NPTE Exam Terms Questions with correct answer

Cor Pulmonale Correct Answer - Right-sided heart failure arising from disease of the lungs. Signs of right ventricular failure are elevated central venous pressure with distension of the neck veins. Ascites(accumulation fluid in the peritoneal cavity) and peripheral edema of the feet and ankles are common. Patients with heart failure usually experience fatigue and exercise intolerance Anemia Correct Answer - Decrease in the number of red blood cells that carry oxygen in the blood in a variety of symptoms including pallor, cyanosis, vertigo, weakness, headache, and malaise. Diaphoresis Correct Answer - profuse perspiration and is often associated with shock or other emergent medical conditions Dysphonia Correct Answer - Disorder of vocalization characterized by an abnormal production of sounds from the larynx. Main complaint usually is hoarseness ranging mild roughness in the voice to not being able to produce voice. Dysprosody Correct Answer - Impairment in rythm and inflection of speech Dysarthria Correct Answer - Defects in articulation, enunciation or rythm of speech. Dysphasia Correct Answer - Inability to use and understand written and spoken words as a result of disorders involving the cortical centers of speech or their interconnections in the dominant cerebral hemisphere. Diplopia Correct Answer - Double vision