NR 509 Final Exam Questions With Accurate Answers
Cause of saddle numbness and urinary retention - accurate answers-Cauda
equina syndrome
Presentation of retinal detachment - accurate answers-If sudden visual loss is
unilateral and painless,
Obtunded - accurate answers-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 - accurate answers-CN6: Abducens
Adult Illnesses - accurate answers-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 - accurate answers-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 - accurate answers-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 - accurate answers-Itching, watery eyes, sneezing, ear
congestion, postnasal drainage
