PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 10
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◉ A 31-year-old female has been recently diagnosed with type 2
diabetes mellitus, and is attending a diabetes education class.
Which of the following statements by the woman demonstrates an
accurate understanding of her health problem?
Answer: I'll have to control my blood sugars, my blood pressure
and my cholesterol in order to make sure I don't develop site
problems.
◉ When educating the parents of a child who has just had
tympanostomy tube insertion, the nurse should provide further
teaching, if the parent say which of the following statements?
Answer: I am so glad that we can take the child swimming next
week when we go on vacation.
◉ As the eyes rotate upward, the upper eyelid reflexively retracts.
Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for this response?
Answer: Cranial nerve III
◉ A 75-year-old client has been having chronic corneal irritation
and is being scheduled for surgical correction of the eyelid. What
condition should the nurse recognize the client is having
corrected?
, Answer: Entropion
◉ The nurse is working with a 76 year old client with moderate
presbycusis. The client reports that the hearing aid is not working
because it is difficult to hear people speaking went out at a
restaurant. What is the nurses best response?
Answer: Difficulty hearing in an environment like a restaurant is
expected with hearing aids.
◉ A stroke affecting which area of the brain would be most likely
to leave an individual's vestibular system in tact and posture and
balance maintained?
Answer: The limbic system of the cerebrum
◉ A 30-year-old woman has presented to her family doctor
complaining of three distressing episodes over the last several
months in which she got extremely dizzy, head, loud ringing in her
ears, and felt like her ears were full of fluid. She states that her
hearing diminishes, and she feels nauseous during these episodes.
What diagnosis is the physician most likely to first suspect?
Answer: Meniere's disease
◉ During descent, an airplane passenger is complaining that his
"ears are plugged". What aspect of the structure and function of
the ear best accounts for the passengers complaint?
Answer: The air must be able to flow between the middle ear and
the nasopharynx in order to accommodate pressure changes.
COMPREHENSIVE SCRIPT COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS ALREADY PASSED
◉ A 31-year-old female has been recently diagnosed with type 2
diabetes mellitus, and is attending a diabetes education class.
Which of the following statements by the woman demonstrates an
accurate understanding of her health problem?
Answer: I'll have to control my blood sugars, my blood pressure
and my cholesterol in order to make sure I don't develop site
problems.
◉ When educating the parents of a child who has just had
tympanostomy tube insertion, the nurse should provide further
teaching, if the parent say which of the following statements?
Answer: I am so glad that we can take the child swimming next
week when we go on vacation.
◉ As the eyes rotate upward, the upper eyelid reflexively retracts.
Which cranial nerve is primarily responsible for this response?
Answer: Cranial nerve III
◉ A 75-year-old client has been having chronic corneal irritation
and is being scheduled for surgical correction of the eyelid. What
condition should the nurse recognize the client is having
corrected?
, Answer: Entropion
◉ The nurse is working with a 76 year old client with moderate
presbycusis. The client reports that the hearing aid is not working
because it is difficult to hear people speaking went out at a
restaurant. What is the nurses best response?
Answer: Difficulty hearing in an environment like a restaurant is
expected with hearing aids.
◉ A stroke affecting which area of the brain would be most likely
to leave an individual's vestibular system in tact and posture and
balance maintained?
Answer: The limbic system of the cerebrum
◉ A 30-year-old woman has presented to her family doctor
complaining of three distressing episodes over the last several
months in which she got extremely dizzy, head, loud ringing in her
ears, and felt like her ears were full of fluid. She states that her
hearing diminishes, and she feels nauseous during these episodes.
What diagnosis is the physician most likely to first suspect?
Answer: Meniere's disease
◉ During descent, an airplane passenger is complaining that his
"ears are plugged". What aspect of the structure and function of
the ear best accounts for the passengers complaint?
Answer: The air must be able to flow between the middle ear and
the nasopharynx in order to accommodate pressure changes.
