Final Exam: MN 551/ MN551 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade

Final Exam: MN 551/ MN551 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade QUESTION Which of the following questions is most likely to be clinically useful in the differential diagnosis of sensorineural versus conductive hearing loss? Question options: "Do you ever hear a persistent ringing in your ears?" "Has your hearing loss developed quickly or more slowly?" "What effect is this hearing loss having on your quality of life?" "What medications do you currently take?" Answer: "What medications do you currently take?" QUESTION A stroke affecting which of the following areas of the brain would be most likely to leave an individual's vestibular system intact and posture and balance maintained? Question options: The limbic system of the cerebrum The temporal and parietal cortex The thalamus The brain stem Answer: The limbic system of the cerebrum QUESTION A 46-year-old male has presented to the emergency department because of the eye pain, severe headache, and blurred vision that have followed an eye exam at an optometrist's office earlier in the day. The patient tells the triage nurse that he received eyedrops during the exam "to keep my pupils wide open." What differential diagnosis will the care team first suspect? Question options: Angle-closure glaucoma Corneal trauma Keratitis Infectious conjunctivitis Answer: Angle-closure glaucoma QUESTION A 60-year-old man has long managed his type 1 diabetes effectively with a combination of vigilant blood sugar monitoring, subcutaneous insulin administration, and conscientious eating habits. This morning, however, his wife has noted that he appears pale and clammy and to be in a stupor, though he is responsive. She suspects that he has made an error in his insulin administration and that he is experiencing a hypoglycemic episode. Which of the following actions should be the wife's first choice? Careful monitoring for level of consciousness and resolution of hypoglycemia IV infusion of 50% dextrose and water solution Administration of subcutaneous glucagon Administration of 15 to 20 g of glucose in a concentrated carbohydrate source Answer: Administration of 15 to 20 g of glucose in a concentrated carbohydrate source QUESTION A 29-year-old woman has been diagnose