NU650 Final Test Questions With Correct Answers

Listening for S3 or mitral stenosis - CORRECT ANSWER Ask pt to roll partly onto the left side Listen at the apex Listening for murmur of aortic regurgitation - CORRECT ANSWER Pt should sit, lean forward, and exhale as you listen Sensitivity - CORRECT ANSWER Probability that a person with disease has positive test Specificity - CORRECT ANSWER Probability that non-diseased person has negative test lethargic patients - CORRECT ANSWER are drowsy but open their eyes and look at you, respond to questions, and then fall asleep obtunded patients - CORRECT ANSWER open their eyes and look at you, but respond slowly and are somewhat confused Rapid changes in weight, over a few days, suggests... - CORRECT ANSWER changes in body fluid not tissue Blood pressure cuff size - CORRECT ANSWER Width of inflatable bladder should be about 40% of upper arm circumference Length of inflatable bladder should be about 80% of upper arm circumference (almost long enough to encircle entire arm) Standard cuff is 12x23 cm, arm circumferences up to 28 cm Oral temperature - CORRECT ANSWER generally lower than core body temp & rectal temp Nociceptive (somatic) pain - CORRECT ANSWER related to tissue damage Central sensitization pain - CORRECT ANSWER Alteration of the CNS processing of sensation amplifying signals EX: Fibromyalgia Idiopathic pain - CORRECT ANSWER Chronic pain without identifiable physical or psychological cause