NR 603 Week 4 APEA Predictor Exam Study Guide Questions-Answers

NR 603 Week 4 APEA Predictor Exam Study Guide Questions-Answers
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1. During pregnancy, dyspnea accompanied by increased respiratory rate, cough, rales, or
respiratory distress raises concerns of:
peripartum cardiomyopathy
Explanation:
Dyspnea accompanied by increased respiratory rate, cough, rales, or respiratory distress raises
concerns of possible infection, asthma, pulmonary embolus, or peripartum cardiomyopathy. 2. The middle section of the thoracic cavity containing the esophagus, trachea, heart, and
great vessels is the:
mediastinum
Explanation:
The middle section of the thoracic cavity containing the esophagus, trachea, heart, and great
vessels is the mediastinum. The right and left pleural cavities, are on either side of the
mediastinum and those contain the lungs. The visceral pleura encloses the lung. The pericardium
surrounds the heart.
3. A patient is unable to identify the smell of an orange. This inability could reflect an
abnormality in cranial nerves:
CN I
Explanation:
Cranial Nerve I is the olfactory nerve responsible for the sense of smell. To test the sense of
smell, the examiner presents the patient with familiar and nonirritating odors. A person should
normally perceive odor on each side and correctly identify the source. Cranial Nerves II and III
assess vision and pupillary reaction. Cranial Nerve VIII tests the hearing and balance.
4. A transient ischemic attack is:
a transient episode of neurologic dysfunction by focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia,
without acute infarction
Explanation:
TIA is now defined as “a transient episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal brain,
spinal cord, or retinal ischemia, without acute infarction.” Ischemic stroke is “an infarction of
central nervous system tissue” that may be symptomatic or silent. The other terms are not related
to the new definitions.
5. The term asteatosis refers to:
skin that is dry, flaky, rough, and often itchy
Explanation:
Physiologic changes of aging include loss of elastic turgor, and wrinkling. Skin that appears dry, flaky, rough, and itchy is termed asteatosis. Sun exposure can cause damage to the skin
resembling an appearance as weather beaten, thickened, yellowed, and deeply furrowed.
Seborrheic keratosis appear as raised, yellowish lesions that feel greasy, velvety, or warty. Painful vesicular lesions in a dermatomal distribution may suggest herpes zoster.