What is gait ataxia - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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What is suggested when touch and position sense are normal or only slightly impaired, and there is a disproportionate decrease in, or loss of, discriminative sensations? - ANSWER suggests disease of the sensory cortex. Stereognosis, number identification, and two-point discrimination are impaired in? - ANSWER posterior column disease. What does primary headaches include? - ANSWER migraine, tension, cluster, and chronic daily headaches Where does secondary headaches arise? - ANSWER secon...

CAOT NOTCE Exam Questions with correct Answers What is Rheumatoid Arthritis? inflammation of the joint lining progressive + chronic results in deterioration, limited ROM and pain/stiffness synovitis + crepitation Deformities associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis? Swan Neck Boutioneere Nale Bluff (Thumb) Joint Laxity Ulnar Deviation What joint is most commonly affected by Rheumatoid Arthritis DIP and PIP What is Osteoarthritis? inflammation of the joint cartilage -...

What are the major functions of the cerebellum? - correct answer Receives sensory info from the spinal cord about body position/mvmt. Exerts its influence by sending info back to motor systems of the cortex and brainstem to correct the mvmt. Detects any mvmt that deviates from the cortical command. Error detector mvmt corrector. What are the functions, inputs and outputs of each functional division of the cerebellum? - correct answer Fxns: Lateral Hemi:Motor Planning, Intermediate:distal ...

HESI RN LEADERSHIP QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2023/2024 UPDATE HESI RN LEADERSHIP 2023 UPDATE 1. A client is brought to the emergency department following a motor-vehicle crash. Drug use is suspected in the crash, and a voided urine specimen is ordered. The client repeatedly refuses to provide the specimen. Which of the following is the appropriate action by the nurse? a. Tell the client that a catheter will be inserted. b. Document the client’s refusal in the chart. c. Assess the client for uri...

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A 27 yo patient is seen for intermittent muscle twitching. Examination demonstrates full strength with normal muscle bulk. An EMG demonstrates spontaneous discharges which are relatively constant and represent firing of the motor unit. These findings are typical of: A. Cramps B. spasms C. myokymia D. fibrillations E. Fasciculations - ANSWERE. Fasciculations A 72 yo patient presents with subacute onset of progressive ataxia of gait and limbs. Laboratory testing reveals the presence of an ...

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BESTQUIZZES COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM – PRIORITY ONE 1. A nurse is assessing a client’s pulmonary artery wedge pressure (PAWP). The nurse should recognize that an elevated PAWP indicates which of the following complications? A. Left ventricular failure B. Cardiogenic shock C. Hypovolemia D. Hypotension 2. A nursing planning care for a school-age child who is 4 hr postoperative following perforated appendicitis. Which of the following actions should the nurse include in the plan ...