NURS6205
Advanced Health Assessment Skills
Immersion
Comprehensive Midterm Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. A 45-year-old male presents with persistent cough and weight
loss. Which advanced health assessment technique would be most
appropriate to initially evaluate for lung pathology?
- A) Percussion
- B) Auscultation
- C) Inspection
- D) Palpation
- ANS: B) Auscultation
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, Rationale: Auscultation is critical to detect abnormal lung
sounds indicative of pathology, such as wheezes or crackles.
2. When performing an advanced cardiovascular assessment,
which heart sound detection would suggest a diagnosis of heart
failure?
- A) S1
- B) S2
- C) S3
- D) S4
- ANS: C) S3
Rationale: An S3 heart sound (ventricular gallop) is
frequently associated with heart failure and volume overload
situations.
3. In assessing cranial nerves, loss of function in cranial nerve VII
indicates a problem with which of the following?
- A) Vision
- B) Facial expression
- C) Swallowing
- D) Hearing
- ANS: B) Facial expression
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, Rationale: Cranial nerve VII (Facial nerve) is responsible
for controlling facial expression muscles.
Fill-in-the-Blank:
4. The presence of __________ in the liver assessment indicates
liver enlargement and may be an early sign of liver disease.
- ANS: Hepatomegaly
Rationale: Hepatomegaly, or enlarged liver, can be
observed in conditions like hepatitis or congestion due to heart
failure.
5. The use of the __________ scale aids in evaluating a patient's
level of consciousness by assessing eye, verbal, and motor
responses.
- ANS: Glasgow Coma Scale
Rationale: The Glasgow Coma Scale is universally used to
assess consciousness levels in patients with head injuries or
altered sensorium.
True/False:
6. True or False: Hyperresonance upon percussion over the lung
fields is indicative of normal lung tissue.
©2024/2025
Advanced Health Assessment Skills
Immersion
Comprehensive Midterm Review (Qns & Ans)
2025
1. A 45-year-old male presents with persistent cough and weight
loss. Which advanced health assessment technique would be most
appropriate to initially evaluate for lung pathology?
- A) Percussion
- B) Auscultation
- C) Inspection
- D) Palpation
- ANS: B) Auscultation
©2024/2025
, Rationale: Auscultation is critical to detect abnormal lung
sounds indicative of pathology, such as wheezes or crackles.
2. When performing an advanced cardiovascular assessment,
which heart sound detection would suggest a diagnosis of heart
failure?
- A) S1
- B) S2
- C) S3
- D) S4
- ANS: C) S3
Rationale: An S3 heart sound (ventricular gallop) is
frequently associated with heart failure and volume overload
situations.
3. In assessing cranial nerves, loss of function in cranial nerve VII
indicates a problem with which of the following?
- A) Vision
- B) Facial expression
- C) Swallowing
- D) Hearing
- ANS: B) Facial expression
©2024/2025
, Rationale: Cranial nerve VII (Facial nerve) is responsible
for controlling facial expression muscles.
Fill-in-the-Blank:
4. The presence of __________ in the liver assessment indicates
liver enlargement and may be an early sign of liver disease.
- ANS: Hepatomegaly
Rationale: Hepatomegaly, or enlarged liver, can be
observed in conditions like hepatitis or congestion due to heart
failure.
5. The use of the __________ scale aids in evaluating a patient's
level of consciousness by assessing eye, verbal, and motor
responses.
- ANS: Glasgow Coma Scale
Rationale: The Glasgow Coma Scale is universally used to
assess consciousness levels in patients with head injuries or
altered sensorium.
True/False:
6. True or False: Hyperresonance upon percussion over the lung
fields is indicative of normal lung tissue.
©2024/2025
