Peripheral polyneuropathy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSG 6020 Week 6 PV Integ Study Guide (complete) NSG 6020 Week 6 PV Integ Study Guide (complete) You are assessing a 59-year-old gas station owner for atherosclerosis in the lower extremities. In which of the following locations would the patient's pain make you concerned for this disease process? Calf A 57-year-old maintenance worker comes to your office for evaluation of pain in his legs. He has smoked two packs per day since the age of 16, but he is otherwise healthy. You are concer...

Nerve conduction study Nerve conduction study - ANS -recording of evoked responses produced by electrically stimulating a nerve. -to see if the nerve is conducting an impulse slower than normal -If there is a decrease in conduction velocity (speed) then there will be an increase in latency (time). Clinical questions for NCS - ANS Are peripheral nerve fibers compromised? Are sensory fibers, motor fibers, autonomic fibers or all three involved? Where is the nerve le...

Neurology Para 1251 PCP JIBC Exam Questions and Answers 2024 Coma – A state of unconciousness from which the patient cannot be aroused Two mechanisms that can cause alteration in menta status. - Structural lesions Toxic metabolic states Structural lesions – Anything that physically touches the substance of the brain and alters mental status. Eg. Contusions, tumours, parasites, hemorrhage. Toxic Metabolic state – Presence of circulating toxins or metabolites or lack of needed m...

Pain Assessment and Nursing Management Exam 203 Questions with Verified Answers Define pain - CORRECT ANSWER An unpleasant sensory or emotional experience Associated with actual or potential tissue damage Or described in terms of such damage (International Association for the Study of Pain) whatever the person says it is, whenever the person says it is - McCaffery complex, multidimensional experience that can cause suffering and decreased QOL #1 symptom that brings individuals to...

Damage or disease affecting nerves which may impair sensation, movement, gland or organ function or other aspects of health, depending on nerve affected defines what? Neuropathy What is the most common neuropathy in the western world? Diabetic neuropathy About ____% of pts with DM will eventually develop some form of neuropathy 50% Diabetic neuropathy results in substantial morbidity due to... Recurrent LE infections, ulcers, amputations Risk of amputation is ____...

NBCE Physiotherapy Questions and Answers Already Graded A A patient with a hx of thrombosis who is taking an anticoagulant presents with lower extremity muscle sorenes after hiking. Which of the following modalities is contraindicated? A. Interferential with suction B. Cryotherapy C. High-volt Pulsed Direct Current D. Low-Frequency A. interferential with suction A 46 yo Male hemiplegic presents with a history of shoulder spasticity and secondary shoulder joint dysfunction. Which of the foll...

Lyme Disease Refers to the classic "bull's-eye" rash - correct answer Erythema migrants refers to the classic "bull's-eye" rash. What is the spirochete that causes Lyme disease? - correct answer Borrelia burgdorferi is the spirochete that causes Lyme disease. What is the vector for Borrelia burgdorferi? - correct answer Borrelia burgdorferi is transmitted by the Ixodes tick, which is also the vector for Babesia. Where is Lyme disease most common? - correct answer Lyme disease is ...

Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly, (also high D dimer, CHF without JVD) - Answer Budd-Chiari syndrome Achilles tendon xanthoma - Answer Familial hypercholesterolemia Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - Answer Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia) Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints - Answer Marfan's (fibrillin defect) Athlete with polycythemia - Answer Erythropoietin injection Back pain, fever, night sweats, weight loss - ...

NBME Step 1 (Answered) Verified Solution Formation of hypnozoites -Pt has malaria → one of the features is that it forms hypnozoites and has the PBS shown Chloroquine resistance -Can happen but it is not a feature A 30M, who is a migrant farm worker presents to the ED b/c of a 1-wk Hx of fever, chills, & severe headache. He immigrated to the midwestern USA from Honduras 1 year ago. He is alert. Temp is 104F, pulse is 101/min, RR are 20/min, BP is 105/62. The lungs are clear to auscult...

ATI Medsurg TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED LATEST UPDATE A nurse is caring for a client who has a tracheostomy with an inflated cuff in place. Which of the following findings indicates that the nurse should suction the client's airway secretions? A. The client is unable to speak B. The client's airway secretions were last suctioned 2 hr ago. C. The client coughs and expectorates a large mucous plug. D. The nurse auscultates coarse crackles in the lung fields. - Answer -D. The...