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NURS 6035 Neuro 4 test exam questions and answers latest update 2024/2025
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NURS 6035 Neuro 4 test exam questionsand answers latest update 2024/2025
What clarifying questions will you ask a patient who presents with chief complaint of
dizziness? - CORRECT ANSWERS - "Would you describe the dizziness as a
strange spinning sensation in your head?"
-"Did the room spin, or did it feel as if you were spinning?"
-"Were you unsteady while walking?"
How can you distinguish between vertigo and Meniere disease? What clarifying
questions can help with this distinction? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Vertigo:
Hallucination of movement
-Meniere disease: an inner ear disorder that can cause episodes of vertigo
-Clarifying questions: "During the attack, did you experience any nausea or
vomiting?", "Have you noticed any problem with your hearing or ringing in your
ears?", "Have you ever been given an antibiotic called gentamicin?"
Ataxia - CORRECT ANSWERS is persistent unsteadiness in the upright
position; loss of control of body movements
What clarifying questions will you ask a patient who presents with chief complaint of
ataxia? - CORRECT ANSWERS "Are you unsteady when you walk?"
"Have you noticed that the dizziness is worse when your eyes are open or closed?"
"What does your diet consist of? What did you eat yesterday?"
"Have you ever had syphilis?"
What characteristics in a patient's presentation can help distinguish between
"sensory ataxia" and "motor ataxia"? - CORRECT ANSWERS -Sensory: Wide-
based, high stepping gait; gait is worsened when pt closes eyes and better when pt
looks at feet; Severe posterior column damage from syphilis, vitamin B12
deficiency, or multiple sclerosis
-Motor: Wide-based, irregular placement of the feet and poor placement of the
center of gravity, with a lurching to either side; Results from an abnormality in the
cerebellum and central vestibular pathways
What clarifying questions will you ask a patient or caregiver of a patient who
presents with chief complaint of change in consciousness? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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