Health Assessment Final Exam Questions And Answers 2024

A patient is being seen in the clinic for complaints of fainting episodes that started last week. How should you proceed with the examination? {Ans: Record the blood pressure in the lying, sitting, and standing positions.}Culture {Ans: The nonphysical attributes of a person-the thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups.}Body Mass Index BMI {Ans: Weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared; value of 30 or more is indicative of obesity; value less that 18.5 is indicative of under nutrition.}Tiny, punctate red macules and papules on the cheeks, trunk, chest, back, and buttocks? {Ans: Erythema toxicum}Anthropometry {Ans: Measurement of the body (height, weight, circumferences, skin fold thickness).}Kwashiorkor {Ans: Primarily a protein deficiency characterized by edema, growth failure, and muscle wasting.}