Nur 505 Exam 3 Questions With Correct Answers

Nur 505 Exam 3 Questions With Correct
Answers

When |to |transilluminate |the |infant |skull |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-increasing |head |
circumference



Turner |Syndrome |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |chromosomal |disorder |in |females |in |which |either |
an |X |chromosome |is |missing, |making |the |person |XO |instead |of |XX, |or |part |of |one |X |
chromosome |is |deleted.

-Webbing, |excessive |posterior |cervical |skin, |or |an |unusually |short |neck



tracheal |tugging |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-the |downward |movement |of |the |thyroid |cartilage |
toward |the |chest |during |inspiration



Posterior |triangle |of |the |neck |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Includes |the |external |jugular |vein, |
posterior |cervical |lymph |nodes, |and |the |accessory |cranial |nerve



Anterior |triangle |of |the |neck |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Includes |the |bifurcation |of |the |common |
carotid |artery; |anterior |cervical |lymph |nodes; |and |the |facial, |glossopharyngeal, |vagus, |
accessory, |and |hypo- |glossal |cranial |nerves



Fontanel |ossification |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-posterior |fontanel |usually |closing |by |2 |months |
of |age |and |the |anterior |fontanel |closing |by |12 |to |15 |months |of |age.



2nd |trimester |of |pregnancy |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-fetal |thyroid |gland |becomes |functional

,Thyroid |examination |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Palpation |of |the |thyroid |gland |requires |a |gentle |
touch. |Nodules |and |asymmetry |will |be |more |difficult |to |detect |if |pressing |is |too |hard.

The |thyroid |cartilage, |readily |identified |by |the |notch |on |its |superior |edge |the |cricoid |cartilage, |
the |tracheal |rings |and |the |thyroid |gland



Abnormalities |of |the |thyroid |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Coarse |tissue |or |a |gritty |sensation |
suggests |an |inflammatory |process. |

If |nodules |are |present, |they |should |be |characterized |by |number, |whether |they |are |smooth |or |
irregular, |and |whether |they |are |soft |or |hard. |

An |enlarged, |tender |thyroid |may |indicate |thyroiditis



Hypothyroidism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |disorder |caused |by |a |thyroid |gland |that |is |slower |
and |less |productive |than |normal



Subjective |Data |of |hypothyroidism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Weight |gain, |constipation, |fatigue, |
and |cold |intolerance



Objective |Data |of |hypothyroidism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Normal-size |thyroid, |goiter, |or |
nodule(s)



Hyperthyroidism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-overactivity |of |the |thyroid |gland



Subjective |data |for |hyperthyroidism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-· |Weight |loss

· |Tachycardia

· |Diarrhea

· |Heat |intolerance



Objective |data |for |hypothyroidism |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-· |Normal-size |thyroid, |goiter, |or |
nodule(s)

, · |Fine |hair

· |Brittle |nails

· |Exophthalmos

· |Tachycardia



Caput |succedaneum |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Subcutaneous |edema |over |the |presenting |part |
of |the |head |at |delivery. |It |is |the |most |common |form |of |birth |trauma |of |the |scalp |and |usually |
occurs |over |the |occiput, |and |the |edema |crosses |suture |lines

Generally, |the |edema |goes |away |in |a |few |days



Cephalhematoma |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔--Collection |of |blood |between |periosteum |and |skull |
bone |that |it |covers

-Does |not |cross |suture |line

-Results |from |trauma |during |birth



Migraine |symptoms |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Can |have |childhood |onset

o |Unilateral |or |generalized

o |Pulsating |or |throbbing

o |Vague |neurologic |changes, |personality |change, |fluid |retention, |appetite |loss |to |well-defined |
neurologic |event, |scotoma, |aphasia, |hemianopsia, |aura

o |Can |be |caused |by |menstrual |period, |missing |meals, |birth |control |pills, |letdown |after |stress

o |Tends |to |occur |in |females



· |Medication |Induced |headache |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-o |Can |occur |at |any |age

o |Generalized |or |diffuse

o |Dull |or |throbbing

o |Caused |by |discontinuation |of |daily |analgesics |use |and |or |daily |caffeine |use