HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 ALL CORRECT.

HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM 3 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2024 ALL CORRECT. 2 / 21 1. The Left Upper Quadrant (LUQ) contains the: A) Gallbladder B) Spleen C) Liver D) Appendix: Spleen The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ. However, instead of lymph, its chambersare filled with blood. 2. Suppose thatTina reported pain when you assessed for costovertebralangle (CVA) tenderness.Which of the following would be true? A) CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infection B) CVA tenderness may indicate liver enlargement C) CVA tenderness is an expected finding D) CVA tenderness is a rare finding: CVA tenderness may indicate kidney infec-tion Percussion of the costovertebral angle should evoke no pain.The elicitation of painis indicative of inflammation in the underlying kidney or surrounding tissue. 3. Suppose that you suspected ascites becauseTina's abdomen is large.Which of the following assessment findings would confirm ascites? A) Shifting dullness B) Murphy's sign C) Deep organ palpation D) Peristaltic fluid wave test: Shifting dullness Ascitesisthe accumulation of fluid in the peritonealspace.Thisfluid can be detectedby abdominal percussion. The distribution of fluid in the abdomen shifts according to gravity when the person changes body position. To test for ascites, percuss for dullness in the abdomen when Tina is in several different body positions. 3 / 21 4. The second heart sound is the result of which of the following? A)Opening of aortic and pulmonic valves B) Closing of aortic and pulmonic valves C) Opening of mitral and tricuspid valve D) Closing of mitral and tricuspid valve: Closing of aortic and pulmonic valves The five cardiac areas of auscultation are not the anatomical positions of the heart 4 / 21 valves but are the best places to listen due to the direction that sounds resonate inthe thorax. 5. Normal capillary refill is: A) Nails turning from blanched to pink B) 2 seconds C) 1-2 seconds D) 1 second: 1-2 seconds Most capillaries have such small inner diameters that only one red blood cell canmove through at a time. 6. Tina's left tibial pulse is graded as 2+. This finding is: A)Bounding B) Increased C) Normal D) Weak: Normal Pulses are graded on a 4 point scale in which 3+ is bounding, 2+ is normal, 1+ isweak, and 0 is absent. 7. When listening to the heart of an 18-month-old admitted to Shadow GeneralHospital for physical abuse, what is the normal heart rate range? A) 90-150 beats per minute B) 80-140 beats per minute C) 100-160 beats per minute D) 60-100 beats per minute: A) 90-150 beats per minute 5 / 21 Children have smaller heart chambers and lower blood volume than adults, whichresults in a lower heart stroke volume. 8. An 82-year-old is on the cardiac floor of Shadow General Hospital after being admitted for chest pain.Which of the following findings would be dueto vessel narrowing? A) Bruits B) Tachycardia C) Harsh holosystolic murmur D) Regurgitation: A) Bruits