Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention - CORRECT ANSWER Cauda equina
syndrome
Presentation of retinal detachment - CORRECT ANSWER If sudden
... [Show More] visual loss is unilateral and
painless,
Obtunded - CORRECT ANSWER patient opens the eyes and looks at you but responds slowly
and is somewhat confused. Alertness and interest in the environment are decreased.
Cranial nerve for lateral gaze - CORRECT ANSWER CN6: Abducens
Adult Illnesses - CORRECT ANSWER Medical: Illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension,
hepatitis, asthma, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); hospitalizations; number and
gender of sexual partners; and risk-taking sexual practices
■ Surgical: Dates, indications, and types of operations
■ Obstetric/Gynecologic: Obstetric history, menstrual history, methods of contraception, and
sexual function
■ Psychiatric: Illness and time frame, diagnoses, hospitalizations, and treatments
Present Illness - CORRECT ANSWER chronologic description of the problems prompting the
patient's visit, including the onset of the problem, the setting in which it developed, its
manifestations, and any treatments to date.Each problem/symptom needs: (1) location; (2)
quality; (3) quantity or severity; (4) timing, including onset, duration, and frequency; (5) the
setting in which it occurs; (6) factors that have aggravated
-meds, allergies, tobacco use, ETOH and drug use
Absence of red reflex - CORRECT ANSWER an opacity of the lens (cataract) or, possibly, the
vitreous (or even an artificial eye). Less commonly, a detached retina or, in children, a
retinoblastoma may obscure this reflex.
S/S of seasonal allergies - CORRECT ANSWER Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear congestion,
postnasal drainage
Presentation of optic neuritis - CORRECT ANSWER Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye,
loss of color vision, hole in center of vision, trouble seeing to the side, eye pain
pityriasis rosea - CORRECT ANSWER Multiple round to oval scaling violaceous plaques on
abdomen and back
Acromion - CORRECT ANSWER tip of shoulder
What to do for + finding on physical exam, but - workup - CORRECT ANSWER continue using
test, but less lab and diagnostics
Cause of falsely high BP - CORRECT ANSWER -too small of a BP cuff
- if the brachial artery is below heart level
- loose cuff
- bladder that balloons outside the cuff
Check for nystagmus - CORRECT ANSWER -involuntary jerking movement of the eyes with
quick and slow components.
- It is named for the direction of the quick component
- seen in cerebellar disease and vestibular disorders and in internuclear ophthalmoplegia [Show Less]