Health Assessment Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified and Graded A+ 2024
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Health Assessment Questions with Correct Answers 100% Verified and Graded A+ 2024
Aortic Listening Point - Correct Answer 2nd Inter Costal Space Right of Sternum
Pulmonic Listening Point - Correct Answer 2nd Left Intercostal Space
Tricuspid Listening Point - Correct Answer 4th Intercostal Sp...
Health Assessment Questions with Correct Answers
100% Verified and Graded A+ 2024
Aortic Listening Point - Correct Answer 2nd Inter Costal Space Right of Sternum
Pulmonic Listening Point - Correct Answer 2nd Left Intercostal Space
Tricuspid Listening Point - Correct Answer 4th Intercostal Space left of sternum
Mitral Listening Point - Correct Answer 5th Intercostal Space Mid Clavicular Line
Systole - Correct Answer ventricle contracting
Diastole - Correct Answer ventricle filling
patient position to best hear a murmur - Correct Answer Left Lateral
General Survey involves assessing - Correct Answer general appearance
speech
skin
vital signs
height and weight
Pallor - Correct Answer a lack of reddish color to the skin. due to inadequate circulating
blood or hemoglobin and subsequent deoxygenation
Cyanosis - Correct Answer a blueish tint to the skin
in darker skinned individuals assess the conjunctiva of the eye.
Jaundice - Correct Answer a yellowish tint to the skin often due to liver problems
(increased billiruben) usually first seen in the sclera of the eye later progressing to skin.
The posterior part of the hard palate of the mouth can also be assessed for jaundice.
Erythema - Correct Answer skin redness associated with a variety of rashes and other
conditions
Hyperpigmentation - Correct Answer birthmarks
Hypopigmentation - Correct Answer patches of hypo pigmented skin is called vitiligo
Edema - Correct Answer the presence of excessive interstitial fluid
often areas of tight skin swollen and shinny and will blanch when the skin is depressed.
, Wheals - Correct Answer a reddened localized collection of edema fluid, irregularly
shaped. size carries
often a sign of allergic reaction-also called Hives.
Shape of a normal nail - Correct Answer convex
Shape of a nail of a patient with poor oxygen delivery (Smoker) - Correct Answer
Clubbed
Elderly people often have nails that are - Correct Answer thick
Thin nails can be a sign of - Correct Answer Chronic Iron Deficient Anemia
Conjunctivitis - Correct Answer inflammation of the conjunctivas due to foreign bodies
chemicals or bacteria (using someone else's mascara-pink eye)
Dacryocystitis - Correct Answer inflammation of the lacrimal sac (Tearing and discharge
of the eye)
Sty (Hardeolum) - Correct Answer redness swelling and tenderness of the hair follicle
and gland that empty at the edges of the eyelid.
These are painful.
Cataracts - Correct Answer opacity of the lens or capsule in the eye. Typically in people
over age 65. Often requires lens removal and replacement
Glaucoma - Correct Answer increased intraoccular fluid pressures due to disturbances
in drainage or overproduction of fluid. Requires eyedrops for life and can lead to
blindness if untreated.
tool used to inspect the inner structures - Correct Answer otoscope
tool used to inspect the retina of the eye - Correct Answer opthamascope
What two tests of hearing performed with a tuning fork? - Correct Answer Weber
Rinne
Weber Test is performed by - Correct Answer placing tuning fork on the TOP of the
head and asking the patient to tell you when they can no longer hear the sound
Rinne Test is performed by - Correct Answer placing the tuning fork on the mastoid
process
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