Midterm Exam: NR509 / NR 509
(Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Advanced Physical Assessment | Exam Questions & Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain
Question:
Malaria testing
Answer:
blood test
Question:
Papilledema of the optic disc à __causes intraaxonaledema along the optic nerve leading to engorgement and swelling on the optic disc
s/s
Answer:
elevated ICP
pink, hyperemic, loss of venous pulsations, disc more visible, disc swollen with blurred margins, physiologic cup not visible) 1 / 4
Question:
which cranial nerve you assess when you touch the soft palate and view the uvula
Answer:
Cranial nerve X (Vagus) (10th)
Question:
absence seizures
two subtypes
post ictal stage
Answer:
sudden brief lapse of consciousness, with momentary blinking, staring, or movements of the lips and hands but no falling.
-typical less than 10 seconds stops abruptly -atypical more than 10 sec
no aura recalled.
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Question:
ABCDE rule
Answer:
Asymmetry
Border irregularity: look for ragged, notched or blurred
Color variations: more than 2 colors(blue black) (brown red), loss of pigment,
or redness
Diameter >6 mm: size of pencil eraser
Evolving
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Question:
Melanoma clinicians should apply _ rule
Answer:
ABCDE
Question:
Signs of subarachnoid hemorrhage
Answer:
sudden worst headache of life worse with exertion nausea and vomiting meningism neck stiffness with resistance to flexion
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