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NR 509 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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NR 509 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONSAND ANSWERS
Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention -
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CORRECT ANSWER-Cauda equina syndrome
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Presentation of retinal detachment - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k k k k
If sudden visual loss is unilateral and painless,
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Obtunded - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k
patient opens the eyes and looks at you but responds slowly and is
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somewhat confused. Alertness and interest in the environment are
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decreased.
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Cranial nerve for lateral gaze - CORRECT ANSWER-
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CN6: Abducens k
Adult Illnesses - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Medical: Illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis, asth
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ma, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); hospitalizations; n
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umber and gender of sexual partners; and risk-
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taking sexual practices k k
■ Surgical: Dates, indications, and types of operations
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■ Obstetric/Gynecologic: Obstetric history, menstrual history, met
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hods of contraception, and sexual function
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■ Psychiatric: Illness and time frame, diagnoses, hospitalizations,
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Present Illness - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k k
chronologic description of the problems prompting the patient's vis k k k k k k k k
it, including the onset of the problem, the setting in which it develop
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ed, its manifestations, and any treatments to date.Each problem/s
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, ymptom needs: (1) location; (2) quality; (3) quantity or severity; (4) t
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iming, including onset, duration, and frequency; (5) the setting in w
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hich it occurs; (6) factors that have aggravated
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-meds, allergies, tobacco use, ETOH and drug usek k k k k k k
Absence of red reflex - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k k k k
an opacity of the lens (cataract) or, possibly, the vitreous (or even a
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n artificial eye). Less commonly, a detached retina or, in children, a
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retinoblastoma may obscure this reflex. k k k k
S/S of seasonal allergies - CORRECT ANSWER-
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Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear congestion, postnasal drainag
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Presentation of optic neuritis - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k k k k
Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye, loss of color vision, hole in
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center of vision, trouble seeing to the side, eye pain
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pityriasis rosea - CORRECT ANSWER- k k k k
Multiple round to oval scaling violaceous plaques on abdomen and
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back
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Acromion - CORRECT ANSWER-tip of shoulder k k k k k
What to do for + finding on physical exam, but - workup -
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CORRECT ANSWER-
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Cause of falsely high BP - CORRECT ANSWER-- k k k k k k k
too small of a BP cuff
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- if the brachial artery is below heart level
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- loose cuff
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- bladder that balloons outside the cuff
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Check for nystagmus - CORRECT ANSWER-- k k k k k
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ponents.
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