HIGH STAKES 3P EXAM – 100%
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◉Median Nerve. Answer: Nerve in the arm located in ventral forearm,
medial to the brachial artery in the antecubital fossa
◉Ulnar Nerve. Answer: Nerve runs posteriorly in the ulnar groove
between the medial epicondyle & olecranon process
◉Radial Nerve. Answer: originates in axilla, travels down the arm in a
shallow depression (radial groove) on surface of humerus.
◉Wernicke's aphasia. Answer: Type of aphasia where articulation is
good but sentences lack meaning
◉Broca's aphasia (expressive aphasia). Answer: Type of aphasia where
speech is confluent, slow with few words & laborious effort.
, Frailty. Answer: A multifactorial geriatric condition or syndrome
characterized by an age-related lack of adaptive physiological capacity
without identifiable illness.
◉Aphthous ulcers. Answer: "canker sores"; small, painful, round or oval
ulcers in the oral mucosa. White, yellowish gray in color & surrounded
by halo of reddened mucosa.
◉Corneal arcus. Answer: On ophthalmoscopic exam, thin grayish white
arc on lower end of the cornea.
◉Weber Test. Answer: Screening test to detect sensorineural and
conductive hearing loss
◉Chadwick's sign. Answer: Bluish purple discoloration of the cervix,
vagina, and labia during pregnancy as a result of increased vascular
congestion.
◉Aortic Stenosis. Answer: A loud murmur with a thrill audible in right
2nd intercostal space, radiates to carotid arteries.
Crescendodecrescendo pitch audible at the apex. Murmur heard best
when sitting & leaning forward.
,◉Lateral to the head of the humerus. Answer: The greater tubercle of
the humerus is located
◉A ruptured Achilles tendon. Answer: A defect in the gastrocnemus &
soleus muscle with tenderness & swelling could be suggestive of:
◉Athetoid movements. Answer: Involentary movements of the body
that are slower & more twisting & writhing with larger amplitude than
choreiform movements. Involve face & distal extremities.
◉Intestinal obstruction. Answer: During auscultation of abdomen,
rushes of high-pitched sounds audible & coincide with abdominal
cramps are consistent with:
◉Peripheral artery disease. Answer: The ankle-brachial index is a
screening test used to assess risk for:
◉Superficial to the mastoid process. Answer: Posterior auricular lymph
nodes are located:
◉At the angle of the mandible. Answer: Tonsillar lymph nodes are
located:
, ◉Symptoms of internal pacemaker failure. Answer: Dizziness,
lightheadedness, hiccoughs, sudden changes in heart rate, electric
shock feeling in chest