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NURS 6512N FINAL EXAM 1 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED 2023


1. Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect the patient may have: -
Polynephritis

2. In older adults, overflow fecal incontinence is commonly due to: -Fecal impaction

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? – The infant has regurgitation with pyloric stenosis

4. Auscultation of borborygmi is associated with: - Gastroenteritis, early intestinal obstruction, or hunger

5. When auscultating the abdomen, which finding would indicate collateral circulation between the
portal and systemic venous systems? – Venous hum

6. Conversion of fat-soluble wastes to water-soluble material for renal excretion is a function of the: -
Liver

7. The major function of the large intestine is: -Water absorption

8. Which structure is located in the hypogastric region of the abdomen? –Ileum, bladder, and pregnant
uterus

9. A 45 year old man relates a several week history of severe intermittent abdominal burning sensations.
He relates that the pain is relieved with small amounts of food. Before starting the physical examination,
you review his laboratory work, anticipating a (n): -Positive Helicobacter pylori result

10. You are caring for a patient with trigeminal neuralgia. During the assessment, the patient would
describe the pain as: - Burning or shocklike

11. Your 85 year old patient is complaining of right knee pain. She has a history of osteoarthritis for
which she is given anti-inflammatory medication. To assess her right knee pain, you should ask her if: -
The pain gets better when she sits

12. A 5 year old is complaining of nondescriptive “belly pain.” Your next action should be to ask him to: -
Point to the area of pain

13. The perception of pain: - Is variable and is affected by emotions, and cultural background

14. Patients presenting with ascites, jaundice, cutaneous spider veins, and nonpalpable liver exhibit signs
of: - Cirrhosis

15. A patient presents to the emergency department after a motor vehicle accident. The patient
sustained blunt trauma to the abdomen and complains of pain in the upper left quadrant that radiates to
the left shoulder. What organ is most likely injured? – Spleen

,NURS 6512N FINAL EXAM 1 – QUESTION AND
ANSWERS A+ GRADED 2023
16. Imaging studies reveal that a patient has dilation of the renal pelvis from an obstruction in the ureter,
what condition will be documented in this patient’s health record? – Hydronephrosis

17. Visible intestinal peristalsis may indicate: - Intestinal obstruction

18. Infants born weighing less than 1500g are at higher risk for: - Necrotizing enterocolitis

19. Which of the following factors is not known to affect patient compliance with his or her treatment
regimen? – The patient’s age and social status

20. One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examination is: -
Symmetry

21. The sequence of the physical examination should be individualized to: - Minimize the number of
times the patient has to change positions to conserve the patient’s energy

22. As you greet the patient, which examination technique is first implemented? - Inspection

23. Which of the following is most likely to enhance examiner reliability? – The examiner attempts to
qualify data

24. A 7 year old boy is brought to your office with a chief complaint of possible fracture to his left third
finger. He jammed it while playing basketball 2 days ago. The mother states that she really does not think
it is broken because he can move it. What is your best response? – This is common misconception, and
the finger may be broken. An x-ray is indicated.

25. A patient presenting for the first time with typical low back pain should receive which of the
following diagnostic tests? – None of the above. X-ray is not indicated because lumbar pain is usually
musculoskeletal etiology.

26. Skeletal changes in older adults are the result of: -Increased bone resorption

27. A positive straight leg raise test usually indicates: - Lumbar nerve root irritation

28. What technique is performed at every infant examination during the first year of life to detect hip
dislocation? – Barlow-Ortolani maneuvers

29. Expected normal findings during inspection of spinal alignment include: - Convex lumbar curve

30. Temporalis and masseter muscles are evaluated by: - Having the patient clench his or her teeth

31. When palpating joints, crepitus may be caused when: - Irregular bony surfaces rub together

32. A 3 year old is brought to the clinic complaining of a painful right elbow. He is holding the right arm
slightly flexed and pronated and refuses to move it. the mother states that symptoms started right after
his older brother had been swinging him around by his arms. This presentation supports a diagnosis of: -
Radial head subluxation

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ANSWERS A+ GRADED 2023
33. Light skin and thin body habitus are risk factors for: - Osteoporosis

34. Risk factors for sports-related injuries include: - Failure to warm up before activity

35. Injuries to long bones and joints are more likely to result in fractures than in sprains until: -
Adolescence

36. Ligaments are stronger than bone until: - Adolescence

37. The family history for a patient with joint pain should include information about siblings with:
-Genetic disorders

38. The Thomas test is used to detect: - Flexion contractures of the hip

39. A goniometer is used to assess: - Range of motion

40. During a football game, a player was struck on the lateral side of the left leg while his feet were firmly
planted. He is complaining of left knee pain. To examine the left knee you should initially perform the -
test. – Valgus stress

41. You note that a child has a positive Gower Sign. You know that this indicates generalized: - Muscle
weakness

42. The dowager hump is: - The hallmark of osteoporosis

43. What temporary disorder may be experienced by pregnant women during the third trimester
because of fluid retention? –Carpal tunnel syndrome

44. A common finding in markedly obese and pregnant women is: - Lordosis

45. A 45 year old laborer presents with low back pain, stating that the pain comes from the right buttock
and shoots down and across the right anterior thigh, down the shin to the ankle. Which examination
finding is considered more indicative of nerve root compression? – Positive straight leg raise result

46. Mrs. Bower is a 57 year old patient who comes in for an office visit. Which of the following disorders
is known to be hereditary? – Huntington chorea

47. Testing of cranial nerve is not routinely performed unless a problem is suspected. – I

48. The patient is able to rapidly touch each finger to his thumb in rapid sequence. What does this
finding mean? – The patient has appropriate cerebellar function

49. Which question asked by the examiner may hellp to determine prevention strategies for seizures that
a patient is experiencing? – “Are there any factors or activities that seem to start the seizures?”

50. A patient has a complaint of dizziness. The patient makes the following statement: “I sometimes feel
as if the whole room is spinning.” What type of neurologic dysfunction should the examiner suspect? –
Inner ear dysfunction affecting the acoustic nerve

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