, eyes closed, and hands supine -- watch for hands pronating.
, Graphesthesia
The inability to recognize numbers written on the hand. Suggests a lesion in the
sensory cortex.
Astereognosis:
Inability to recognize objects placed in the hand
Kernig
Flex patient's leg at hip and knee, then straighten the knee. Discomfort behind the
knee during full extension should not cause pain.
Brudzinski
Pt supine, your hands behind pt's head and flex the neck forward, until chin
touches the chest if possible. Neck stiffness with resistance and flexion of hips and
knees is a positive sign. May be a sign of acute bacterial meningitis or
subarachnoid hemorrhage
