NR 509 midterm with all the Questions and Answers Involved
Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention - ---------Answer ------------Cauda
equina
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Presentation of retinal detachment - ---------Answer ------------If sudden visual loss is
unilateral and painless,
Obtunded - ---------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 - ---------Answer ------------CN6: Abducens
Adult Illnesses - ---------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 - ---------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 - ---------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 - ---------Answer ------------Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear
congestion, postnasal drainage
Presentation of optic neuritis - ---------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 - ---------Answer ------------Multiple round to oval scaling violaceous
plaques on abdomen and back
Acromion - ---------Answer ------------tip of shoulder [Show Less]