NSG 500 - Advanced Health Assessment
Exam 1
Question:
What are examples of cognitive impairment findings in a patient?
Answer:
Inappropriate laughing, flat affect, disheveled appearance, and communication may be altered
Question:
Different parts of the brain and what they activate; Parietal = _______ Temporal = _______ Frontal = _______ Cerebral = ________
Answer:
Parietal = sensation Temporal = auditory Frontal = behavior/speech Cerebral = control of body/writing/drawing 1 / 3
Question:
What is acromegaly?
Answer:
Enlarged hands and feet Pronounced facial features
Question:
What is turners syndrome? Do they have periods? What's their height and appearance?
Answer:
No periods, infertile, short, webbed neck (X,0)
Question:
What is cushing's disease? Common causes, and s/s?
Answer:
-A condition that occurs from exposure to high cortisol levels for a long time.-Commonly caused by prolonged corticosteroid use.
-S/s: Weight gain. Moon face. Buffalo hump
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Question:
What is precocious puberty, and when does it occur? What are s/s for females and males?
Answer:
A condition in which a child's body begins changing into that of an adult too soon.Females <7, Males <9, breast development, pubic hair growth, enlarged testes and penis
Question:
What are common s/s of vitamin B deficiency?
Answer:
Fatigue/tired, headache, pale, palpitations, SOB, sores in mouth or in corners of mouth
Question:
What is vitamin E responsive for?
Answer:
nerve and muscle function
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