NURS 6230 Exam Two Questions With Complete Solutions
Acetylcholine Correct Answers regulates sleep, arousal,
cognition and motor control
located: basal nucleus of Meynert
Acromegaly: Correct Answers increased growth hormone
Acronym for describing Skin Lesions Correct Answers A:
asymmetry
B: border
C: color
D: diameter: greater 6 mm
E: evolving
E: elevation
F: firmness
G: growing
acute angle closure glaucoma Correct Answers
acute iritis Correct Answers
Alopecia Areata Correct Answers sudden onset of round,
localized or oval patches of hair loss.
Anagen Effluvium Correct Answers diffuse hair loss from the
bulb, hair pull test show few bulbs
anisocoria Correct Answers difference in pupils without a
known pathologic cause
,Assessing the Thyroid gland: Correct Answers - anterior and
posterior approach
- have pt swallow sips of water w palpitation
-if thyroid is enlarged, listen for a bruit (bruit heard in
hyperthyroidism from Grave's disease or toxic multi-nodular
goiter) and schedule an US
Atopic Dermatitis Correct Answers
Basal Cell Carcinoma Correct Answers oval pink papule with
overlying telangiectasis (widened blood vessel)
Benign Melanocytic Nevi Correct Answers round and oval
brown macules with reticular pattern
Bipolar Depressive Disorder Correct Answers MDD + episodes
of mania or hypomanic episodes
Blepharitis Correct Answers inflammation of the glands and
eyelash follicles along the margin of the eyelids
Blocking Correct Answers sudden interruption in speech mid
sentence (schizophrenia)
Cataracts Correct Answers opacities of the lenses visible
through the pupil
causes of bilateral painful vision loss: Correct Answers
intoxication, trauma, chemical or radiation exposures
, causes of bilateral painless vision loss: Correct Answers stroke
Causes of diffuse thyroid enlargement Correct Answers grave's
disease, hoshimotos and endemic goiter
causes of gradual vision loss: Correct Answers cataracts,
glaucoma, macular degeneration
Causes of multinodular Goiter: Correct Answers metabolic
rather than neoplastic process
Causes of personality changes:
causes of visual hallucinations: Correct Answers -
frontotemporal dementia
- lewy body syndrome
Causes of single nodule in thyroid Correct Answers cyst,
benign tumor, malignancy
Causes of Tracheal Deviation: Correct Answers - large
pneumothorax
- mediastinal mass
- atelectasis
Causes of unilateral painful vision loss: Correct Answers
headache, jaw pain (giant cell arteritis)
causes of unilateral painless vision loss: Correct Answers
vascular occlusion, retinal detachment, hemorrhage
Acetylcholine Correct Answers regulates sleep, arousal,
cognition and motor control
located: basal nucleus of Meynert
Acromegaly: Correct Answers increased growth hormone
Acronym for describing Skin Lesions Correct Answers A:
asymmetry
B: border
C: color
D: diameter: greater 6 mm
E: evolving
E: elevation
F: firmness
G: growing
acute angle closure glaucoma Correct Answers
acute iritis Correct Answers
Alopecia Areata Correct Answers sudden onset of round,
localized or oval patches of hair loss.
Anagen Effluvium Correct Answers diffuse hair loss from the
bulb, hair pull test show few bulbs
anisocoria Correct Answers difference in pupils without a
known pathologic cause
,Assessing the Thyroid gland: Correct Answers - anterior and
posterior approach
- have pt swallow sips of water w palpitation
-if thyroid is enlarged, listen for a bruit (bruit heard in
hyperthyroidism from Grave's disease or toxic multi-nodular
goiter) and schedule an US
Atopic Dermatitis Correct Answers
Basal Cell Carcinoma Correct Answers oval pink papule with
overlying telangiectasis (widened blood vessel)
Benign Melanocytic Nevi Correct Answers round and oval
brown macules with reticular pattern
Bipolar Depressive Disorder Correct Answers MDD + episodes
of mania or hypomanic episodes
Blepharitis Correct Answers inflammation of the glands and
eyelash follicles along the margin of the eyelids
Blocking Correct Answers sudden interruption in speech mid
sentence (schizophrenia)
Cataracts Correct Answers opacities of the lenses visible
through the pupil
causes of bilateral painful vision loss: Correct Answers
intoxication, trauma, chemical or radiation exposures
, causes of bilateral painless vision loss: Correct Answers stroke
Causes of diffuse thyroid enlargement Correct Answers grave's
disease, hoshimotos and endemic goiter
causes of gradual vision loss: Correct Answers cataracts,
glaucoma, macular degeneration
Causes of multinodular Goiter: Correct Answers metabolic
rather than neoplastic process
Causes of personality changes:
causes of visual hallucinations: Correct Answers -
frontotemporal dementia
- lewy body syndrome
Causes of single nodule in thyroid Correct Answers cyst,
benign tumor, malignancy
Causes of Tracheal Deviation: Correct Answers - large
pneumothorax
- mediastinal mass
- atelectasis
Causes of unilateral painful vision loss: Correct Answers
headache, jaw pain (giant cell arteritis)
causes of unilateral painless vision loss: Correct Answers
vascular occlusion, retinal detachment, hemorrhage
