Module 4 Jeopardy Game Questions / Answers Flashcards
The area of the brain that is responsible for the basic functions of life.
What is the brain stem?
This is the reason that alcohol can be very dangerous if utilized to excess, long term, or if binge drinking occurs.
What is alcohol is very lipid-soluble, it rapidly crosses the blood-brain barrier resulting in increased central nervous system effects?
Phantom limb pain is a potential complication of amputation that clients should be provided education regarding. Describe how you would explain phantom limb pain to a client.
What is an amputation can result in phantom limb pain, which is thought to result from the regenerating nerve becoming trapped in the scar tissue of the amputation site? This is not an abnormal complication from amputation surgery. The pain you are experiencing is real.
A 26-year-old client presents to primary care complaining of a headache in a band pattern over his head described as a dull, achiness rated a 5 out of 10 on the numerical pain scale. The presentation of this client is consistent with this headache type.
What is a tension headache?
A 55-year-old female client presents to the ED with a recent history of receiving the influenza vaccination 2 weeks ago followed by a mild upper respiratory viral infection. The client reports today that she has weakness in her bilateral lower extremities that has progressed to the point that she is now having difficulty moving her lower extremities. She has additionally been unable to void for the last 3 hours despite trying frequently and appears to be having shortness of breath. The most likely condition the client is experiencing would be:
What is Guillain-Barre Syndrome?
The nurse knows that this cranial nerve is affected if the client is unable to smell familiar scents.
What is CN l Olfactory?
The nurse knows that this cranial nerve is not working appropriately when the client is unable to smile when asked.
What is CN Vll Facial?
The client reports bilateral hearing loss. The nurse is concerned that this cranial nerve has been impaired when the whisper test, Weber, and Rinne tests are all abnormal.
What is CN Vlll Vestibulocochlear (Acoustic)?
The patient is asked to move his eyes from side to side. When the patient is unable to complete the request nurse suspects damage to this cranial nerve.
What is CN Vl Abducens?
The nurse asks the client to move their eyes down and inward. When the client is unable to complete this request the nurse suspects damage to this cranial nerve.
What is CN lV Trochlear?
A patient with diabetes should be educated that poor blood sugar control places them at risk for damage to the blood vessels in the tissue at the back of the eye (retina) which is referred to as _____________ and can result in retinal detachment.
What is diabetic retinopathy?
A patient presents with eyelid margins that are crusted and slightly reddened. Scaly deposits are present along the margins of the eyelid. The sclera appears normal. Vision is normal. Then nurse understands that the most likely diagnosis is blepharitis and the following eye care should be taught:
What is keep your eyelids clean and free of crusts by using water and a gentle cleanser to remove crusts every day?
This form of conjunctivitis is most contagious and frequently referred to as pink eye:
What is viral conjunctivitis?
This eye condition is associated with hyperthyroidism and results in the eyes having a bulging out appearance.
What is exophthalmos?
Describe the symptoms a patient may present with indicating retinal detachment has occurred.
What is a sudden onset of floaters, flashes of light, reduced vision, blurred vision, reduced peripheral vision, and a curtain-like shadow extending down over the visual field?
The nurse understands that Meniere’s disease is a disease of unknown causes that affects the membranous labyrinth of the ear. Symptoms include fluctuating episodes of tinnitus, feelings of ear fullness, and violent rotary vertigo that often renders the person unable to sit or walk. The nurse should advise the patient that a cure for Meniere’s disease __________ (does or does not exist)
What is does not exist?
Describe what is meant by the term vertigo.
What is an illusion of motion occurring?
Children are at an increased risk for acute otitis media because of the following:
What is the eustachian tube is shorter, more horizontal, and more narrow?
In a non-verbal child these symptoms are indicative of a middle ear infection (acute otitis media):
What is increased irritability, crying, fever, nausea, vomiting, difficulty sleeping, and pulling at the affected ear?
A patient experiencing vertigo resulting from the repeated rhythmic stimulation of the vestibular system related to travel by boat is said to have the following condition:
What is motion sickness?
A patient reports that a mole (nevi) that has been present for several years looks different to him. It now appears very large (approx size of a quarter). The mole is pictured below. The nurse understands that this mole (nevi) is concerning due to these clinical features:
What is asymmetry, irregular borders, color variation, large size, and changes in the mole over time which point to potential malignancy?
This image is an excellent representation of this integumentary skin condition.
What is ringworm (Ringworm on trunk = Tinea corporis)?
A vesicle containing pus is referred to as this: (spell the word out correctly)
What is pustule?
A patient reports to the ED with a complaint of a burning painful rash on his right upper back. The rash does not cross the dermatome. The most likely diagnosis is:
What is shingles (Herpes Zoster)?