Selected Answer:
Brudzinski
Question 32
1 out of 1 points
The rectal past medical history of all patients should include inquiry about:
Selected Answer:
hemorrhoid surgery.
Question 33
1 out of 1 points

To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie
supine with:
Selected Answer:
one arm overhead and a pillow under her shoulder.
Question 34
1 out of 1 points
At your first meeting with a patient, it is usually best to say:
Selected Answer:
"Tell me about yourself."
Question 35
1 out of 1 points
You are initially evaluating the equilibrium of Ms. Q. You ask her to stand with her feet
together and arms at her sides. She loses her balance. Ms. Q. has a positive:
Selected Answer:
Romberg sign.
Question 36
1 out of 1 points
The presence of cervical motion tenderness may indicate:
Selected Answer:
pelvic inflammatory disease.
Question 37
1 out of 1 points
For purposes of examination and communication of physical findings, the breast is
divided into:
Selected Answer:
four quadrants plus a tail.
Question 38
1 out of 1 points

The best way to ease the apprehension of a 3-year-old child before a physical examination
is to:
Selected Answer:
let the child hold the stethoscope while you listen.
Question 39
1 out of 1 points
Facial muscle or tongue weakness may result in:
Selected Answer:
aphasia.
Question 40
0 out of 1 points
The examiner percusses for diaphragmatic excursion along the:
Selected Answer:
sternum.
Question 41
1 out of 1 points
A 23-year-old white woman has come to the clinic because she has missed two menstrual
periods. She states that her breasts have enlarged and that her nipples have turned a darker
color. Your further response to this finding is to:
Selected Answer:
suggest pregnancy testing.
Question 42
1 out of 1 points
Inquiry about nocturnal muscle spasms would be most significant when taking the
musculoskeletal history of:
Selected Answer:
older adults.
Question 43
1 out of 1 points

To assess spinal levels L2, L3, and L4, which deep tendon reflex should be tested?
Selected Answer:
Patellar
Question 44
1 out of 1 points
Part of the screening orthopedic component of the examination includes evaluating the
person while he or she is:
Selected Answer:
duck walking.
Question 45
1 out of 1 points
A patient in the deepest coma would be scored a _____ on the Glasgow Coma Scale.
Selected Answer:
3
Question 46
1 out of 1 points
The Mini-Mental State Examination should be administered for the patient who:
Selected Answer:
gets lost in her neighborhood.
Question 47
1 out of 1 points
The Denver II is a tool used to determine:
Selected Answer:
whether a child is developing as expected.
Question 48
1 out of 1 points

Which medical condition would exclude a person from sports participation?
Selected Answer:
Fever
Question 49
1 out of 1 points
Which one of the following is a proper technique for use of a speculum during a vaginal
examination?
Selected Answer:
Press introitus downward; insert closed speculum obliquely.


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