NR 509 Midterm Exam Questions (74
Terms) with Certified Solutions 2024
Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention - Answer: Cauda equina
syndrome
Presentation of retinal detachment - Answer: If sudden visual loss is unilateral and
painless,
Obtunded - Answer: patient opens the eyes and looks at you but responds slowly
and is somewhat confused. Alertness and interest in the environment are
decreased.
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Cranial nerve for lateral gaze - Answer: CN6: Abducens
Adult Illnesses - Answer: 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
■ Psychiatric: Illness and time frame, diagnoses, hospitalizations, and treatments
Present Illness - Answer: 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 - Answer: 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 - Answer: Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear congestion,
postnasal drainage