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NR509 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
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obtunded means?
Select the correct definition
1eyes closed, highly alert, and responsive 2eyes wide open, very active, and engaged
eyes open, slow to respond, slighty
3confused, decreased interest/alertness in 4eyes rolling back, completely unresponsive
environment
Don't know?
Sources of Joint Pain Nonarticular, intra-articular (Acute <6 weeks), Intra-articular (Chronic, >6 weeks)
Non-articular sources Trauma/fractures, fibromyalgia, polymyalgia, rheumatica, bursitis, tendinitis
Intra-articular (Acute, <6weeks) Arthritis (infectious arthritis, gout, pseudo gout, reiter syndrome)
Arthritis (inflammatory/non-inflammatory), Lupus, OA, RA, scleroderma, polymyostis
Intra-Articular (Chronic, >6weeks)
What causes saddle numbness? Cauda equina syndrome
how does retinal detachment present? sudden painless unilateral vision loss
eyes open, slow to respond, slighty confused, decreased interest/alertness in
obtunded means?
environment
cranial nerve in charge of lateral gaze? Cranial nerve 6, abducens
What should be listed under an adults Medical, surgical, OBGYN, psychiatric
health history?
opacity of the lens (cataracts), vitreous (fake eye), rare but retinal displacement,
What conditions do not have a red reflex?
retinoblastoma in children
Signs of seasonal allergies Red, runny nose, sneezy, watery, red, and itchy eyes
Sudden Painful unilateral vision loss.
optic neuritis presents by?
sometimes associated with MS
Oval lesions on trunk, can be in the shape of a christmas tree, especially on
how does pityriasis rosacea present?
children, (Harolds sign)- Largest lesion first
OLDCART
What is listed under present illness? onset, location, duration, characteristics, aggravated factors, relieving factors, and
treatment
Know where the acromion process is? between clavicle and shoulder (Sticks off)
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What can cause falsy high BP? brachial artery below heart, too small of a cough, white coat syndrome
involuntary movements of the eyes with quick and slow movements. Note the
direction of the gaze and the plane of it (horizontal, vertical, rotary, mixed) & the
nystagmus (What is it/how to check for
direction of quick and slow movements. it is named for the direction of the quick
it?)
component. Have patient stare at object across the room and see if nystagmus
increases or decreases
yellow sclera indicates> high billirubin, jaundice
"giving out sensation"
signs of degenerative joint disease? hurts with bending, lifting, twisting, and sitting
relieved by changing positions, walking, running, laying down
-Weber test: Vibrations are heard in impaired. (room noises not heard well,
so detection of vibrations improves)
Otosclerosis presents with Weber and
-Rinne Test: BC>=AC.
Rinne test
tuning fork at external auditory meatus, then the mastoid bone --- air conduction
through the external or middle ear is impaired, vibrations through the bone
bypass the problem and reach the cochlea
Are cherry angiomas benign or not? Benign
20/40----
Visual Acuity score 20 is how far the patient is standing from the
chart 40--how far normal eyes can read it
Prepare( reasearch record)
Set an agenda
check appearances
Great and build rapport with patient
establish and agenda
order for meeting/conducting an invite patients story
interview with patient explore patients perspective
identify and respond to patient ques
expand/clarify patients story
generate and test diagnostic hypothesis
Close interview/visit
reflect
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