NURS 714/724 Midterm COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES| ALREADY GRADED A+

NURS 714/724 Midterm COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|100% ACCURATE SOLUTIONS WITH RATIONALES| ALREADY GRADED A+ Practice questions for this set Learn 1 / 7 Study with Learn D) All of the above The physical examination for sore throat should include a comprehensive assessment of the upper and lower respiratory systems, including ears, nose, mouth, throat, and lungs. The neck assessment should include, at a minimum, assessment of the cervical lymph nodes. Strep screens, throat cultures, and mononucleosis screens are common diagnostic studies used to narrow the differential diagnosis of sore throat. A complete blood count with differential is helpful in determining the cause of sore throat. Choose matching term 1 A 6-year-old child presents with complaints of unilateral ear pain, fever, sore throat. The clinician should recognize that this is most commonly due to: A) Otitis externa B) Sinusitis C) Foreign body in the ear canal D) Otitis media 2 A patient complains of fever, fatigue, and pharyngitis. On physical examination there is pronounced cervical lymphadenopathy. Which of the following diagnostic tests should be considered? A) Mono spot B) Strep test 12/13/24, 12:05 PM NURS 714/724 Midterm COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|100% ACCURATE SOLUTIO… Terms in this set (60) Subjective This type of data refers to information that is spontaneously shared with you by the client or is in response to questions that you ask the client. Examples: - The client states, "I have had a rash on my ankle and leg for the last two weeks." - The parent states, "My eight-month-old son is having trouble breathing." - The client's reason for seeking care is "diarrhea for 10 days." - The client types, "I feel sick to my stomach." C) Throat culture D) All of the above 3 A female patient presents to the clinic with complaints of a severe, throbbing, unilateral headache. She complains of seeing flashes of light prior to the headache. She complains of sound and light sensitivity as well as nausea. The clinician should recognize these as symptoms of: A) Epilepsy with aura B) Migraine headache C) Normal pressure hydrocephalus D) Cluster headache 4 A 75-year-old patient complains of pain and paresthesia in the right foot that worsens with exercise and is relieved by rest. On physical examination you note pallor of the right foot, capillary refill of 4 seconds in the right foot, +1 dorsalis pedis pulse in the right foot, and +2 pulse in left foot. Which of the following is a likely cause of the signs and symptoms? A) Femoral vein thrombus B) Venous insufficiency C) Arterial insufficiency D) Peripheral neuropathy Don't know? 12/13/24, 12:05 PM NURS 714/724 Midterm COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|100% ACCURATE SOLUTIO… Objective This type of data refers to information that you collect when performing a physical exam. Examples: - You observe that a client has a bright red rash on the dorsal side of the foot, the lateral malleolus, and anterior and lateral side of the lower leg. - You observe the client sitting upright, leaning forward, breathing fast with eyes wide open. - You take the client's blood pressure and report it as 112/84 mm Hg and pulse at 84 beats per minute. - Lab test results: K+ 4.0 mmol/L, fasting glucose 4.8 mmol/L. A 6-year-old child presents with complaints of unilateral ear pain, fever, sore throat. The clinician should recognize that this is most commonly due to: A) Otitis externa B) Sinusitis C) Foreign body in the ear canal D) Otitis media D) Acute otitis media Acute otitis media (AOM) involves infection of the fluid in the middle ear space. The three bacterial organisms most often associated with AOM include Streptococcal pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Moraxella catarrhalis. The patient often complains of unilateral ear pain, which may radiate to the neck or jaw. There is commonly a current or recent history of symptoms consistent with an upper respiratory infection. A sudden, painless unilateral vision loss may be caused by which of the following? A) Acute glaucoma B) Retinal detachment C) Corneal ulcer D) Uveitis C) Retinal detachment Retinal detachment is generally painless, as is chronic glaucoma. Corneal ulcer, acute glaucoma, and uveitis are almost always accompanied by pain. 12/13/24, 12:05 PM NURS 714/724 Midterm COMPREHENSIVE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS|100% ACCURATE SOLUTIO… A college student presents with a sore throat, fever, and fatigue for several days. You notice exudates on her enlarged tonsils. You do a careful lymphatic examination and notice some scattered small, mobile lymph nodes just behind her sternocleidomastoid muscles bilaterally. What group of nodes is this? A) Submandibular B) Tonsillar C) Occipital D) Posterior cervical D) Posterior cervical The group of nodes posterior to the sternocleidomastoid muscle is the posterior cervical chain. These are common in mononucleosis. An 86-year-old patient who wears a hearing aid complains of poor hearing in the affected ear. In addition to possible hearing aid malfunction, this condition is often due to: A) Cerumen impaction B) Ménière's disease C) Acoustic neuroma D) Otitis media A) Cerumen impaction Elderly clients frequently present with complaints of hardened cerumen (earwax) and decreased hearing resulting from cerumen impaction aggravated by hearing aid wear. You are palpating a thyroid gland and note that it is enlarged bilaterally. What is your next step in the examination process? A) Check for a deviated trachea B) Listen for a bruit over the carotids C) Listen for a bruit over the thyroid lobes D) Examine the patient for enlarged lymph nodes C) Listen for a bruit over thyroid lobes