Advanced Health Assessment Exam 1 Graded A 2024

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? - suggests disease of the sensory cortex. Stereognosis, number identification, and two-point discrimination are impaired in? - posterior column disease. What does primary headaches include? - migraine, tension, cluster, and chronic daily headaches Where does secondary headaches arise? - secondary headaches arise from underlying structural, systemic, or infectious causes and may be life threatening What is a symptom of a subarachnoid hemorrhage? - "the worst headache of my life." What are the signs/symptoms of meningitis? - Severe headache and stiff neck Dull headache increased by coughing and sneezing, especially in the same location, occurs in? - mass lesions from brain tumors or abscess Migraine headaches - *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? - papilledema Pallor optic discs is indicative of? - optic atrophy cup enlargement is indicative of? - glaucoma Rinne Test assesses? - air and bone conduction