ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL 2025
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL 2025 LATEST UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is an appropriate response by the provider to a 30-month-old child who
is resistant to the abdominal exam?
a. Inspect only; auscultate and palpate only if necessary
b. Ask the child to describe the symptoms in more detail
c. Ask the child if he or she would like to listen to the stomach through the stethoscope and
press on the stomach with his or her own hands
d. Defer the exam - ANSWER-c. Ask the child if he or she would like to listen to the stomach
through the stethoscope and press on the stomach with his or her own hands
Which of the following findings in the child's prenatal history is relevant when conducting the
abdominal assessment?
a. Maternal oligohydramnios
b. Amount of maternal weight gain
c. Perinatal asphyxia
d. Timing of the first meconium stool - ANSWER-a. Maternal oligohydramnios
The RLQ contains the:
a. Liver (right lobe)
b. Pancreas
c. Ascending colon
d. Cecum - ANSWER-d. Cecum
The provider palpates the child's abdomen slowly and deeply away from an area of tenderness,
then quickly removes the palpating hand. The child experiences pain when the palpating hand is
removed quickly. This describes:
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a. Light palpation
b. Rebound tenderness
c. Deep palpation
d. Costovertebral tenderness - ANSWER-b. Rebound tenderness
Deep palpation is used to assess:
a. Areas of abdominal tenderness
b. Underlying abdominal structures
c. Areas of abdominal rigidity
d. Abdominal tympany - ANSWER-b. Underlying abdominal structures
Deep tenderness at McBurney's point is a sign of:
a. Acute appendicitis
b. Peritonitis
c. Peptic ulcer disease
d. Pelvic inflammatory disease - ANSWER-a. Acute appendicitis
A 10-year-old child presents to the clinic with acute RLQ abdominal pain and fever. The
examiner positions the child supine, then flexes each leg at the hip and rotates the hip internally
and externally. The child complains of pain when this maneuver is conducted on the right leg.
This is an elicitation of:
a. The iliopsoas sign
b. The obturator sign
c. Murphy's sign
d. Rebound tenderness - ANSWER-b. The obturator sign
Which of the following terms defines movement away from the midline?
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a. Abduction
b. Adduction
c. Flexion
d. Extension - ANSWER-a. Abduction
Physical findings associated with talipes equinovarus are:
a. Medial deviation of the forefoot that is flexible and can be abducted beyond the midline
b. Laxity of ligaments supporting the foot's longitudinal arch, causing the feet to be positioned
in abduction
c. Internal rotation of the foot with forefoot adduction involving muscles, tendons and bone
d. Marked inward deviation of the hand and an extremely short forearm - ANSWER-c. Internal
rotation of the foot with forefoot adduction involving muscles, tendons and bone
Assessment findings in an infant with developmental dysplasia of the hip can include:
a. Negative Ortolani sign
b. Positive Galeazzi sign
c. Positive Trendelenburg sign
d. Negative Barlow sign - ANSWER-b. Positive Galeazzi sign
Sustained clonus that extends beyond six to eight beats or clonus that continues past the
neonatal period may indicate:
a. Cerebral palsy
b. Increased intracranial pressure
c. Talipes equinovarus
d. Dystonia - ANSWER-a. Cerebral palsy
Which of the following assessment findings is within normal limits for the child's age?
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a. A toddler with lordosis
b. A 3-year-old with genu varum
c. A 12-year-old with genu valgum
A 2-day-old with syndactyly - ANSWER-a. A toddler with lordosis
An antalgic gait indicates:
a. Pain
b. Infection
c. Clubfoot
d. Developmental dysplasia of the hip - ANSWER-a. Pain
A visible lateral curvature of the spine when the child is standing indicates:
a. Lordosis
b. Spina bifida
c. Kyphosis
d. Scoliosis - ANSWER-d. Scoliosis
Assessment of the hips to detect developmental dysplasia of the hip is done at every well-child
exam until age:
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 18 months
d. 2 years - ANSWER-b. 1 year
Tibial torsion can be caused by:
a. Birth injury
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL 2025 LATEST UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is an appropriate response by the provider to a 30-month-old child who
is resistant to the abdominal exam?
a. Inspect only; auscultate and palpate only if necessary
b. Ask the child to describe the symptoms in more detail
c. Ask the child if he or she would like to listen to the stomach through the stethoscope and
press on the stomach with his or her own hands
d. Defer the exam - ANSWER-c. Ask the child if he or she would like to listen to the stomach
through the stethoscope and press on the stomach with his or her own hands
Which of the following findings in the child's prenatal history is relevant when conducting the
abdominal assessment?
a. Maternal oligohydramnios
b. Amount of maternal weight gain
c. Perinatal asphyxia
d. Timing of the first meconium stool - ANSWER-a. Maternal oligohydramnios
The RLQ contains the:
a. Liver (right lobe)
b. Pancreas
c. Ascending colon
d. Cecum - ANSWER-d. Cecum
The provider palpates the child's abdomen slowly and deeply away from an area of tenderness,
then quickly removes the palpating hand. The child experiences pain when the palpating hand is
removed quickly. This describes:
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL 2025
a. Light palpation
b. Rebound tenderness
c. Deep palpation
d. Costovertebral tenderness - ANSWER-b. Rebound tenderness
Deep palpation is used to assess:
a. Areas of abdominal tenderness
b. Underlying abdominal structures
c. Areas of abdominal rigidity
d. Abdominal tympany - ANSWER-b. Underlying abdominal structures
Deep tenderness at McBurney's point is a sign of:
a. Acute appendicitis
b. Peritonitis
c. Peptic ulcer disease
d. Pelvic inflammatory disease - ANSWER-a. Acute appendicitis
A 10-year-old child presents to the clinic with acute RLQ abdominal pain and fever. The
examiner positions the child supine, then flexes each leg at the hip and rotates the hip internally
and externally. The child complains of pain when this maneuver is conducted on the right leg.
This is an elicitation of:
a. The iliopsoas sign
b. The obturator sign
c. Murphy's sign
d. Rebound tenderness - ANSWER-b. The obturator sign
Which of the following terms defines movement away from the midline?
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL 2025
a. Abduction
b. Adduction
c. Flexion
d. Extension - ANSWER-a. Abduction
Physical findings associated with talipes equinovarus are:
a. Medial deviation of the forefoot that is flexible and can be abducted beyond the midline
b. Laxity of ligaments supporting the foot's longitudinal arch, causing the feet to be positioned
in abduction
c. Internal rotation of the foot with forefoot adduction involving muscles, tendons and bone
d. Marked inward deviation of the hand and an extremely short forearm - ANSWER-c. Internal
rotation of the foot with forefoot adduction involving muscles, tendons and bone
Assessment findings in an infant with developmental dysplasia of the hip can include:
a. Negative Ortolani sign
b. Positive Galeazzi sign
c. Positive Trendelenburg sign
d. Negative Barlow sign - ANSWER-b. Positive Galeazzi sign
Sustained clonus that extends beyond six to eight beats or clonus that continues past the
neonatal period may indicate:
a. Cerebral palsy
b. Increased intracranial pressure
c. Talipes equinovarus
d. Dystonia - ANSWER-a. Cerebral palsy
Which of the following assessment findings is within normal limits for the child's age?
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL 2025
a. A toddler with lordosis
b. A 3-year-old with genu varum
c. A 12-year-old with genu valgum
A 2-day-old with syndactyly - ANSWER-a. A toddler with lordosis
An antalgic gait indicates:
a. Pain
b. Infection
c. Clubfoot
d. Developmental dysplasia of the hip - ANSWER-a. Pain
A visible lateral curvature of the spine when the child is standing indicates:
a. Lordosis
b. Spina bifida
c. Kyphosis
d. Scoliosis - ANSWER-d. Scoliosis
Assessment of the hips to detect developmental dysplasia of the hip is done at every well-child
exam until age:
a. 6 months
b. 1 year
c. 18 months
d. 2 years - ANSWER-b. 1 year
Tibial torsion can be caused by:
a. Birth injury
