Compression of a nerve - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

ECCO Caring for Patients with Neurologic Disorders: Part 1 Questions and Answers 100% Pass What vital sign assessments herald impending brainstem herniation? Increased SBP w/widening pulse pressure, changes in respirations, and bradycardia A patient is admitted after sustaining traumatic brain injury in a motorcycle crash. The patent's GCS score on admission is E 2, M 3, V 1T = 6T. Which of the following should the nurse perform to prepare the patient for ICP monitoring? Prior to placement of ...

HESI Health Assessment and Physical Examination Latest 2023/2024 (With Questions and Answers) Graded A+. A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse enter? A. Presents with a hacking non-prod...

MN 566 Final Exam Question 1 (2 points) Saved The clinician is assessing a patient complaining of hearing loss. The clinician places a tuning fork over the patient’s mastoid process, and wh en the sound fades away, the fork is placed without restriking it over the external auditory meatus. The patient is asked to let the clinician know when the sound fades away. This is an example of which type of test? Question 1 options: a) Weber test b) Schwabach test d) Auditory brainstem response (ABR) te...

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(T/F) The fixed angle screw trajectory of the distal radius plate is designed to anatomically support the subchondral bone of the distal radius? - True Distal radius fractures are commonly caused by which maneuver? - FOOSH (fall on outstretched hand) (T/F) In order for the Volar Distal Radius Plate to sit correctly on the radius, if needs to be placed as distal as possible, but not distal to the Watershed line. - True (T/F) The torque limiting handle with the distal radius plat...

Where and why are lumbar punctures performed? - Answer- Spinal Block -> Anesthetic (into epidural space) Spinal Tap -> CSF extraction (into subarachnoid space)W B/W L3/L4 or L4/L5 NB: Posterior to this is *cauda equina* Where does a *herniated intervertebral* disk occur? What causes it? - Answer- Occurs b/w L4/L5 or *L5/S1* and C5/C6 or C6/C7 NB: affects lower spinal nerve # Degeneration of annulus fibrosis followed by *sudden compression* of nucleus pulposus What is the dif...

Bates' Guide To Physical Examination and History Taking - Chapters for Midterm A 54‐year‐old diplomat working at the United Nations reports occasional chest pain and a sense of tightness in his chest when particularly stressed over work deadlines. The patient is 6 feet 4 inches tall. He has a temperature of 98.6ºF and blood pressure of 140/78. He has a cut over one eye that he says is "from shaving."Which of the following represents subjective information about this patient? a) Blood ...

What BEST describes the effect on the patient if you continue to lower a hearing instrument's kneepoint and increase the compression ratio? Choose ALL that apply. A. a lot of gain for soft sounds B. very few speech cues in a crowded party C. little or no gain for moderately loud sounds D. too much amplification in a crowded party - ANSWER-A,B, & C What frequencies would be MOST affected by a head cold? - ANSWER-Low frequencies. 250,500 What is found on the bottom of the ear canal? - ...

NBME CBSE ACTUAL TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024(COMPLETE) (Quiz bank with all the correct answers) (USMLE step 1)Medical examination NBME CBSE ACTUAL TEST 2024 62 year old woman - osteoporosis – a bisphosphonate is prescribed. The expected beneficial effect of the drug is due to which of the following? Decreased Osteoclast Activity Cohot Study of elderly women – relative risk ratio for hip fractures among those who exercise regularly is 1.2 (95% confidence interval of 1.1 to ...

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