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NR509 Bates Test Bank - Midterm NR509 Final Exam chapter 15 final
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1. Which of the following Ans: D
changes are expected in vision The lens loses its elasticity over time as part of the normal aging
as part of the normal aging process, and the eye is less able to accommodate and focus on
process? near objects; therefore, the patient will be expected to have
A) Cataracts blurring of near vision.
B) Glaucoma
C) Macular degeneration
D) Blurring of near vision
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, 2. A 72-year-old retired truck Ans: A
driver comes to the clinic with Human speech is considered to be a middle-range sound.
his wife for evaluation of hearing During the aging process there is a loss of acuity, starting with
loss. He has noticed some high-pitched sounds but extending to the middle range and then
decreased ability to hear what into the low range.
his wife and grandchildren are
saying to him. He admits to lip-
reading more. He has a history
of noise exposure in his young
adult years: He worked as a
sound engineer at a local arena
and had to attend a lot of
concerts. Based on this
information, what is the most
likely finding regarding his
hearing acuity?
A) Loss of acuity for middle-
range sounds
B) Increase of acuity for low-
range sounds
C) Loss of acuity for high-range
sounds
D) Increase of acuity for high-
range sounds
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3. A 79-year-old retired banker Ans: C
comes to your office for This is the expected physical examination finding in benign
evaluation of difficulty with prostatic hyperplasia (BPH).
urination; he gets up five to six
times per night to urinate and
has to go at least that often in
the daytime. He does not feel as
if his bladder empties
completely; the strength of the
urinary stream is diminished. He
denies dysuria or hematuria. This
problem has been present for
several years but has worsened
over the last 8 months. You
palpate his prostate. What is
your expected physical
examination finding, based on
this description?
A) Normal size, smooth
B) Normal size, boggy
C) Enlarged size, smooth
D) Enlarged size, boggy
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