ATI Med Surg

Question 1

Cataract

Answer 1

Progressive and painless loss of vision

Question 2

Open-angle glaucoma

Answer 2

Loss of peripheral vision

Question 3

Angle-closure glaucoma

Answer 3

Rapid onset of elevated IOP

Question 4

Macular degeneration

Answer 4

Central loss of vision

Question 5

Retinal detachment

Answer 5

Sudden loss of vision without pain

Question 6

Diabetes mellitus

Answer 6

– Elevated glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c)

Question 7

Cushing’s disease

Answer 7

– Elevated cortisol

Question 8

Diabetes Insipidus (DI)

Answer 8

– Decreased urine specific gravity

Question 9

Hypothyroidism

Answer 9

– Decreased triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4)

Question 10

Addison’s disease

Answer 10

– Decreased aldosterone and rennin

Question 11

Syndrome of Inappropriate Secretion of Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)

Answer 11

Increased urine osmolality

Question 12

Pancreatitis

Answer 12

– Turner’s sign

Question 13

Cholecystitis

Answer 13

– Murphy’s sign

Question 14

Peptic Ulcer Disease

Answer 14

– Upper epigastric pain 1-2 hours after meals

Question 15

Appendicitis

Answer 15

– Pain at McBurney’s point

Question 16

Papules

Answer 16

small, solid elevated lesion with distinct boarders. usually smaller than 10mm. Like acne

Question 17

macules

Answer 17

flat, verible shaped, small, discolored, usually less than 10mm. like a freckle or rash of 5th disease.

Question 18

wheels

Answer 18

also known as hives, transient elevated lesions with localized edema. ie allergic reaction

Question 19

vesicles

Answer 19

circumcised elevated lesions containing fluid. ie herpes simplex, chicken pox, or poison ivy.

Question 20

Fulminant hepatic failure

Answer 20

caused by viral hepatitius, characterized onset of hepatic encephalopathy, within weeks of onset of diases with no prior history of liver failure. requires liver transplant. mortality rate is high.