NURS 1213 FINAL QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
hypothyroidism Ans✓✓✓decreased amounts of thyroid hormone. Leads
to lethargy, slow mentation, weight gain, and generalized slowing.
hyperthyroidism Ans✓✓✓increased amount of thyroid hormone. Leads
to increased blood pressure and heart rate, that is associated with a goiter
visible upon inspection.
posterior auricular node Ans✓✓✓superficial to the mastoid process
(behind the ear)
preauricular node Ans✓✓✓node in front of ear
occipital node Ans✓✓✓at the base of the skull posteriorly
submental node Ans✓✓✓behind the tip of the mandible
submandibular node Ans✓✓✓halfway between the angle and the tip of
the mandible
tonsillar node Ans✓✓✓under the angle of the mandible
superficial cervical node Ans✓✓✓superficial to the sternomastoid
,deep cervical chain nodes Ans✓✓✓deep to the sternomastoid and often
inaccessible to examination
posterior cervical node Ans✓✓✓in the posterior triangle along the edge
of the trapezius muscle
supraclavicular node Ans✓✓✓just above and behind the clavicle, at the
sternomastoid muscle
prodrome phase Ans✓✓✓hours to days before migraine, characterized
by depression, irritability, and changes in activity.
aura phase Ans✓✓✓neuro symptoms, visual disturbances, second phase
of migraine
headache phase Ans✓✓✓can include vasodilation, skeletal muscle
tension, or a combination of these factors. Third phase of migraine
recovery phase Ans✓✓✓pain and associated symptoms start to decline
in this final phase of a migraine
presyncope Ans✓✓✓a light-headed, swimming sensation or feeling of
fainting or falling caused by decreased blood flow to brain or heart
irregularity causing decreased cardiac output
, vertigo Ans✓✓✓sense of true rotational spinning. Include objective
vertigo in which a person feels as though the room is swimming, and
subjective vertigo, in which they feel as though THEY are swimming.
disequilibrium Ans✓✓✓shakiness or instability when walking related to
Musculo-skeletal disorder or multisensory defects
dysphagia Ans✓✓✓difficulty swallowing
bell's palsy Ans✓✓✓a condition that causes a temporary weakness or
paralysis of the muscles in the face. It can occur when the nerve that
controls your facial muscles becomes inflamed, swollen, or compressed.
The condition causes one side of your face to droop or become stiff.
microcephaly Ans✓✓✓abnormally small head
macrocephaly Ans✓✓✓abnormally large head
temporal arteritis Ans✓✓✓when an artery looks torturous and feels
hardened and tender
tracheal shift Ans✓✓✓if pushed to the unaffected side, this could
indicate an aortic aneurysm, tumor, unilateral thyroid lobe enlargement,
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT ANSWERS) /ALREADY GRADED
hypothyroidism Ans✓✓✓decreased amounts of thyroid hormone. Leads
to lethargy, slow mentation, weight gain, and generalized slowing.
hyperthyroidism Ans✓✓✓increased amount of thyroid hormone. Leads
to increased blood pressure and heart rate, that is associated with a goiter
visible upon inspection.
posterior auricular node Ans✓✓✓superficial to the mastoid process
(behind the ear)
preauricular node Ans✓✓✓node in front of ear
occipital node Ans✓✓✓at the base of the skull posteriorly
submental node Ans✓✓✓behind the tip of the mandible
submandibular node Ans✓✓✓halfway between the angle and the tip of
the mandible
tonsillar node Ans✓✓✓under the angle of the mandible
superficial cervical node Ans✓✓✓superficial to the sternomastoid
,deep cervical chain nodes Ans✓✓✓deep to the sternomastoid and often
inaccessible to examination
posterior cervical node Ans✓✓✓in the posterior triangle along the edge
of the trapezius muscle
supraclavicular node Ans✓✓✓just above and behind the clavicle, at the
sternomastoid muscle
prodrome phase Ans✓✓✓hours to days before migraine, characterized
by depression, irritability, and changes in activity.
aura phase Ans✓✓✓neuro symptoms, visual disturbances, second phase
of migraine
headache phase Ans✓✓✓can include vasodilation, skeletal muscle
tension, or a combination of these factors. Third phase of migraine
recovery phase Ans✓✓✓pain and associated symptoms start to decline
in this final phase of a migraine
presyncope Ans✓✓✓a light-headed, swimming sensation or feeling of
fainting or falling caused by decreased blood flow to brain or heart
irregularity causing decreased cardiac output
, vertigo Ans✓✓✓sense of true rotational spinning. Include objective
vertigo in which a person feels as though the room is swimming, and
subjective vertigo, in which they feel as though THEY are swimming.
disequilibrium Ans✓✓✓shakiness or instability when walking related to
Musculo-skeletal disorder or multisensory defects
dysphagia Ans✓✓✓difficulty swallowing
bell's palsy Ans✓✓✓a condition that causes a temporary weakness or
paralysis of the muscles in the face. It can occur when the nerve that
controls your facial muscles becomes inflamed, swollen, or compressed.
The condition causes one side of your face to droop or become stiff.
microcephaly Ans✓✓✓abnormally small head
macrocephaly Ans✓✓✓abnormally large head
temporal arteritis Ans✓✓✓when an artery looks torturous and feels
hardened and tender
tracheal shift Ans✓✓✓if pushed to the unaffected side, this could
indicate an aortic aneurysm, tumor, unilateral thyroid lobe enlargement,
