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NR 509 MIDTERM EXAM (QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
GRADED A+
Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention
Cauda equina syndrome
Presentation of retinal detachment
If sudden visual loss is unilateral and painless,
Obtunded
patient opens the eyes and looks at you but responds slowly and is somewhat confused. Alertness and
interest in the environment are decreased.
Cranial nerve for lateral gaze
CN6: Abducens
Adult Illnesses
Medical: Illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis, asthma, and human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV); hospitalizations; number and gender of sexual partners; and risk-taking sexual practices
■ Surgical: Dates, indications, and types of operations
■ Obstetric/Gynecologic: Obstetric history, menstrual history, methods of contraception, and sexual
function
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■ Psychiatric: Illness and time frame, diagnoses, hospitalizations, and treatments
Present Illness
chronologic description of the problems prompting the patient's visit, including the onset of the
problem, the setting in which it developed, its manifestations, and any treatments to date.Each
problem/symptom needs: (1) location; (2) quality; (3) quantity or severity; (4) timing, including onset,
duration, and frequency; (5) the setting in which it occurs; (6) factors that have aggravated
-meds, allergies, tobacco use, ETOH and drug use
Absence of red reflex
an opacity of the lens (cataract) or, possibly, the vitreous (or even an artificial eye). Less commonly, a
detached retina or, in children, a retinoblastoma may obscure this reflex.
S/S of seasonal allergies
Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear congestion, postnasal drainage
Presentation of optic neuritis
Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye, loss of color vision, hole in center of vision, trouble seeing to the
side, eye pain
pityriasis rosea
Multiple round to oval scaling violaceous plaques on abdomen and back
NR 509 MIDTERM EXAM (QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS) LATEST UPDATE 2025-2026
GRADED A+
Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention
Cauda equina syndrome
Presentation of retinal detachment
If sudden visual loss is unilateral and painless,
Obtunded
patient opens the eyes and looks at you but responds slowly and is somewhat confused. Alertness and
interest in the environment are decreased.
Cranial nerve for lateral gaze
CN6: Abducens
Adult Illnesses
Medical: Illnesses such as diabetes, hypertension, hepatitis, asthma, and human immunodeficiency virus
(HIV); hospitalizations; number and gender of sexual partners; and risk-taking sexual practices
■ Surgical: Dates, indications, and types of operations
■ Obstetric/Gynecologic: Obstetric history, menstrual history, methods of contraception, and sexual
function
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■ Psychiatric: Illness and time frame, diagnoses, hospitalizations, and treatments
Present Illness
chronologic description of the problems prompting the patient's visit, including the onset of the
problem, the setting in which it developed, its manifestations, and any treatments to date.Each
problem/symptom needs: (1) location; (2) quality; (3) quantity or severity; (4) timing, including onset,
duration, and frequency; (5) the setting in which it occurs; (6) factors that have aggravated
-meds, allergies, tobacco use, ETOH and drug use
Absence of red reflex
an opacity of the lens (cataract) or, possibly, the vitreous (or even an artificial eye). Less commonly, a
detached retina or, in children, a retinoblastoma may obscure this reflex.
S/S of seasonal allergies
Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear congestion, postnasal drainage
Presentation of optic neuritis
Enlarged blind spot, vision loss in 1 eye, loss of color vision, hole in center of vision, trouble seeing to the
side, eye pain
pityriasis rosea
Multiple round to oval scaling violaceous plaques on abdomen and back
