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Neurological Questions DAVIS EDGE Q 1. Which of the following patients would not be at risk of delirium? 1. An 89-year-old male with a blood pressure of 180/110 but no visual changes or headache. 2. A 75-year-old female with dysuria. 3. An 80-year-old African American male who was found in his house during a heat wave with a broken air conditioner. 4. A 90-year-old female with a history of emphysema; she continues to smoke and uses oxygen and has been without her oxygen tank for 6 hours. ...

An 88-year-old presents with right-side weakness after being unable to rise unassisted following a fall to the bathroom floor. History includes aphasia and noncompliance with hypertension medication regimen. What is the most likely diagnosis? Left-sided or right-sided CVA? Which of the following signs/symtpoms are often associated with headahces due to intracranial tumor? 1) pain worse laying down, focal neurological signs 2) Hyperflexia, personality change 3) acute onset: hours to days 4) pupil...

Question: Matthew, age 52, is a chef who just severed 2 of his fingers with a meat cutter. You would recommend that he: Question: The valgus stress test, varus stress test, Lachman test, and thumb sign are all considered standard tests to check the integrity of the ligaments of the knee. Which test would the nurse practitioner choose to assess the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which is the most commonly involved structure in severe knee injury? Question: Lillian, age 70, was told that she ...

Question: Matthew, age 52, is a chef who just severed 2 of his fingers with a meat cutter. You would recommend that he: Question: The valgus stress test, varus stress test, Lachman test, and thumb sign are all considered standard tests to check the integrity of the ligaments of the knee. Which test would the nurse practitioner choose to assess the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), which is the most commonly involved structure in severe knee injury? Question: Lillian, age 70, was told that she ...