ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT

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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT

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Question : A patient presents for a pre-operative physical.

He has been previously diagnosed with Macular Degeneration. The practitioner knows what to be the most consistent visual problem associated with this condition?

Answers:

• Difficulty with Peripheral vision
• Blurring of near vision
• Difficulty with distant vision
• Loss of the central vision field

Correct answer: D. Loss of the central vision field

Question : Mrs. Smith's medical chart documents that her

visual acuity is 20/40 in both eyes. This means that:

Answers:

• She was standing 40 feet from the eye chart and could

read the line that someone with normal vision would read standing 20 feet from the chart.

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B.She was standing 20 feet from the chart and could read the line that someone with normal vision could read standing 40 feet from the chart.

• She was able to read 20 of the 40 letter on the chart

with both eyes.

• She has presbyopia.

Correct answer: B. She was standing 20 feet from the

chart and could read the line that someone with normal vision could read standing 40 feet from the chart.

Question : The advanced practice nurse screens for

nystagmus by:

Answers:

• Assessing visual acuity
• Palpating the glove while the eyelids are closed
• Inspecting the macula of the eye with an

opthalmoscope

• Inspecting movement of the eyes to the six cardinal

fields of gaze

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Correct answer: D. Inspecting movement of the eyes to

the six cardinal fields of gaze

Question : Which of the following examination findings is

cause for concern in an adult?

Answers:

• The lymph node is not palpable
• A palpable lymph node is fixed in its setting
• A palpable lymph is approximately 0.3 cm in size
• A palpable lymph node moves under the examiner's

fingers

Correct answer: B. A palpable lymph node is fixed in its

setting

Question : Bulging of the typmpanic membrane without

mobility is most often associated with:

Answers:

• Fluid in the middle ear
• Impacted cerumen in the ear canal

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• Repeated and prolonged crying cycles
• Healed typmanic membrane perforation

Correct answer: A. Fluid in the middle ear

Question : Which of the following is a "red flag"

regarding patients presenting with headache?

Answers:

• Unilateral pain
• Phonophobia and photophobia
• New onset after age 50 year
• Pain over sinuses

Correct answer: C. New onset after age 50 year

Question : A light is pointed at a patient's pupil which

contracts. It is also noted that the other pupil contracts as well, though it is not exposed to bright light. Which of the following terms describes this later phenomenon?

Answers:

• Direct reaction