Cluster headaches Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What is suggested when touch and position sense are normal or only slightly impaired, and there is a disproportionate decrease in, or loss of, discriminative sensations? - ANSWER suggests disease of the sensory cortex. Stereognosis, number identification, and two-point discrimination are impaired in? - ANSWER posterior column disease. What does primary headaches include? - ANSWER migraine, tension, cluster, and chronic daily headaches Where does secondary headaches arise? - ANSWER secon...

A patient has recurrent cluster headaches and asks about abortive therapy. Which therapy is effective for a majority of patients with cluster headaches? a. Lithium b. NSAIDs c. Oxygen d. Verapamil CORRECT ANSWER C. Oxygen A patient reports recurrent headaches occurring 1 or 2 times per month that generally occur with weather changes or when sleep patterns are disrupted and describes them as severe, with throbbing on one side of the head and sometimes accompanied by nausea. What is the rec...

A nurse is providing teaching for a client who has received a liver transplant and has a prescription to transition from cyclosporine to tacrolimus. Which of the following instructions should the nurse include in the teaching? A. Take both the medications together for 72hr and then stop taking the cyclosporine B. Stop taking the cyclosporine for 24hr and then begin taking the tacrolimus C. Alternate taking the medications for 48hr and then take only the tacrolimus D. If adverse reactions to ...

• NURSING MISC Predictor Study Guide 2 1. A 37-year-old female patient with a history of a single episode of depression and frequent complaints of PMS is being treated for hypothyroidism. Today she complains of poor concentration and fatigue. Initially, the NP should: a. Question her further 3. Which of the following is an example of secondary prevention? a. Annual influenza vaccination 7. A 35-year old female with a history of mitral valve prolapse is scheduled for routine dental clean...

NUR 2092 / NUR2092 Health Assessment Exam 2 | Questions and Answers | Latest | Rasmussen College Ch 13: Kyphosis of the spine is common with aging. To compensate, older adults will: A) increase their center of gravity. B) extend their heads and jaws forward. C) stiffen their gait. D) shuffle. - ANSWER B) extend their heads and jaws forward. The older adult may show an increased anterior cervical (concave or inward) curve when the head and j...

What medication should the nurse anticipate giving to a client in preterm labor to stimulate maturation of the baby's lungs? 1. Magnesium sulfate 2. Terbutaline 3. Methotrexate 4. Betamethasone - ANSWER Rationale 4. Correct: Betamethasone is used to stimulate maturation of the baby's lungs in case preterm birth occurs. This medication is given to help prevent respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) by improving storage and secretion of surfactant that helps to keep the alveoli from collapsing...

Test Bank Physical Examination and Health Assessment Final, 8th Edition Questions and Answers by Carolyn Jarvis Graded A+ A physician tells the nurse that a patient’s vertebra prominence is tender and asks the nurse to reevaluate the area in 1 hour. The area of the body the nurse will assess is: a. Just above the diaphragm. b. Just lateral to the knee cap. C. At the level of the C7 vertebra. D. At the level of the T11 vertebra. - Test Bank C A mother brings her 2-month-old da...

WGU Pathophysiology Study Guide: D236 Pathophysiology EXAM QUESTIONS Completed with Correct ANSWERS Question 1 1. A bedridden client has frequent gastrointestinal reflux. Which condition might the client develop due to gastrointestinal reflux? A. Aspiration Pneumonia B. Hypotension C. Hyperthermia D. Constipation 4 points Question 2 1. A client displays behaviors that involve a desire for perfection and success in academics, and psychiatric characteristics, such as being socially isolated and em...

A patient with myasthenia gravis is admitted to the hospital with respiratory insufficiency and severe weakness. When is a diagnosis of cholinergic crisis made? a. The patient's respiration is impaired because of muscle weakness. b. Administration of edrophonium (Tensilon) increases muscle weakness. c. Administration of edrophonium (Tensilon) results in improved muscle contractility. d. EMG reveals decreased response to repeated stimulation of muscles. b. The reduction of the acetylcho...

Primary headaches include correct answer: migraine, tension, cluster, and chronic daily headaches Secondary headaches include correct answer: headaches arising from underlying structural, systemic, or infectious causes such as meningitis or subarachnoid hemorrhage and may be life-threatening Thunderclap headaches correct answer: reach maximal intensity over several minutes, occur in 70% of patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage, and are often preceded by a sentinel leak headache from a v...