Exam 2: NUR 3066C (Latest Update) Clinical Reasoning: Health Assessment-Review with Questions and Verified Answers- Grade A-100% Correct

Exam 2: NUR 3066C (Latest Update) Clinical Reasoning: Health Assessment-Review with Questions and Verified Answers- Grade A-100% Correct Q: Hyperthyroidism symptoms Nervousness, weight loss despite increased appetite, excessive sweating and heat intolerance, palpitations, frequent bowel movements, muscular weakness of the proximal type and tremor Q: Hypothyroidism symptoms Answer: Fatigue, lethargy. Modest weight gain with anorexia. Dry, coarse skin and cold intolerance. Swelling of face, hands, and legs. Constipation. Weakness, muscle cramps, arthralgias, paresthesias, impaired memory and hearing. Q: Snellen chart Answer: chart used for testing visual acuity; contains letters of varying sizes and is shown from a distance of 20 ft; avg person who can read at this distance is said to have 20/20 vision Q: 20/20 vision means Answer: that you can see objects at 20 feet that individuals with normal eyesight can see at 20 feet Q: snellen chart tests Answer: far vision Q: Snellen chart test Answer: -Stand 20 ft from chart - Cover one eye at a time - Allowed to miss 2 letters. More than that, move to the larger font. Q: Rosenbaum chart Answer: used to assess near vision acuity Q: Rosenbaum chart distance Answer: 14 inch Q: confrontation test Answer: - Have patient cover one eye - Position self at eye level - Test from periphery inward with wiggling finger - Patient should see it in the same field of vision as the examiner Q: Extraocular muscle function (EOM's) Answer: six cardinal positions of gaze Q: conjuctiva Answer: mucous membrane that lines the eyelids and outer surface of the eyeball Q: Sclera Answer: white of the eye Q: red reflex Answer: red glow that appears to fill the person's pupil when first visualized through the ophthalmoscope Q: ptosis Answer: drooping of eyelid (one side, cranial nerve 7) Q: cataracts Answer: clouding of the lens Q: conjuctivitis Answer: inflammation/infection of the conjunctiva (viral, bacterial, allergies) Q: strabismus Answer: crossed eyes Q: tympanic membrane location anterior inferior quadrant (5 oclock in right ear and 7 oclock in left)