NSG 6020 FINAL EXAM WEEK 10 UPDATED EXAM WITH CONFIRMED CORRECT ANSWERS 2023/2024

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HPI seizures - NSG 6020 FINAL did you fall, shrill cry, motor activity, loss of consciousness, chewing or lip smacking, post-ictal HPI pain - NSG 6020 FINAL sudden or progressive, deep aching, thro... b or stabbing, where pain radiates HPI gait coordination - NSG 6020 FINAL lose balance, fall forward\backward, feel stiff, legs give way HPI weakness paresthesia - NSG 6020 FINAL sudden onset, with activity, tingling, numbness or confusion, chronic illness, medications like zidovudine or chemotherapy CNI - NSG 6020 FINAL test the patient's ability to identify familiar odors, such as coffee & mint extract, one naris at a time with the eyes closed CNII - NSG 6020 FINAL test visual acuity and the visual fields CNIII, IV, VI - NSG 6020 FINAL assess the 6 cardinal points of gaze; inspect eyelids for drooping; & observe pupils for equality of size, shape, & reaction to light & accommodation Headaches -severe unremitting - NSG 6020 FINAL evaluate movement of the eyes for the presence or absence of lateral (temporal) gaze. The 6th cranial nerve is commonly one of the first to lose function in the presence of increased intracranial pressure. Legal blindness - NSG 6020 FINAL Vision not correctable to better than 20/200 CNV - NSG 6020 FINAL four assessments: 1. Inspect face for muscle atrophy, jaw deviation, & tremors. 2. Palpate clenched jaw muscles for tone & strength. 3. Test superficial pain & touch sensations in each branch of the nerve. 4. Test the corneal reflex CNVII - NSG 6020 FINAL observe for facial symmetry while the patient makes a series of facial expressions. Test taste on sides of the tongue Signs of muscle weakness - NSG 6020 FINAL Drooping of one side of the mouth, a flattened nasolabial fold, & a sagging lower eyelid for CNVII CNVIII - NSG 6020 FINAL test the sense of hearing & bone & air conduction of sound & note sound lateralization CNIX - NSG 6020 FINAL tastes on the posterior 3rd of the tongue. Eval of the vagus nerve for nasopharyngeal sensation (gag reflex) & the motor function of swallowing CNX - NSG 6020 FINAL inspect the palate & uvula for symmetry with speech sounds. Check gag reflex & ability to swallow; say AH [Show More]

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