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NURS 3100 exam 3 questions withcomplete solutions
Lymphadenopathy - correct answer ✔✔when your lymph nodes are larger than 1 cm, can be caused by
infection, an autoimmune disease, cancer, or HIV
- If cancer - nodes will be enlarged, hard, non-mobile,
- Infection - nodes will be enlarged and tender
sinus headache - correct answer ✔✔pressure, tender face over sinus cavities, worse bending over, may
have nasal drainage/fever/bad breath
cluster headache - correct answer ✔✔stabbing, may have reddened eye/drooping, sudden onset same
time of day, in orbit of eye, more common in young males
Tension headache - correct answer ✔✔dull/tight/diffuse patter, occur with stress and anxiety, aching,
more common in women
migraine headache - correct answer ✔✔severe throbbing, may have n/v, sensitive to light and noise,
may have aura, usually can point to 1 spot, more often in women, can last for days
Pharyngitis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of the back of the throat, bright red throat with white or
yellow exudate
Sore throat - correct answer ✔✔can be caused by allergens or bacterial infections, redness and irritation
of throat, usually accompanied by coughing and runny nose/ congestion
Strep throat - correct answer ✔✔redness of the back of the throat, palatal petchiae (red spots on back
of tongue), white strawberry tongue
PERRLA - correct answer ✔✔Pupils are equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation
, Mydriasis - correct answer ✔✔dilated and fixed pupils, resulting from CNS injury or deep anesthesia
Aniscoria - correct answer ✔✔pupils are unequal sizes, can be normal or can be due to neurological
issues
Miosis - correct answer ✔✔pinpoint pupils possibly due to narcotic drugs or brain damage
How to check Visual acuity testing (Snellen) & what documentation means - correct answer ✔✔- Have
patient stand 20 feet from Snellen chart, cover one eye at a time and have them try to read out the
letters
- First number indicates distance from chart, and bottom number gives distance at which a "normal" eye
could have read the line
- EX: 20/30 - you can read at 20 feet what the normal eye can see from 30 feet away
Ptosis - correct answer ✔✔drooping of upper lid
Chalazion - correct answer ✔✔occurs under lid, inflamed sebaceous gland
Hordeolum - correct answer ✔✔infected external eyelid gland - STYE
Conjunctivitis - correct answer ✔✔inflammation of the conjunctive - PINK EYE
Ectropion - correct answer ✔✔lower lid loose, rolls out away from eye causing excess tearing and
dryness, occurs with aging atrophy of elastic tissues or trauma
Cataracts - correct answer ✔✔clouding of lens leading to decreased vision, red flex will appear black
Presbyopia - correct answer ✔✔age related change in the eyes in which the lens can't accommodate for
near vision, farsightedness
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