Advanced Health Assessment Exam 1 Questions & Correct Answers/ Graded A+

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." 2 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