NUR 245 - Exam 4 Questions With Complete
Solutions
Achilles reflex dermatomes Correct Answers L5-
S2 ("ankle jerk")
Acronym for common symptoms of stroke Correct
Answers -F (face): ask to smile. one side of face
droop?
-A (arms): ask to raise both arms. one arm drift
downward?
-S (speech): ask to repeat simple phrase. is speech
slurred or strange?
-T (time): if you observe any of these signs, call
911 immediately
Afferent messages Correct Answers carry sensory
information to the CNS from sensory receptors
Almost all cervical cancers result as long-term
consequence of ____________? Correct Answers
HPV
Amphiarthrosis Correct Answers slightly movable
joint
Anosmia Correct Answers -Decrease or loss of
smell occurs bilaterally with tobacco smoking,
allergic rhinitis, and cocaine use
-abnormal finding when testing CN I
,Are alcohol dependence or alcoholism curable?
Correct Answers No. They are highly treatable
chronic progressive diseases that are not curable.
At what age does bone resorption become more
rapid than bone formation? What does this
increase risk of? Correct Answers 40yrs;
osteoporosis
At what ages should women be screened for
cervical cancer? How often should they be tested?
Correct Answers -all women 25-65 with a cervix
should be tested
-screen via HPV testing from a cervical swab or
Papanicolaou cytology cotesting every 5 years
-OR, Pap testing alone every 3 years (for ages 30-
65)
AUDIT screener Correct Answers -detect both less
severe alcohol problems (hazardous and harmful
drinking) and alcohol abuse and dependence
disorders. It is helpful with ED and trauma patients
because it is sensitive to current as opposed to
past alcohol problems.
-Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
-10 questions
-frequency, use w adolescents/older adults
,-3 domains: alcohol consumption, drinking
behavior or dependence, adverse consequences
from alcohol
Babinski reflex Correct Answers -infants should
fan back because the myelin sheath in neurons are
not mature
-used to assess neurodegenerative conditions later
in life
-stroke lateral aspect and across ball of foot
-abnormal: extension of great toe, fanning of toes
(indicating corticospinal (pyramidal) tract disease,
eg. stroke, trauma)
ballottement of patella Correct Answers -reliable
when larger amounts of fluid are present
-use left hand to compress the suprapatellar pouch
to move fluid and right hand push the patella
against femur
-if no fluid is present, the patella is already snug
against the femur; if fluid has collected, you will
hear a tap as the patella bumps up on the femoral
condyles
Biceps reflex dermatomes Correct Answers C5-C6
BPH Correct Answers -benign prostate hyperplasia
-causes an obstructed urine stream and risk for
urinary tract infection
, brachioradialis reflex Correct Answers -hold
person's thumbs to suspend forearms in relaxation
and strike forearm directly, about 2-3 cm above
radial styloid process
-normal response: flexion and supination of
forearm)
Brachioradialis reflex dermatomes Correct
Answers C5-C6
Broca area Correct Answers motor speech area
Brudzinski reflex Correct Answers -with one hand
under neck and other hand on person's chest,
sharply flex chin on chest and watch hips and
knees
-abnormal: resistance and pain in neck, with flexion
of hips and knees (can indicate meningeal
irritation, eg. meningitis, infections)
Brudzinski's sign Correct Answers -with one hand
under neck and other hand on person's chest,
sharply flex chin on chest and watch hips and
knees
-abnormal: resistance and pain in neck, w flexion of
hips and knees (indicative of meningeal irritation)
Bulge sign Correct Answers (for swelling in
suprapatellar pouch) confirms presence of small
amounts of fluid as you try to move the fluid from
Solutions
Achilles reflex dermatomes Correct Answers L5-
S2 ("ankle jerk")
Acronym for common symptoms of stroke Correct
Answers -F (face): ask to smile. one side of face
droop?
-A (arms): ask to raise both arms. one arm drift
downward?
-S (speech): ask to repeat simple phrase. is speech
slurred or strange?
-T (time): if you observe any of these signs, call
911 immediately
Afferent messages Correct Answers carry sensory
information to the CNS from sensory receptors
Almost all cervical cancers result as long-term
consequence of ____________? Correct Answers
HPV
Amphiarthrosis Correct Answers slightly movable
joint
Anosmia Correct Answers -Decrease or loss of
smell occurs bilaterally with tobacco smoking,
allergic rhinitis, and cocaine use
-abnormal finding when testing CN I
,Are alcohol dependence or alcoholism curable?
Correct Answers No. They are highly treatable
chronic progressive diseases that are not curable.
At what age does bone resorption become more
rapid than bone formation? What does this
increase risk of? Correct Answers 40yrs;
osteoporosis
At what ages should women be screened for
cervical cancer? How often should they be tested?
Correct Answers -all women 25-65 with a cervix
should be tested
-screen via HPV testing from a cervical swab or
Papanicolaou cytology cotesting every 5 years
-OR, Pap testing alone every 3 years (for ages 30-
65)
AUDIT screener Correct Answers -detect both less
severe alcohol problems (hazardous and harmful
drinking) and alcohol abuse and dependence
disorders. It is helpful with ED and trauma patients
because it is sensitive to current as opposed to
past alcohol problems.
-Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test
-10 questions
-frequency, use w adolescents/older adults
,-3 domains: alcohol consumption, drinking
behavior or dependence, adverse consequences
from alcohol
Babinski reflex Correct Answers -infants should
fan back because the myelin sheath in neurons are
not mature
-used to assess neurodegenerative conditions later
in life
-stroke lateral aspect and across ball of foot
-abnormal: extension of great toe, fanning of toes
(indicating corticospinal (pyramidal) tract disease,
eg. stroke, trauma)
ballottement of patella Correct Answers -reliable
when larger amounts of fluid are present
-use left hand to compress the suprapatellar pouch
to move fluid and right hand push the patella
against femur
-if no fluid is present, the patella is already snug
against the femur; if fluid has collected, you will
hear a tap as the patella bumps up on the femoral
condyles
Biceps reflex dermatomes Correct Answers C5-C6
BPH Correct Answers -benign prostate hyperplasia
-causes an obstructed urine stream and risk for
urinary tract infection
, brachioradialis reflex Correct Answers -hold
person's thumbs to suspend forearms in relaxation
and strike forearm directly, about 2-3 cm above
radial styloid process
-normal response: flexion and supination of
forearm)
Brachioradialis reflex dermatomes Correct
Answers C5-C6
Broca area Correct Answers motor speech area
Brudzinski reflex Correct Answers -with one hand
under neck and other hand on person's chest,
sharply flex chin on chest and watch hips and
knees
-abnormal: resistance and pain in neck, with flexion
of hips and knees (can indicate meningeal
irritation, eg. meningitis, infections)
Brudzinski's sign Correct Answers -with one hand
under neck and other hand on person's chest,
sharply flex chin on chest and watch hips and
knees
-abnormal: resistance and pain in neck, w flexion of
hips and knees (indicative of meningeal irritation)
Bulge sign Correct Answers (for swelling in
suprapatellar pouch) confirms presence of small
amounts of fluid as you try to move the fluid from
