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ASP Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Presbycusis Hearing loss due to old age Presbyopia impaired vision as a result of aging, difficulty focusing Byssinosis Disease from inhaling cotton fibers. Also called "brown lung disease" or "Monday fever". Reaction against cotton, linen, hemp products in textile/fabric industry. Four (4) types of human errors discussed in Human Factors Engineering. "Errors C.O.S.T. time and money" 1. Commission: doing something wrong 2. Omission: leaving...

Delirium correct answers Reversible state of confusion-usually caused by a medical condition Depression correct answers Mood disorder; sense of hopelessness and persistent unhappiness dementia correct answers a gradual and irreversible loss of intellectual function Hemiparesis correct answers weakness on one side of the body *damage from right side of the brain affects the left side of the body and vis versa Types of sensory deficits and examples correct answers Tactile: touch; pe...

One of the problems with the old method of using cotton earplugs was the cerumen. Cerumen is also detrimental to some of the modern earplugs. What is cerumen? A. Ear canal hair cells B. Earwax. C. Fluids secreted by the cochlea D. Secretions of the hypothalamus CORRECT ANSWER B The cochlea is essentially a coiled tube. At one end of the tube is the oval window. The function of the oval window is to: A. receive the vibrations from the eardrum. B. shield the semicircular canals from inter...

BSC/RGNS03 SURGERY AND SURGICAL NURSING 03 NMC EXAMS NOV-DEC 2023/2024 GRADED A+. Question 1 Not answered Marked out of 1.00 Question 2 Not answered Marked out of 1.00 Question 3 Not answered Marked out of 1.00 A nurse is caring for a client who underwent surgical repair of detached retina in the eye. Which of the following interventions is the nurse not required to perform? Select One: a. Orient the client to his environment b. Discourage bending down c. Encourage deep breathing a...

Better sound localization, better hearing in background noise, the ability to focus one sound over another, sounds appear louder, better peach comprehension. List at least 3 advantages of Binaural Hearing over a monaural fitting: 1. Noise induced HL 2. Noise trauma 3. Presbycusis 4. Congenital HL 5. Syndromic HL (Waardenburg, Treacher Collins, Usher, and branchio-oto-renal) 6. Nonsyndromic HL 7. Sudden HL or sudden deafness 8. Meniere's Syndrome 9. Cranial Trauma 10. Ototoxic drugs ...

1. Which patient could be expected to have the highest systolic blood pres- sure? A 21-year-old male A 50-year-old perimenopausal female A 35-year-old patient with Type 2 diabetes A 75-year-old male: D. Nearly 25% of the US population has hypertension. The greatest incidence is in older adults because of changes in the intima of vessels as aging and calcium deposition occur. Males of any age are more likely to be hypertensive than females of the same age. African American adults have the hig...

Presbycusis CORRECT ANSWER Hearing loss due to old age Presbyopia CORRECT ANSWER impaired vision as a result of aging, difficulty focusing Byssinosis CORRECT ANSWER Disease from inhaling cotton fibers. Also called "brown lung disease" or "Monday fever". Reaction against cotton, linen, hemp products in textile/fabric industry. Four (4) types of human errors discussed in Human Factors Engineering. CORRECT ANSWER "Errors C.O.S.T. time and money" 1. Commission: doing something wrong ...

NBCE - PART 2: GENERAL DIAGNOSIS/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. present illness - -OPQRST is asked for what? bacterial - -what type of infection has sustained high temperature viral - -what type of infection has temperature spikes, fever, chills 110-140 - -range of normal systole 60-90 - -range of normal diastole icterus - -jaundice of the eyes cataracts - -absent red light reflex, lens opacity papilledema - -intracranial pressure is a sign of this glaucoma -...

Warfarin - extrinsic pathway, inhibit synthesis of vit k, not in pregnancy Heparin - intrinsic pathway, activate antithrombin, used in pregnancy also advil side effect - renal problem, not before and after surgery (anti platelet, so bleeding) hypertensive urgency vs hypertensive emergency - emergency: end organ damage (kidney, bleeding, brain, pupil edema , EKG) Urgency: headache, chest pain, no end organ damage) confirm prostate cancer with ... - biopsy, not PSA nerves related w...

NBCE - PART 2: GENERAL DIAGNOSIS/ EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. present illness - -OPQRST is asked for what? bacterial - -what type of infection has sustained high temperature viral - -what type of infection has temperature spikes, fever, chills 110-140 - -range of normal systole 60-90 - -range of normal diastole icterus - -jaundice of the eyes cataracts - -absent red light reflex, lens opacity papilledema - -intracranial pressure is a sign of this glaucoma -...