NUR 170 Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 2
Question:
What eye EMERGENCY is where the patient will express concern of seeing a shadow of curtain, flashes of light, or floaters/black spots?
Answer:
retinal detachment
Question:
What disease is causes by a viral injury or vascular disorders and is where there is a fluid build up in the chambers?
Answer:
Menieres disease
Question:
Symptoms of menieres disease?
Answer:
Vertigo, sensorial hearing loss, tinnitus, nystagmus
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Question:
Conductive hearing loss
Answer:
sounds do not reach the middle of the inner ear and the tympanic membrane cannot vibrate due to a blockage
Question:
Sensourineural Hearing Loss
Answer:
damage to the cochlea and acoustic nerve
Question:
Mixed hearing loss
Answer:
dysfunction of air and bone conduction
Question:
What are symptoms of headaches?
Answer:
pain, photophobia, phonophobia
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Question:
Risk factors of epilepsy
Answer:
alcohol/drug abuse, history of stroke
Question:
Chronic seizure is considered when there are how many seizures?
Answer:
2
Question:
What is a treatment of epilepsy?
Answer:
vagus nerve stimulation
Question:
What foods should be eaten when a pt has epilepsy?
Answer:
ketatogenic
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