NSG500 / NSG 500 Exam 1 (Latest 2024 / 2025): Advanced Health Assessment | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes

Exam 1: NSG500 / NSG 500 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Health Assessment Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: What are examples of cognitive impairment findings in a patient? Answer: Inap- propriate laughing, flat affect, disheveled appearance, and communication may be altered Q: Different parts of the brain and what they activate; Parietal = Temporal = Frontal = Cerebral = Answer: Parietal = sensation Temporal = auditory Frontal = behavior/speech Cerebral = control of body/writing/drawing Q: What is acromegaly? Answer: Enlarged hands and feet Pronounced facial features Q: What is turners syndrome? Do they have periods? What's their height and appearance? Answer: No periods, infertile, short, webbed neck (X,0) Q: What is cushing's disease? Common causes, and s/s? Answer: -A condition that occurs from exposure to high cortisol levels for a long time. -Commonly caused by prolonged corticosteroid use. -S/s: Weight gain. Moon face. Buffalo hump Q: What is precocious puberty, and when does it occur? What are s/s for females and males? Answer: A condition in which a child's body begins changing into that of an adult too soon. Females <7, Males <9, breast development, pubic hair growth, enlarged testes and penis Q: What are common s/s of vitamin B deficiency? Answer: Fatigue/tired, headache, pale, palpitations, SOB, sores in mouth or in corners of mouth Q: What is vitamin E responsive for? Answer: nerve and muscle function Q: Why is it important to check prealbumin and albumin levels? Answer: Protein status.