COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticNumber of Questions: 1 - 101Questions  Question: A 5-year-old child presents with nasal congestion and a headache. To assess for sinus tenderness you should palpate over the: Question: When are open-ended questions generally most useful? Question: Mrs. Grace is a 58-year-old patient who has a diagnosis of pernicious anemia. Which B vitamin is deficient in patients with pernicious anemia? Question: You are...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticNumber of Questions: 1 - 101Questions  Question: Darian is a 14-year-old adolescent who states his right testicle has a soft swollen mass. The testicle is not painful upon palpation. The right inguinal canal is without masses. The mass does transilluminate with a penlight. This collection of symptoms is consistent with: Question: One of the most important aspects to consider in the orthopedic screening examinat...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticNumber of Questions: 1 -101Questions  Question: The reliability of health-related findings and observations is the responsibility of the: Question: Inquiry about nocturnal muscle spasms would be most significant when taking the musculoskeletal history of: Question: As Mr. B. enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide based and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document ...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticNumber of Questions: 1 - 101Question: In the most effective percussion technique of the posterior lung fields, the patient cooperates by: Question: A grade IV mitral regurgitation murmur would: Question: Which condition is considered progressive rather than reversible? Question: Darian is a 14-year-old adolescent who states his right testicle has a soft swollen mass. The testicle is not painful upon palpation...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticA 63-year-old woman comes to your office because she’s been forgetting things…a young mother comes in concerned because her baby fails to make eye contact and is unresponsive to touch…a teenager comes in and a parent complains that the teen obsessively washes his hands.An array of neurological conditions could be causing the above symptoms. When assessing the neurologic system, it is vital to formulate an accurate diagn...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticA 46-year-old man walks into a doctor’s office complaining of tripping over doorways more frequently. He does not know why. What could be the causes of this condition?Without the ability to use the complex structure and range of movement afforded by the musculoskeletal system, many of the physical activities individuals enjoy would be curtailed. Maintaining the health of the musculoskeletal system will ensure that patie...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticCardiovascular disease (CVD) is the largest cause of death worldwide. Accounting for 610,000 deaths annually (CDC, 2017), CVD frequently goes unnoticed until it is too late. Early detection and prevention measures can save the lives of many patients who have CVD. Conducting an assessment of the heart, lungs, and peripheral vascular system is one of the first steps that can be taken to detect CVD and many more conditions tha...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticSUBJECTIVE DATA Chief Complaint (CC): Chest PainHistory of Present Illness (HPI): Mr. Brian Foster is a 58-year-old caucasian male who came to the shadow health clinic for chest pain presented in three different episodes last month, which is now happening very often. The patient described the pain as tightness, rating it as five out of ten in severity, which lasted a couple of minutes and is located in the middle of th...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticSubjective: CC: “My stomach hurts, I have diarrhea and nothing seems to help.”HPI: JR, 47 yo WM, complains of having generalized abdominal pain that started 3 days ago. He has not taken any medications because he did not know what to take. He states the pain is a 5/10 today but has been as much as 9/10 when it first started. He has been able to eat, with some nausea afterwards PMH: HTN, Diabetes, hx of GI bleed 4 ...

COURSE   NURS 6512 Advanced Health Assessment and DiagnosticFocused Exam: CoughCC: Coughing a lot and feeling tiredHPI: Danny Rivera is eight years old male of Puerto Rico origin presenting with "coughing and tiredness" noted five days ago. He describes Cough as "gurgle and watery" and worse during the nighttime. Reports cough looking purple after taking purple medicine given by mother with the taste of grape. No pain during coughing and last cough medicine I spoon endured t...