3160 Exam 2 Review

Amnesia surrounding the events leading up to an injury is serious because it could indicate:

• Concussion

• Syncope

• paresthesia

• aura

Your patient complains of sudden "floaters" in the eyes during assessment. You should report this immediately because:

• It could indicate retinal detachment

• It could be nystagmus

• It could be presbyopia

• It could be diplopa

You should always assess mental status BEFORE assessing a patient's neuro/sensory status

• True

• False

Which of the following are characteristics of a senile angioma? (SATA)

• They are significant indicator of cancer

• They tend to appear on the trunk

• They are harmless

• They increase after age 30

Using the "light touch" method for assessing sensation involves

• Determining if a patients eyes constrict when exposed to light

• determining if a patient blink when a cotton ball is placed on the eye

• Using light palpation while palpating a patients scalp

• using a cotton ball or swab on a patients skin while their eyes are closed

This photo is showing an example of:

• Clubbing

• an expected finding in a healthy person

• Spoon nail

• Iron deficiency

Placing hands under the eyebrows & pushing up is the best way to palpate which sinus is pictured below with the line drawn?

• Frontal sinus

• Maxillary sinus

• Ethmoid sinus

• Sphenoid sinus

You are auscultating the thyroid with the bell of the stethoscope. You hear a soft, whooshing sound. This is most likely

• Bruit

• Murmur

• Thrill

• block

You have an elderly patient. Which of the following findings is expected in an elderly patient?

• The patient is frequently experiencing spontaneous bleeding from the nares

• patient has one nasal septum deviated to one side

• patient is adding extra salt and sugar to their food

• patient is coughing and grimacing while ingesting their food

You notice a new lesion on a patient. What is the FIRST question you should ask when obtaining subjective data?

• Palpate the lesion in between two fingers with a gloved hand

• "when did you first notice the lesions?

• "do you have unprotected sex?"

• Obtain a ruler to measure the lesion