Wilkes NSG500 Exam 1 /NSG 500 Advanced Health Assessment Exam 1 Newest 2025/2026
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All exams except abdominal - ANSWER=inspect, palpate, percuss, auscultate
Tympanic - ANSWER=A loud, high-pitched sound, similar to the sound of a drum, heard on
percussion of a hollow space (eg, the empty stomach or a puffed out cheek).
hyper-resonant - ANSWER=very loud, low pitch, booming
- emphysema
resonant - ANSWER=loud, low pitch, long duration, hollow quality, ex. healthy lungs
dull - ANSWER=soft to moderate, moderate to high pitch, moderate duration, thudlike quality,
ex. liver
flat - ANSWER=soft, high pitch, short duration, very dull quality, ex. muscle
immediate percussion - ANSWER=Performed by striking the finger of one hand directly
against the body
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indirect/mediate percussion - ANSWER=strike distal phalanx of middle finger against finger
placed on body, originate from wrist
percussion with fist - ANSWER=used to elicit tenderness (liver, gallbladder, kidneys)
vibration - ANSWER=ulnar surface of hand/fingers
slit aperture - ANSWER=Helpful in determining various elevations of lesions, particularly
tumors and edematous discs
Grid aperture - ANSWER=estimation of the size of fundal lesions
cerebral cortex - ANSWER=houses higher mental functions, responsible for perception and
behavior
frontal lobe - ANSWER=responsible for speech formation (broca's area), decision making,
problem solving, concentration, short term memory
parietal lobe - ANSWER=receives sensory input for touch and body position
occipital lobe - ANSWER=visual processing
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temporal lobe - ANSWER=A region of the cerebral cortex responsible for hearing and
language.
Wernicke's area - ANSWER=located in the temporal lobe, language comprehension
hippocampi - ANSWER=memory storage
Cerebellum - ANSWER=A large structure of the hindbrain that controls fine motor skills.
pneumonic for cranial nerves - ANSWER=On Occasion Our Trusty Truck Acts Funny, Very Good
Vehicle Any How
riboflavin (B2) or iron deficiency - ANSWER=cracking or inflammation at the corner of the
mouth
iron deficiency anemia - ANSWER=fatigue, dry hair, ridged spoon nails (koilonchia)
iron or b-vitamin deficiency - ANSWER=pale or swollen tongue
iron, zinc, or b-vitamin deficiency - ANSWER=burning mouth syndrome
what age to babies sit up on their own - ANSWER=6 months