Exam (elaborations) Chamberlain College Of Nursing NR 509 (NURS509)

Exam (elaborations) Chamberlain College Of Nursing NR 509 (NURS509) Identify the Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention Answers : Cauda equina syndrome Presentation of retinal detachment Answers: If sudden visual loss is unilateral and painless Explain Obtunded Answers: the patient opens their eyes and looks at you but responds slowly and is somewhat confused. Alertness and interest in the environment are decreased. Identify the Cranial nerve for lateral gaze Answers CN6: Abducens What is Adult Illnesses Answers: 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 Explain the Present Illness Answers: 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 What is the Absence of a red reflex Answers: 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. Identify the S/S of seasonal allergies Answers: Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear congestion, postnasal drainage Identify the Presentation of optic neuritis Answers: Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye, loss of color vision, hole in center of vision, trouble seeing to the side, eye painIdentify the Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention Answers : Cauda equina syndrome Presentation of retinal detachment Answers: If sudden visual loss is unilateral and painless Explain Obtunded Answers: the patient opens their eyes and looks at you but responds slowly and is somewhat confused. Alertness and interest in the environment are decreased. Identify the Cranial nerve for lateral gaze Answers CN6: Abducens What is Adult Illnesses Answers: 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 Explain the Present Illness Answers: 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 What is the Absence of a red reflex Answers: 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. Identify the S/S of seasonal allergies Answers: Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear congestion, postnasal drainage Identify the Presentation of optic neuritis Answers: Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye, loss of color vision, hole in center of vision, trouble seeing to the side, eye pain