Advanced Health Assessment Exam 1 (With complete solution)

What is suggested when touch and position sense are normal or only slightly impaired, and there is a disproportionate decrease in, or loss of, discriminative sensations? correct answers suggests disease of the sensory cortex. Stereognosis, number identification, and two-point discrimination are impaired in? correct answers posterior column disease. What does primary headaches include? correct answers migraine, tension, cluster, and chronic daily headaches Where does secondary headaches arise? correct answers secondary headaches arise from underlying structural, systemic, or infectious causes and may be life threatening What is a symptom of a subarachnoid hemorrhage? correct answers "the worst headache of my life." What are the signs/symptoms of meningitis? correct answers Severe headache and stiff neck Dull headache increased by coughing and sneezing, especially in the same location, occurs in? correct answers mass lesions from brain tumors or abscess Migraine headaches correct answers *often preceded by an aura or prodrome. *is highly likely if three of the five "POUND" features are present: -Pulsatile or throbbing; -One-day duration, or lasts 4 to 72 hours if untreated -Unilateral -Nausea or vomiting -Disabling or intensity causing interruption of daily activity. Optic discs that are bulging with blurred margins is indicative of? correct answers papilledema Pallor optic discs is indicative of? correct answers optic atrophy cup enlargement is indicative of? correct answers glaucoma Rinne Test assesses? correct answers air and bone conduction ACBC