2025/2026 ADULT HEALTH II FINAL
EXAM/ACTUAL REAL EXAM ALL 450 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
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GUARANTEED PASS|TOP RATED A+.
ADULT HEALTH
Pass the Adult Health ii final Exam 2025/2026 with confidence. This exam
resource features questions in areas like: medical-surgical nursing, chronic
illness management, pharmacology, patient assessment, and evidence-based
interventions for adult patients. Best suited for nursing students as part of
their coursework or NCLEX preparation.
The most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor is: ......
ANSWER ...... Glioblastoma multiforme
The grade of a tumor is based on three criteria: ...... ANSWER ......
Cellular density, cell mitosis, appearance
Name the most common brain tumor, representing 33% of all primary
brain tumors: ...... ANSWER ...... Meningioma
List four disorders of the hypothalamus that can result from a pituitary
adenoma: ...... ANSWER ...... Sleep, appetite, temperature, and
emotions
List two primary sites of cancer that commonly metastasize to the brain.
...... ANSWER ...... Lung and breast cancer
, Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure result from compression of
the brain caused by: ...... ANSWER ...... Tumor enlargement and
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Name three visual disturbances that are associated with papilledema.
...... ANSWER ...... Decreased visual acuity, diplopia, and visual
field deficits
Name the diagnostic test that is considered the gold standard for detecting
brain tumors ...... ANSWER ...... Magnetic resonance imaging
List the five options for surgical management of a brain tumor ......
ANSWER ...... Stereotactic biopsy, open biopsy, crainotomy with
debulking, subtotal tumor resection, total tumor resection
List the three most common cancers that metastasize to the spinal cord
...... ANSWER ...... Breast, prostate, and lung
This cerebral structure is responsible for movement, reasoning, behavior,
memory, personality, planning, decision making, judgment, initiative,
inhibition and mood. ...... ANSWER ...... Frontal lobe
This cerebral structure is responsible for hormones, growth, and fertility.
...... ANSWER ...... Pituitary gland
, This cerebral structure is responsible for language, behavior, memory,
hearing, and emotions. ...... ANSWER ...... Temporal lobe
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This cerebral structure is responsible for breathing, blood pressure,
heartbeat, and swallowing. ...... ANSWER ...... Brainstem
This cerebral structure is responsible for telling right from left,
calculations, sensations, reading, and writing. ...... ANSWER ......
Parietal lobe
This cerebral structure is responsible for vision ...... ANSWER ......
Occipital lobe
This cerebral structure is responsible for balance, coordination, and fine
muscle control. ...... ANSWER ...... Cerebellum
Benign tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Slow growing and can occur in a
vital area where they can grow large enough to cause serious effects.
Malignant tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Rapidly growing in nature, can
spread to surrounding tissue, and are considered life threatening.
Nonfunctioning pituitary tumors ...... ANSWER ...... Tumors that do
not produce hormones
, Functioning pituitary tumors ...... ANSWER ...... Tumors that can
produce one or more hormones, normally by the anterior pituitary
gland.
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Type of symptoms most often found with increased intracranial pressure.
...... ANSWER ...... Headache, nausea, with or without vomiting,
and papilledema. Personality changes and a variety of focal deficits;
including motor and sensory and cranial nerve dysfunction, are
common. Late signs are related to Cushing's triad.
Headache pain with a frontal tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Usually
produce a bilateral frontal headache
Headache pain with a pituitary gland tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Pain
radiating between the two temples
Headache pain with a cerebellar tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Pain
located in the suboccipital region at the back of the head
Why should the nurse assess the temperature of a patient who complains
of a severe headache? ...... ANSWER ...... Fever with a headache is
associated with an infectious process such as meningitis or
encephalitis, whereas headache without fever can be associated with a
tumor or intracerebral bleeding.
How should a nurse assess the gag reflex? ...... ANSWER ...... The
nurse should gently touch each side of the posterior pharyngeal wall
EXAM/ACTUAL REAL EXAM ALL 450 COMPLETE
QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS
Page | 1
GUARANTEED PASS|TOP RATED A+.
ADULT HEALTH
Pass the Adult Health ii final Exam 2025/2026 with confidence. This exam
resource features questions in areas like: medical-surgical nursing, chronic
illness management, pharmacology, patient assessment, and evidence-based
interventions for adult patients. Best suited for nursing students as part of
their coursework or NCLEX preparation.
The most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor is: ......
ANSWER ...... Glioblastoma multiforme
The grade of a tumor is based on three criteria: ...... ANSWER ......
Cellular density, cell mitosis, appearance
Name the most common brain tumor, representing 33% of all primary
brain tumors: ...... ANSWER ...... Meningioma
List four disorders of the hypothalamus that can result from a pituitary
adenoma: ...... ANSWER ...... Sleep, appetite, temperature, and
emotions
List two primary sites of cancer that commonly metastasize to the brain.
...... ANSWER ...... Lung and breast cancer
, Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure result from compression of
the brain caused by: ...... ANSWER ...... Tumor enlargement and
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Name three visual disturbances that are associated with papilledema.
...... ANSWER ...... Decreased visual acuity, diplopia, and visual
field deficits
Name the diagnostic test that is considered the gold standard for detecting
brain tumors ...... ANSWER ...... Magnetic resonance imaging
List the five options for surgical management of a brain tumor ......
ANSWER ...... Stereotactic biopsy, open biopsy, crainotomy with
debulking, subtotal tumor resection, total tumor resection
List the three most common cancers that metastasize to the spinal cord
...... ANSWER ...... Breast, prostate, and lung
This cerebral structure is responsible for movement, reasoning, behavior,
memory, personality, planning, decision making, judgment, initiative,
inhibition and mood. ...... ANSWER ...... Frontal lobe
This cerebral structure is responsible for hormones, growth, and fertility.
...... ANSWER ...... Pituitary gland
, This cerebral structure is responsible for language, behavior, memory,
hearing, and emotions. ...... ANSWER ...... Temporal lobe
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This cerebral structure is responsible for breathing, blood pressure,
heartbeat, and swallowing. ...... ANSWER ...... Brainstem
This cerebral structure is responsible for telling right from left,
calculations, sensations, reading, and writing. ...... ANSWER ......
Parietal lobe
This cerebral structure is responsible for vision ...... ANSWER ......
Occipital lobe
This cerebral structure is responsible for balance, coordination, and fine
muscle control. ...... ANSWER ...... Cerebellum
Benign tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Slow growing and can occur in a
vital area where they can grow large enough to cause serious effects.
Malignant tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Rapidly growing in nature, can
spread to surrounding tissue, and are considered life threatening.
Nonfunctioning pituitary tumors ...... ANSWER ...... Tumors that do
not produce hormones
, Functioning pituitary tumors ...... ANSWER ...... Tumors that can
produce one or more hormones, normally by the anterior pituitary
gland.
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Type of symptoms most often found with increased intracranial pressure.
...... ANSWER ...... Headache, nausea, with or without vomiting,
and papilledema. Personality changes and a variety of focal deficits;
including motor and sensory and cranial nerve dysfunction, are
common. Late signs are related to Cushing's triad.
Headache pain with a frontal tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Usually
produce a bilateral frontal headache
Headache pain with a pituitary gland tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Pain
radiating between the two temples
Headache pain with a cerebellar tumor ...... ANSWER ...... Pain
located in the suboccipital region at the back of the head
Why should the nurse assess the temperature of a patient who complains
of a severe headache? ...... ANSWER ...... Fever with a headache is
associated with an infectious process such as meningitis or
encephalitis, whereas headache without fever can be associated with a
tumor or intracerebral bleeding.
How should a nurse assess the gag reflex? ...... ANSWER ...... The
nurse should gently touch each side of the posterior pharyngeal wall
