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Health Assessment Final Exam
 Question 1
1 out of 1 points
An idiopathic spasm of arterioles in the digits is termed:
Selected
Answer:
Raynaud
disease.
 Question 2
1 out of 1 points
You are inspecting the genitalia of an uncircumcised adult male. The foreskin is tight
and cannot be easily retracted. You should:
Selected
Answer:
inquire about previous penile
infections.
 Question 3
1 out of 1 points
Assessing orientation to person, place, and time helps determine:
Selected
Answer:
state of
consciousness.
 Question 4
1 out of 1 points
When palpating joints, crepitus may occur when:
Selected
Answer:
irregular bony surfaces rub
together.
 Question 5
1 out of 1 points
Facial muscle or tongue weakness may result in:
Selected aphasi

Answer: a.
 Question 6
1 out of 1 points
Kawasaki disease is suspected when assessments of a child reveal:
Selected
Answer:
conjunctival injection, strawberry tongue, and edema of the
hands and feet.
 Question 7
1 out of 1 points
The physical assessment technique most frequently used to assess joint symmetry
is:
Selected
Answer:
inspectio
n.
 Question 8
1 out of 1 points
A positive straight leg raise test usually indicates:
Selected
Answer:
lumbar nerve root
irritation.
 Question 9
1 out of 1 points
The strength of the trapezius muscle is evaluated by having the patient:
Selected
Answer:
push her head against the
examiner's hand.
 Question 10
1 out of 1 points
During a routine prenatal visit, Ms. T. was noted as having dependent edema,
varicosities of the legs, and hemorrhoids. She expressed concern about these
symptoms. You explain to Ms. T. that her enlarged uterus is compressing her pelvic
veins and her inferior vena cava. You would further explain that these findings:
Selected
Answer:
are usual conditions during
pregnancy.
 Question 11
1 out of 1 points
To hear diastolic heart sounds, you should ask patients to:
Selected
Answer:
lie on their left
sides.

 Question 12
1 out of 1 points
You are examining a patient in the emergency department who has recently
sustained head trauma. In order to initially assess this patient's neurologic status,
you would:
Selected
Answer:
test the six cardinal points of
gaze.