75 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS /A+ GRADE ASSURED !!
What is cranial nerve 12 and how do you assess it? - ANSWER -
Hypoglossal M: have patient say "light, tight, dynamite"
What are the highest and lowest scores of Glasgow coma scale
and what do they indicate? - ANSWER -Highest score=15: fully
alert and oriented
Lowest score=3: anything below 6 is coma
What are the three categories of Glasgow coma scale? -
ANSWER -Eyeopening response, motor response, verbal
response
What does FAST stand for? - ANSWER -Face drooping, arm
weakness, speech difficulty, time to call 911
What are the manifestations of a UTI in older adults? - ANSWER
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Communication problems, confusion, lethargy
,moderate to intense., sharp, deep muscle pain, pain increases
with palpation, red, warm, swollen leg, dependent cyanosis.
Pain medication is relieving. - ANSWER -Manifestations of DVT
pulmonary embolism - ANSWER -Complications of DVT
Prolonged bed rest
immobilization
Heart failure. - ANSWER -Risk factors of DVT
o Contracting
skeletal muscles that
milk the blood
proximally, back
towards the heart,
o Pressure gradient
caused by breathing
(thoracic pressure
decrease, abdominal
pressure increase) o
Intraluminal valves
ensure unidirectional
flow, each valve is
paired that opens
towards the heart and
,closes tightly when
filled to prevent back
flow. - ANSWER -
Mechanisms of Venous
Return
o Non modifiable
Age gender genetic or
familial factors.
o Modifiable
Obesity sedentary
lifestyle cigarette
smoking diabetes
mellitus poorly
controlled hypertension
combination of oral contraceptives & smoking. - ANSWER -risk
factor of atherosclerosis
-Location: Calf, lower leg
-Character: Aching, tiredness, feeling of fullness
-Onset and Duration: Chronic pain, increases at end of day
-Aggravating factors: Prolonged standing, sitting
-Relieving factors: Elevation, lying, walking
- Associated symptoms: Edema, varicosities, weeping ulcers
at ankles -Those at risk: Job with prolonged standing or
, sitting; obesity; pregnancy; prolonged bed rest; history of
heart failure, varicosities, or thrombophlebitis; veins crushed
by trauma or surgery - ANSWER -Chronic Venous Symptoms
Mild pitting
Slight indentation
No perceptible swelling - ANSWER -1+ edema
Moderate pitting
Indentation subsides rapidly - ANSWER -2+ edema
Deep pitting
Indentation remains for a short time
Leg looks swollen - ANSWER -3+ edema
Very deep pitting
Indentation lasts a long time
Leg is grossly swollen and distorted - ANSWER -4+ edema
-Location: Deep muscle pain, usually in calf, but may be lower
leg or dorsum of foot.
-Character: Intermittent claudication, feels like "cramp,"
"numbness and tingling," "feeling of cold"
-Onset and Duration: Chronic pain, onset gradual after exertion