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NURS 6512N Final Exam: 1. Which portion of the physical examination is best done with the patient standing? spinal2. To assess spinal levels L2, L3, and L4, which deep tendon reflex should be tested? patellar3. To assess a cremasteric reflex, the examiner strokes the: 4. Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible? 5. When palpating breast tissue, the examiner should use the 6. Palpation of a normal prostate in an older adult is likely to feel: 7. The difference in bl...

NURS 6512 Final Exam: 1. Examination of the patient in the lithotomy, or knee-chest, position includes: 2. To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie supine with: 3. An apical PMI palpated beyond the left fifth intercostal space may indicate: 4. Breath odors may clue the examiner to certain underlying metabolic conditions. The odor of ammonia on the breath may signify:ammonia-like suggests uremia, a renal condition; cinnamon- tuberculosis; musty...

NURS 6512 FINAL EXAM: 1. Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect the patient may have: - 2. In older adults, overflow fecal incontinence is commonly due to 3. A 1 month old boy has been vomiting for 2 weeks. How is this symptom of GERD and pyloric stenosis further differentiated in this child’s assessment? 4. Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with 5. When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between the port...

NURS 6512N Final Exam: 1. The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the: 2. Which of the following statements is true regarding the examination of peripheral arteries? 3. As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B.'s pattern as: 4. You are conducting a clinical breast examination for your 30-year-old patient. Her breasts are symmetrical with ...

1. You are examining Mr. S., a 79-year-old diabetic man complaining of claudication. Which of the following physical findings is consistent with the diagnosis of arterial occlusion? 2. The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the: 3. You are conducting a preparticipation physical examination for a 10-year-old girl with Down syndrome who will be playing basketball. She has slight torticollis and mild ankle clonus. What additional diagnostic testing would be required for her? 4. The examiner percu...

NURS 6512 Final Exam Week 11 1. Montgomery tubercles are most prominent in the breasts of: 2. The foramen ovale should close: 3. Palpation of epitrochlear nodes is part of the: 4. If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a: 5. A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a _____ on the Glasgow Coma Scale. 6. A positive straight leg raise test usually indicates: 7. A patient you are seeing in the emergency department for chest pain is suspected of having a myocardial infa...

NURS 6512N Final Exam 1. If pitting edema is unilateral, you would suspect occlusion of a: 2. Which cranial nerves are usually evaluated during the examination of the eyes? 3. It is especially important to test for ankle clonus if: 4. A finding that is indicative of osteoarthritis is: 5. A grade IV mitral regurgitation murmur would: 6. The adnexa of the uterus are composed of the: 7. The spread of the impulse through the ventricles (ventricular depolarization) is depicted on the ECG as the: 8. D...

NURS 6512N Final Exam 1. You are conducting a clinical breast examination for your 30-year-old patient. Her breasts are symmetrical with bilateral, multiple tender masses that are freely moveable with well-defined borders. You recognize that these symptoms and assessment findings are consistent with: 2. The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the: 3. While interviewing a 70-year-old female clinic patient, she tells you that she takes ginkgo biloba and St. John's wort. You make...

1. To hear diastolic heart sounds, you should ask patients to: 2. The finger-to-nose test allows assessment of: 3. While collecting personal and social history data from a woman complaining of breast discomfort, you should question her regarding: 4. While interviewing a 70-year-old female clinic patient, she tells you that she takes ginkgo biloba and St. John's wort. You make a short note to check for results of the: 5. When palpating joints, crepitus may occur when: 6. Cranial ...

1. During chest assessment, you note the patient's voice quality while auscultating the lung fields. The voice sound is intensified, there is a nasal quality to the voice, and the e's sound like a s. This sound is indicative of: 2. As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B.'s pattern as: 3. Diabetic peripheral neuropathy will likely produce: 4. Montgomery tubercles are ...