BATES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Bates, Chapter 1: Overview An adult patient's past medical history should include information from what four categories? - Answer- 1. medical 2. surgical 3. ob/gyn 4. psychiatric Each principal system described by the patient should include descriptions of what seven factors? - Answer-...

Bates' Advanced Health Assessment Chapters 1-4, & 7 (Health History, HEENT) A 12-year-old presents to the clinic with his father for evaluation of a painful lump in the left eye. It started this morning. He denies any trauma or injury. There is no visual disturbance. Upon physical examination, t...

Bates- Chapter 16 Musculoskeletal Questions A 19-year-old college sophomore comes to the clinic for evaluation of joint pains. The student has been back from spring break for 2 weeks; during her holiday, she went camping. She notes that she had a red spot, shaped like a target, but then it star...

Bates 13th Edition 2. A mother brings her 2-month-old daughter in for an examination and says, "My daughter rolled over against the wall, and now I have noticed that she has this spot that is soft on the top of her head. Is something terribly wrong? " The nurses best response would be: a Perha...

BATES HEENT 29-year-old computer programmer comes to your office for evaluation of a headache. The tightening sensation is located all over the head and is of moderate intensity. It used to last minutes, but this time it has lasted for 5 days. He denies photophobia and nausea. He spends several h...

BATES – Neuro A 7-year-old boy is performing poorly in school. His teacher is frustrated because he is frequently seen "staring off into space" and not paying attention. If this is a seizure, it most likely represents which type? A) Pseudoseizure B) Tonic-clonic seizure C) Absence D) My...

Bates Test Bank Questions- Chapter 20- The Older Adult 1. Which of the following changes are expected in vision as part of the normal aging process? A) Cataracts B) Glaucoma C) Macular degeneration D) Blurring of near vision - Answer- blurring of near vision A 70-year-old retired auto me...

Bates Physical Exam of the Head and Neck Hyperopia - Answer- Farsightedness Myopia - Answer- nearsightedness Diplopia - Answer- Double Vision Tinnitus - Answer- A perceived sound that has no external stimulus Vertigo - Answer- The perception that the patient or environment i...

Musculoskeletal System BATES Abnormal findings with TMJ: - Answer- -Facial asymmetry is seen in TMJ syndrome -Typical features: unilateral chronic pain w/chewing, jaw clenching, or teeth grinding -Headache -Dislocation of the TMJ may be seen in trauma -Palpable crepitus or clicking--presen...

NR509 Bates Test Bank - Midterm A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases with breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the symptom to? A) Musculoskeletal B) Reproductive C) Urinary D) Endocrine - Answer- A) Musculoskeletal Chest pain may ...

H&P Final Bates MC questions 1. When performing a genitourinary assessment, you note that the urethral meatus is positioned ventrally. This is most likely to be: (A) A stricture (B) Hypospadius (C) The result of a circumcision (D) Related to the aging process - Answer- (B) Hypospadius Hyp...

Chapter 21: Abdomen Testbank Bates questions A - Answer- The nurse is percussing the seventh right intercostal space at the midclavicular line over the liver. Which sound should the nurse expect to hear? A) Dullness B) Tympany C) Resonance D) Hyperresonance D - Answer- 2. Which structu...

Peripheral Vascular system BATES A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office for evaluation of pain in his legs. He has smoked two packs per day since the age of 16, but he is otherwise healthy. You are concerned that he may have peripheral vascular disease. Which of the following is pa...

Health Assessment Bates chapter 1-5 1. For which of the following patients would a comprehensive health history be appropriate? A) A new patient with the chief complaint of "I sprained my ankle" B) An established patient with the chief complaint of "I have an upper respiratory infection" C...