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During .an .assessment .of .a .32-year-old .patient .with .a .recent
.head .injury, .the .nurse .notices .that .the .patient .responds .to
.pain .by .extending, .adducting, .and .internally .rotating .his
.arms. .His .palms .pronate .and .his .lower .extremities .extend
.with .plantar .flexion. .Which .of .these .statements .about .these
.findings .is .accurate?
a. .This .indicates .a .lesion .of .the .cerebral .cortex. .
b. .This .indicates .a .completely .nonfunctional .brainstem
c. .This .is .a .normal .response .that .will .go .away .in .24 .to .48
.hours
d. .This .is .a .very .ominous .sign .and .may .indicate .brainstem
.injury .- .ANS✓✓-d. .This .is .a .very .ominous .sign .and .may
.indicate .brainstem .injury
During .the .history .of .a .78-year-old .man, .his .wife .states .that
.he .occasionally .has .problems .with .short-term .memory .loss
.and .confusion: ."He .can't .even .remember .how .to .button .his
.shirt." .In .doing .the .assessment .of .his .sensory .system,
,During .the .assessment .of .an .80-year-old .patient, .the .nurse
.notices .that .his .hands .show .tremors .when .he .reaches .for
.something .and .his .head .is .always .nodding. .There .is .no
.associated .rigidity .with .movement. .Which .of .these
.statements .is .most .accurate?
a. .These .are .normal .findings .resulting .from .aging
b. .These .could .be .related .to .hyperthyroidism
c. .there .are .the .result .of .Parkinson .disease
d. .This .patient .should .be .evaluated .for .a .cerebellar .lesion .-
.ANS✓✓-a. .These .are .normal .findings .resulting .from .aging
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During .an .assessment .of .an .80-year-old .patient, .the .nurse
.notices .the .following: .inability .to .identify .vibrations .at .the
.ankle .and .to .identify .position .of .big .toe, .slower .and .more
.deliberate .gait, .and .slightly .impaired .tactile .sensation. .All
.other .neurologic .findings .are .normal. .The .nurse .should
.interpret .that .these .findings .indicate:
, a. .cranial .nerve .dysfunction
b. .lesion .in .the .cerebral .cortex
c. .normal .changes .due .to .aging
d. .demyelinization .of .nerves .due .to .a .lesion .- .ANS✓✓-c.
.normal .changes .due .to .aging
When .assessing .aging .adults, .the .nurse .knows .that .one .of
.the .first .things .that .should .be .assessed .before .making
.judgments .about .their .mental .status .is: .
a. .the .presence .of .phobias
b. .their .general .intelligence
c. .the .presence .of .irrational .thinking .patterns
d. .their .sensory-perceptive .abilities .- .ANS✓✓-d. .their
.sensory- .perceptive .abilities
A .19-year-old .woman .comes .to .the .clinic .at .the .insistence .of
.her .brother. .She .is .wearing .black .combat .boots .and .a
.black .lace .nightgown .over .the .top .of .her .other .clothes. .Her
.hair .is .dyed .pink .with .black .streaks .throughout. .She .has