NU673 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Coarctation of the Aorta - ANS systolic HTN in the upper extremities and lower BP in the legs
and diminished or delayed femoral pulses.
COPD - ANS prolonged expiration is common in _______
Pyrexia - ANS Fever
Hyperpyrexia - ANS extreme elevation in temp (>106)
auscultory gap - ANS A silent interval that may be present between the systolic and diastolic
blood pressures; i.e., the sound disappears for a while, then reappears
somatic pain - ANS related to tissue damage
neuropathic pain - ANS resulting from direct trauma to the peripheral or central nervous
system
psychogenic pain - ANS relates to factors that influence the patient's report of pain
idiopathic pain - ANS no identifiable cause of pain
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,primary headaches - ANS include migraine, tension, cluster and chronic daily headaches
secondary headaches - ANS arise from underlying structural, systemic, or infectious causes
such as meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage and maybe life-threatening.
hyperopia - ANS farsightedness
myopia - ANS nearsightedness
presbyopia - ANS aging vision
acute sinusitis - ANS leaning forward may increase pain in_____
scotomas - ANS lesions in the retina or visual pathway (fixed defects)
detachment of the vitreous body from the retina - ANS flashing lights with new vitreous
floaters
Diplopia - ANS seen in lesions in the brainstem or cerebellum and with weakness or paralysis
of one or more extraocular muscles
primary open angle glaucoma - ANS gradual loss of vision in the peripheral visual fields
resulting from loss of retinal ganglion cells axons.
Sjogren syndrome - ANS dryness from impaired secretion
miosis - ANS constriction of pupils
mydriasis - ANS dilation of pupils
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, conductive hearing loss - ANS Hearing disorders of the external and middle ear cause
_______.
sensorineural hearing loss - ANS Hearing disorders of the inner ear cause _____.
Exostoses - ANS Nontender nodular swellings covered by normal skin deep in the ear canals;
these are nonmalignant growths which obscure the ear drum.
impaired ear
good ear - ANS Weber:
In unilateral conductive hearing loss, sound is heard in the ______.
In unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, sound is heard in the ______.
conduction loss
sensorineural loss - ANS RINNE TEST:
If bone conduction > air conduction (BC > AC)
suspect _________
If air conduction is more than twice as long as bone conduction (AC >BC)
suspect __________.
sensorineural hearing loss - ANS have trouble understanding speech, often complaining that
others mumble
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AND ANSWERS 2026 VERIFIED.
Coarctation of the Aorta - ANS systolic HTN in the upper extremities and lower BP in the legs
and diminished or delayed femoral pulses.
COPD - ANS prolonged expiration is common in _______
Pyrexia - ANS Fever
Hyperpyrexia - ANS extreme elevation in temp (>106)
auscultory gap - ANS A silent interval that may be present between the systolic and diastolic
blood pressures; i.e., the sound disappears for a while, then reappears
somatic pain - ANS related to tissue damage
neuropathic pain - ANS resulting from direct trauma to the peripheral or central nervous
system
psychogenic pain - ANS relates to factors that influence the patient's report of pain
idiopathic pain - ANS no identifiable cause of pain
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,primary headaches - ANS include migraine, tension, cluster and chronic daily headaches
secondary headaches - ANS arise from underlying structural, systemic, or infectious causes
such as meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage and maybe life-threatening.
hyperopia - ANS farsightedness
myopia - ANS nearsightedness
presbyopia - ANS aging vision
acute sinusitis - ANS leaning forward may increase pain in_____
scotomas - ANS lesions in the retina or visual pathway (fixed defects)
detachment of the vitreous body from the retina - ANS flashing lights with new vitreous
floaters
Diplopia - ANS seen in lesions in the brainstem or cerebellum and with weakness or paralysis
of one or more extraocular muscles
primary open angle glaucoma - ANS gradual loss of vision in the peripheral visual fields
resulting from loss of retinal ganglion cells axons.
Sjogren syndrome - ANS dryness from impaired secretion
miosis - ANS constriction of pupils
mydriasis - ANS dilation of pupils
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, conductive hearing loss - ANS Hearing disorders of the external and middle ear cause
_______.
sensorineural hearing loss - ANS Hearing disorders of the inner ear cause _____.
Exostoses - ANS Nontender nodular swellings covered by normal skin deep in the ear canals;
these are nonmalignant growths which obscure the ear drum.
impaired ear
good ear - ANS Weber:
In unilateral conductive hearing loss, sound is heard in the ______.
In unilateral sensorineural hearing loss, sound is heard in the ______.
conduction loss
sensorineural loss - ANS RINNE TEST:
If bone conduction > air conduction (BC > AC)
suspect _________
If air conduction is more than twice as long as bone conduction (AC >BC)
suspect __________.
sensorineural hearing loss - ANS have trouble understanding speech, often complaining that
others mumble
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