NU650 | NU 650 MIDTERM EXAM |
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
| 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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REGIS
You note that a patient has anisocoria on examination. Pathologic
causes of this include which of the following?
A) Horner's syndrome
B) Benign anisocoria
C) Differing light intensities for each eye
D) Eye prosthesis - Correct Answer - A
Testing the near reaction, in this case, may help you to find an Argyll
Robertson or tonic (Adie's) pupil
A patient is examined with the ophthalmoscope and found to have red
reflexes bilaterally. Which of the following have you essentially excluded
from your differential?
A) Retinoblastoma
B) Cataract
C) Artificial eye
D) Hypertensive retinopathy - Correct Answer - A
,A patient presents with ear pain. She is an avid swimmer. Hx: pain and
drainage from the left ear. On exam, she has pain when the ear is
manipulated, including the tragus. The canal is narrowed and
erythematous, with some white debris in the canal. The rest of the exam
is normal. What diagnosis would you assign this patient?
A) Otitis media
B) External otitis
C) Perforation of the tympanum
D) Cholesteatoma - Correct Answer - B
A patient with hearing loss by whisper test is further examined with a
tuning fork, using the Weber and Rinne maneuvers. The abnormal
results are as follows: BC>AC on the left, and the patient hears the
sound of the tuning fork better on the left. Which of the following is most
likely?
A) Otosclerosis of the left ear
B) Exposure to chronic loud noise of the right ear
C) Otitis media of the right ear
D) Perforation of the right eardrum - Correct Answer - A
consistent with a conductive loss on the left side. Causes: foreign body,
otitis media, perforation, and otosclerosis of the involved side
,A young man is concerned about a hard mass he has just noticed in the
midline of his palate. On exam, it is indeed hard and in the midline.
There are no mucosal abnormalities associated with this lesion. He is
experiencing no other symptoms. What will you tell him is the most likely
diagnosis?
A) Leukoplakia
B) Torus palatinus
C) Thrush (candidiasis)
D) Kaposi's sarcoma - Correct Answer - B
A young woman undergoes cranial nerve testing. On touching the soft
palate, her uvula deviates to the left. Which of the following is likely?
A) CN IX lesion on the left
B) CN IX lesion on the right
C) CN X lesion on the left
D) CN X lesion on the right - Correct Answer - D
A college student presents with a sore throat, fever, and fatigue for
several days. You notice exudates on her enlarged tonsils. You do a
careful lymphatic exam and notice some scattered small, mobile lymph
nodes just behind her sternocleidomastoid muscles bilaterally. What
group of nodes is this?
A) Submandibular
B) Tonsillar
, C) Occipital
D) Posterior cervical - Correct Answer - D
You feel a small mass that you think is a lymph node. It is mobile in both
the up-and-down and side-to-side directions. Which of the following is
most likely?
A) Cancer
B) Lymph node
C) Deep scar
D) Muscle - Correct Answer - B
You are conducting a pupillary examination on a 34-year-old man. You
note that both pupils dilate slightly. Both are noted to constrict briskly
when the light is placed on the right eye. What is the most likely
problem?
A) Optic nerve damage on the right
B) Optic nerve damage on the left
C) Efferent nerve damage on the right
D) Efferent nerve damage on the left - Correct Answer - B
A 35-year-old archaeologist visits your office (Phoenix, AZ) for a regular
skin check-up. She has just returned from her annual dig site in Greece.
She has fair skin and reddish-blonde hair. She has a family history of
melanoma. She has many freckles scattered across her skin. From this
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT EXAM
| 200+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | RATED A+ | 2025/2026 GUIDE |
REGIS
You note that a patient has anisocoria on examination. Pathologic
causes of this include which of the following?
A) Horner's syndrome
B) Benign anisocoria
C) Differing light intensities for each eye
D) Eye prosthesis - Correct Answer - A
Testing the near reaction, in this case, may help you to find an Argyll
Robertson or tonic (Adie's) pupil
A patient is examined with the ophthalmoscope and found to have red
reflexes bilaterally. Which of the following have you essentially excluded
from your differential?
A) Retinoblastoma
B) Cataract
C) Artificial eye
D) Hypertensive retinopathy - Correct Answer - A
,A patient presents with ear pain. She is an avid swimmer. Hx: pain and
drainage from the left ear. On exam, she has pain when the ear is
manipulated, including the tragus. The canal is narrowed and
erythematous, with some white debris in the canal. The rest of the exam
is normal. What diagnosis would you assign this patient?
A) Otitis media
B) External otitis
C) Perforation of the tympanum
D) Cholesteatoma - Correct Answer - B
A patient with hearing loss by whisper test is further examined with a
tuning fork, using the Weber and Rinne maneuvers. The abnormal
results are as follows: BC>AC on the left, and the patient hears the
sound of the tuning fork better on the left. Which of the following is most
likely?
A) Otosclerosis of the left ear
B) Exposure to chronic loud noise of the right ear
C) Otitis media of the right ear
D) Perforation of the right eardrum - Correct Answer - A
consistent with a conductive loss on the left side. Causes: foreign body,
otitis media, perforation, and otosclerosis of the involved side
,A young man is concerned about a hard mass he has just noticed in the
midline of his palate. On exam, it is indeed hard and in the midline.
There are no mucosal abnormalities associated with this lesion. He is
experiencing no other symptoms. What will you tell him is the most likely
diagnosis?
A) Leukoplakia
B) Torus palatinus
C) Thrush (candidiasis)
D) Kaposi's sarcoma - Correct Answer - B
A young woman undergoes cranial nerve testing. On touching the soft
palate, her uvula deviates to the left. Which of the following is likely?
A) CN IX lesion on the left
B) CN IX lesion on the right
C) CN X lesion on the left
D) CN X lesion on the right - Correct Answer - D
A college student presents with a sore throat, fever, and fatigue for
several days. You notice exudates on her enlarged tonsils. You do a
careful lymphatic exam and notice some scattered small, mobile lymph
nodes just behind her sternocleidomastoid muscles bilaterally. What
group of nodes is this?
A) Submandibular
B) Tonsillar
, C) Occipital
D) Posterior cervical - Correct Answer - D
You feel a small mass that you think is a lymph node. It is mobile in both
the up-and-down and side-to-side directions. Which of the following is
most likely?
A) Cancer
B) Lymph node
C) Deep scar
D) Muscle - Correct Answer - B
You are conducting a pupillary examination on a 34-year-old man. You
note that both pupils dilate slightly. Both are noted to constrict briskly
when the light is placed on the right eye. What is the most likely
problem?
A) Optic nerve damage on the right
B) Optic nerve damage on the left
C) Efferent nerve damage on the right
D) Efferent nerve damage on the left - Correct Answer - B
A 35-year-old archaeologist visits your office (Phoenix, AZ) for a regular
skin check-up. She has just returned from her annual dig site in Greece.
She has fair skin and reddish-blonde hair. She has a family history of
melanoma. She has many freckles scattered across her skin. From this
