Patho Evolve HESI Prep Exam Questions With Correct Answers

ptosis - ANSWER-eyelid drooping nystagmus - ANSWER-rapid, rhythmic movement of both eyes astigmatism - ANSWER-distortion of lens of eye -- decreased visual acuity exopthalmus - ANSWER--protrusion of eyeball -seen in hyperthyroidism inheritence of maple syrup urine disease - ANSWER--autosomal recessive inheritance disorder -both genes of pair must be abnormal for disorder to be expressed left brain damage - ANSWER--manifest as right sided hemiplegia w. speech + language deficits -more aware of deficit -- grief + depression right brain damage - ANSWER--difficulty in judgement + spatial perception -more impulsive -move quickly -- falls antihypertensive agent for asthmatics - ANSWER-metopropol tartrate patho of emesis - ANSWER-spasmodic reflex of resp + gastric movements that results from stimulation of chemoreceptor trigger zone most imp intervention for menopause - ANSWER-Ca intake priorities in trauma - ANSWER-ABC = airway, breathing, circulation ex. cardiac monitoring extremely imp AML: acute myelogenous leukemia - ANSWER--at risk for anemia, neutropenia, thrombocytopenia -low platelet count -- risk for injury pneumothorax - ANSWER--collapsed lung caused by rapid accumulation of air in pleural space -causes severely high intrapleural pressure -mediastinum + trachea shift to side opposite pneumothorax coarctation - ANSWER--congenital narrowing of short sec of aorta -- supplies upper extremities -- causes BP to higher in arms + lower in legs