ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2025
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2025 LATEST UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is a normal aging process in the peripheral vascular system?
a) loss of arterial pulsations
b) arterial and venous disorders
c) atherosclorotic process
d) thin, dry skin on legs - ANSWER-thin, dry skin on legs
Which of the following is the best observer position to enhance detection of the jugular veins
and their pulsations in the lower half of the neck?
a) high-fowlers
b) supine
c) elevated 10 degrees from supine
d) elevated 15-30 degrees from supine - ANSWER-elevated 15-30 degrees from supine
Which is the primary area for auscultating the aortic valve?
a) second ICS to the left of the sternum
b) fourth ICS, 1-2 cm to the left of the left midclavicular line
c) second ICS to the right of the sternum
d) third ICS at the left lower midsternal border - ANSWER-second ICS to the right of the sternum
Which two peripheral pulses must be auscultated?
a) popliteal and femoral pulses
b) temporal and carotid pulses
c) posterior tibial and radial pulses
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d) carotid and femoral pulses - ANSWER-carotid and femoral pulses
Upon palpation of your patient's radial pulse you note that it is bounding. What grading would
you document?
a) 3+
b) 2+
c) 1+
d) 0 - ANSWER-3+
In testing visual fields, the patient focuses on the clinician's eyes and reports when testing
objects, such as moving fingers, come into vision. What is the name of this phenomenon?
a) confrontation
b) focus of gaze
c) convergence
d) optic radiation - ANSWER-confrontation
What occurs with an expected Babinski response in an adult?
a) plantar flexion of the big toe and fanning of the other toes
b) plantar flexion of the big toe and plantar flexion of the other toes
c) dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of the other toes
d) dorsiflexion of the big toe and plantar flexion of the other toes - ANSWER-plantar flexion of
the big toe and plantar flexion of the other toes
Which two major eye movements occur when a person shifts their gaze from a far object to a
closer one?
a) pupillary direct and consensual response
b) pupillary constriction and convergence
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c) pupillary movement in the six extraoccular movements
d) pupillary movement in corneal response - ANSWER-pupillary constriction and convergence
When evaluating discriminative sensations in which stereognosis is the primary test, which one
of the following is stereognosis?
a) number identification
b) two-point discrimination
c) object identification
d) point localization - ANSWER-object identification
What is the name of the test used to assess the patient's ability to maintain balance when
standing with eyes open and then closed for 20-30 seconds?
a) extinction
b) pronator drift
c) Babinski
d) Romberg - ANSWER-Romberg
What is being tested when the patient alternates hand position from pronation to supination as
quickly as possible with the movements evaluated for speed, rhythm, and smoothness?
a) point to point movements
b) position sense
c) coordination
d) reflexes - ANSWER-coordination
When looking at a pupil with the ophthalmoscope rather than a penlight there is a noticeable
difference in color which is an orange glow. What terms best describes this phenomenon?
a) macula reflex
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b) cataract
c) glaucoma
d) red reflex - ANSWER-red reflex
When performing an internal ear exam, the auricle should be?
a) pulled down and out
b) pulled toward the face and away from the head
c) pulled up and back
d) pulled down and away from the head - ANSWER-pulled up and back
The appearance of a normal eardrum is characterized as?
a) dark pinkish intact membrane with blood vessels streaked across the diameter and no cone
of light
b) pinkish gray intact membrane, smallwhite dots across pars tensa, and prominent malleus
c) dark pinkish membrane with small holes in the pars tensa and no cone of light
d) pinkish gray intact membrane with visualized malleus, umbo and cone of light - ANSWER-
pinkish gray intact membrane with visualized malleus, umbo and cone of light
Which of the following terms is used to identify flat, circumscribed discolored areas of skin
larger than 1cm?
a) macule
b) papule
c) patch
d) plaque - ANSWER-patch
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2025 LATEST UPDATED
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
Which of the following is a normal aging process in the peripheral vascular system?
a) loss of arterial pulsations
b) arterial and venous disorders
c) atherosclorotic process
d) thin, dry skin on legs - ANSWER-thin, dry skin on legs
Which of the following is the best observer position to enhance detection of the jugular veins
and their pulsations in the lower half of the neck?
a) high-fowlers
b) supine
c) elevated 10 degrees from supine
d) elevated 15-30 degrees from supine - ANSWER-elevated 15-30 degrees from supine
Which is the primary area for auscultating the aortic valve?
a) second ICS to the left of the sternum
b) fourth ICS, 1-2 cm to the left of the left midclavicular line
c) second ICS to the right of the sternum
d) third ICS at the left lower midsternal border - ANSWER-second ICS to the right of the sternum
Which two peripheral pulses must be auscultated?
a) popliteal and femoral pulses
b) temporal and carotid pulses
c) posterior tibial and radial pulses
, ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT 2025
d) carotid and femoral pulses - ANSWER-carotid and femoral pulses
Upon palpation of your patient's radial pulse you note that it is bounding. What grading would
you document?
a) 3+
b) 2+
c) 1+
d) 0 - ANSWER-3+
In testing visual fields, the patient focuses on the clinician's eyes and reports when testing
objects, such as moving fingers, come into vision. What is the name of this phenomenon?
a) confrontation
b) focus of gaze
c) convergence
d) optic radiation - ANSWER-confrontation
What occurs with an expected Babinski response in an adult?
a) plantar flexion of the big toe and fanning of the other toes
b) plantar flexion of the big toe and plantar flexion of the other toes
c) dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of the other toes
d) dorsiflexion of the big toe and plantar flexion of the other toes - ANSWER-plantar flexion of
the big toe and plantar flexion of the other toes
Which two major eye movements occur when a person shifts their gaze from a far object to a
closer one?
a) pupillary direct and consensual response
b) pupillary constriction and convergence
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c) pupillary movement in the six extraoccular movements
d) pupillary movement in corneal response - ANSWER-pupillary constriction and convergence
When evaluating discriminative sensations in which stereognosis is the primary test, which one
of the following is stereognosis?
a) number identification
b) two-point discrimination
c) object identification
d) point localization - ANSWER-object identification
What is the name of the test used to assess the patient's ability to maintain balance when
standing with eyes open and then closed for 20-30 seconds?
a) extinction
b) pronator drift
c) Babinski
d) Romberg - ANSWER-Romberg
What is being tested when the patient alternates hand position from pronation to supination as
quickly as possible with the movements evaluated for speed, rhythm, and smoothness?
a) point to point movements
b) position sense
c) coordination
d) reflexes - ANSWER-coordination
When looking at a pupil with the ophthalmoscope rather than a penlight there is a noticeable
difference in color which is an orange glow. What terms best describes this phenomenon?
a) macula reflex
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b) cataract
c) glaucoma
d) red reflex - ANSWER-red reflex
When performing an internal ear exam, the auricle should be?
a) pulled down and out
b) pulled toward the face and away from the head
c) pulled up and back
d) pulled down and away from the head - ANSWER-pulled up and back
The appearance of a normal eardrum is characterized as?
a) dark pinkish intact membrane with blood vessels streaked across the diameter and no cone
of light
b) pinkish gray intact membrane, smallwhite dots across pars tensa, and prominent malleus
c) dark pinkish membrane with small holes in the pars tensa and no cone of light
d) pinkish gray intact membrane with visualized malleus, umbo and cone of light - ANSWER-
pinkish gray intact membrane with visualized malleus, umbo and cone of light
Which of the following terms is used to identify flat, circumscribed discolored areas of skin
larger than 1cm?
a) macule
b) papule
c) patch
d) plaque - ANSWER-patch
