ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - Comprehensive Final Exam
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM 2025 LATEST UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
When assessing children for mental heath disorders, things to consider: - ANSWER-Does the
child seem sad, tired, restless?
Does the child spend a lot of time alone?
Frequent outbursts of shouting, complaining, or crying?
Lost interest in hobbies like music/sports?
Talks about death or suicide?
Sleep too much or not enough?
Other questions...
____________________ is the test for Proprioception. - ANSWER-Romberg's Test:
- Stand with feet together
- Arms out with palms up
- Shut eyes
- If pt sways or looses balance = Positive Romberg's
Risks Related to Undiagnosed Ear Disorders: - ANSWER-- Poor language development
- Delayed learning
- Social isolation
- Hearing loss
- Risk for falls
- Missed diagnoses of respiratory and oral infections
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - Comprehensive Final Exam
Major symptoms of ear disease include: - ANSWER-Hearing loss
Vertigo
Tinnitus
Otorrhea
Otalgia
Itching
Questions to ask if acute hearing loss occurs: - ANSWER-- Is the hearing loss in one ear?
- For how long have you been aware of the hearing loss?
- Was the loss sudden?
- Is there a family history of hearing loss?
- What type of work do you do (or have you done)?
- What types of hobbies do you have?
- Have you noticed you can hear better when it's noisy?
- What kind of medications are you currently taking?
- Do you know if you have been given an antibiotic called streptomycin or gentamicin?
Types and Causes of Hearing Loss: - ANSWER-Conductive:
- Poor transmission of sound waves through the external and/or middle ear
- Tend to speak softer
Sensorineural
- Diseases of the cochlea and/or poor conduction of sound-generated impulses along the eighth
cranial nerve to the brain stem
- Tend to speak louder
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - Comprehensive Final Exam
Mixed
- Combination of both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss in the same ear
Questions to ask if acute vertigo occurs: - ANSWER-- How long have you had this sensation?
- Have you had repeated attacks?
- How long does an attack last? Seconds? Minutes? Hours? Days?
- Is the onset of an attack abrupt?
- Was the sensation brought on by, or worsened by, changes in position?
- Does the spinning sensation get worse during an attack?
- Are there positions that make you feel better?
During an attack have you had double vision? Loss of strength? Decreased hearing? A
disturbance of gait? Nausea? Vomiting? Ringing in your ears?
- What medications are you currently taking?
- Do you know if you have been given an antibiotic called streptomycin or gentamicin?
Tinnitus is defined as ___________________. - ANSWER-Buzzing or ringing in the ears without
environmental input
Causes of Tinnitus can include: - ANSWER-- Meniere's disease
- Noise trauma
- Ototoxic drugs
- Otosclerosis
Pulsatile tinnitus is ____________________ and can be caused by _______________________.
- ANSWER-- Beats at the same rate as the heart
- vascular tumor of head or neck
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - Comprehensive Final Exam
Characteristics of Tinnitus include: - ANSWER-- Originates in the central auditory system
- Affects approximately 10% of the population
- Can be transient or continuous
- Can be mild, moderate, or severe
- Can be subjective (audible only to patient) or objective (sound also audible to examiner as a
bruit)
- Incidence increases with age
Otorrhea is _________________. - ANSWER-discharge from the ear. Usually indicates acute or
chronic infection.
Questions to ask a patient with Otorrhea include: - ANSWER-- Can you describe the discharge?
- Have you had similar episodes?
- Do you experience dizziness?
- Do you have ear pain?
- Have you had a recent ear or throat infection?
- Have you had any change in your hearing?
- Have you used ear drops?
- Have you been swimming recently?
- Have you had any recent head or ear injuries?
Otalgia is _______________ , and may be related to ________________. - ANSWER-- an
earache or ear pain.
- inflammatory conditions in or around the ear, or it may be referred from distant anatomic sites
in the head and neck.
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - COMPREHENSIVE FINAL
EXAM 2025 LATEST UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS ALREADY GRADED A+
When assessing children for mental heath disorders, things to consider: - ANSWER-Does the
child seem sad, tired, restless?
Does the child spend a lot of time alone?
Frequent outbursts of shouting, complaining, or crying?
Lost interest in hobbies like music/sports?
Talks about death or suicide?
Sleep too much or not enough?
Other questions...
____________________ is the test for Proprioception. - ANSWER-Romberg's Test:
- Stand with feet together
- Arms out with palms up
- Shut eyes
- If pt sways or looses balance = Positive Romberg's
Risks Related to Undiagnosed Ear Disorders: - ANSWER-- Poor language development
- Delayed learning
- Social isolation
- Hearing loss
- Risk for falls
- Missed diagnoses of respiratory and oral infections
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - Comprehensive Final Exam
Major symptoms of ear disease include: - ANSWER-Hearing loss
Vertigo
Tinnitus
Otorrhea
Otalgia
Itching
Questions to ask if acute hearing loss occurs: - ANSWER-- Is the hearing loss in one ear?
- For how long have you been aware of the hearing loss?
- Was the loss sudden?
- Is there a family history of hearing loss?
- What type of work do you do (or have you done)?
- What types of hobbies do you have?
- Have you noticed you can hear better when it's noisy?
- What kind of medications are you currently taking?
- Do you know if you have been given an antibiotic called streptomycin or gentamicin?
Types and Causes of Hearing Loss: - ANSWER-Conductive:
- Poor transmission of sound waves through the external and/or middle ear
- Tend to speak softer
Sensorineural
- Diseases of the cochlea and/or poor conduction of sound-generated impulses along the eighth
cranial nerve to the brain stem
- Tend to speak louder
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - Comprehensive Final Exam
Mixed
- Combination of both conductive and sensorineural hearing loss in the same ear
Questions to ask if acute vertigo occurs: - ANSWER-- How long have you had this sensation?
- Have you had repeated attacks?
- How long does an attack last? Seconds? Minutes? Hours? Days?
- Is the onset of an attack abrupt?
- Was the sensation brought on by, or worsened by, changes in position?
- Does the spinning sensation get worse during an attack?
- Are there positions that make you feel better?
During an attack have you had double vision? Loss of strength? Decreased hearing? A
disturbance of gait? Nausea? Vomiting? Ringing in your ears?
- What medications are you currently taking?
- Do you know if you have been given an antibiotic called streptomycin or gentamicin?
Tinnitus is defined as ___________________. - ANSWER-Buzzing or ringing in the ears without
environmental input
Causes of Tinnitus can include: - ANSWER-- Meniere's disease
- Noise trauma
- Ototoxic drugs
- Otosclerosis
Pulsatile tinnitus is ____________________ and can be caused by _______________________.
- ANSWER-- Beats at the same rate as the heart
- vascular tumor of head or neck
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT - Comprehensive Final Exam
Characteristics of Tinnitus include: - ANSWER-- Originates in the central auditory system
- Affects approximately 10% of the population
- Can be transient or continuous
- Can be mild, moderate, or severe
- Can be subjective (audible only to patient) or objective (sound also audible to examiner as a
bruit)
- Incidence increases with age
Otorrhea is _________________. - ANSWER-discharge from the ear. Usually indicates acute or
chronic infection.
Questions to ask a patient with Otorrhea include: - ANSWER-- Can you describe the discharge?
- Have you had similar episodes?
- Do you experience dizziness?
- Do you have ear pain?
- Have you had a recent ear or throat infection?
- Have you had any change in your hearing?
- Have you used ear drops?
- Have you been swimming recently?
- Have you had any recent head or ear injuries?
Otalgia is _______________ , and may be related to ________________. - ANSWER-- an
earache or ear pain.
- inflammatory conditions in or around the ear, or it may be referred from distant anatomic sites
in the head and neck.
