NURS 620 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS
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ANSWERS
90% of all headaches are? - correct answer- Without
pathological cause
A ratchet-like rhythmic contraction in the hand during passive
stretching is known as? - correct answer- Cogwheeling
Acute-angle closure glaucoma involves a sudden severe rise in
intraocular pressure, which range represents normal intraocular
pressure? - correct answer- 8-21 mmHg
Acutely presenting erythematous, tender lump within the eyelid
is called? - correct answer- Hordeolum
allergic conjunctivitis has... - correct answer- stringy
mucoid discharge, and is usually bilateral at onset
, As diabetic retinopathy progresses, the presence of cotton wool
spots can be detected. Cotton wool spots refers to - correct
answer- Nerve fiber layer infarctions
bacterial conjunctivitis... - correct answer- typically
begins unilateral at onset most often
occurs most often in the fall and winter and feels gritty or sandy
Carotid endartectomy should only be considered for
symptomatic patients with greater than what percentage of
stenosis? - correct answer- Greater than 50%
Ear pain. On exam, there is tenderness on traction of the pinna a
well as when there is pressure over the tragus - correct
answer- Signs of otitis externa
First s/s of herpes zoster - correct answer- A vesicular
skin lesion on one side of the body
Fluctuations and reductions in estrogen may be a contributing
factor in which type of rhinitis? - correct answer-
Vasomotor rhinitis
AND DETAILED CORRECT
ANSWERS
90% of all headaches are? - correct answer- Without
pathological cause
A ratchet-like rhythmic contraction in the hand during passive
stretching is known as? - correct answer- Cogwheeling
Acute-angle closure glaucoma involves a sudden severe rise in
intraocular pressure, which range represents normal intraocular
pressure? - correct answer- 8-21 mmHg
Acutely presenting erythematous, tender lump within the eyelid
is called? - correct answer- Hordeolum
allergic conjunctivitis has... - correct answer- stringy
mucoid discharge, and is usually bilateral at onset
, As diabetic retinopathy progresses, the presence of cotton wool
spots can be detected. Cotton wool spots refers to - correct
answer- Nerve fiber layer infarctions
bacterial conjunctivitis... - correct answer- typically
begins unilateral at onset most often
occurs most often in the fall and winter and feels gritty or sandy
Carotid endartectomy should only be considered for
symptomatic patients with greater than what percentage of
stenosis? - correct answer- Greater than 50%
Ear pain. On exam, there is tenderness on traction of the pinna a
well as when there is pressure over the tragus - correct
answer- Signs of otitis externa
First s/s of herpes zoster - correct answer- A vesicular
skin lesion on one side of the body
Fluctuations and reductions in estrogen may be a contributing
factor in which type of rhinitis? - correct answer-
Vasomotor rhinitis
