Jeopardy Questions Flashcards
(16 cards)
Your patient has giant cell arteritis. What symptoms should you ask about that are often correlated with this diagnosis?
Headache, vision changes, fever, jaw pain, and fatigue
A child has come in with retinal detachment. What questions should be included in the interview because of this condition?
Observe for and ask questions about child abuse.
The patient is using accessory muscles to breathe. What are some questions you should ask?
8 Variables about SOB, smoking history, allergies, respiratory diseases, exercise tolerance, cardiac function (illnesses), surgeries, and medications.
You are assessing a patient who is complaining of ear pain with itching and exudate. What questions should you ask to determine which ear infection is present?
Have you gone swimming recently? Ask OLDCARTS. Ask about recent infections. Go through history. Suspect Otitis Externa.
Patients over 50 years of age are at most risk of getting this condition. They complain of difficulty adapting in low light, an increase in blurry vision with small print, and can start having difficulty recognizing faces.
Macular degeneration
Pale skin, conjunctiva, or mucosa with tachycardia and hypotension are signs of what?
Anemia
Enlarged lymph node draining lymphatic fluid from the left side of the neck (Virchow’s node) into the jugular-subclavian venous junction indicated which condition?
GI cancer
The patient is lethargic with the inability to speak, asymmetrical nasolabial folds, drooling, and slow pupil response. What diagnosis should be considered?
Stroke
Using your fingers to percuss the head at the junction of the frontal, temporal, and parietal bones will produce a cracked pot sound
Macewans sign r/t neonatal hydrocephalus
Stand 2 feet away and face the patient. Hold up different numbers of fingers in areas of the peripheral (side) vision and ask how many the patient sees.
Confrontation test
Test for Giant cell arteritis
Auscultate temporal artery for bruits
Percussion on the masseter muscle may produce a hyperactive masseteric reflex which indicates hypocalcemia.
Chovsteks sign
Used to assess visual acuity in adults. Tests Optic Cranial nerve II.
Snellen chart
Used to test for a pupillary response?
pen light
Used to test for refractive error and only used when the vision is not 20/20
Pinhole occluder
Place the base of the vibrating tuning fork on the midline vertex of the head. Test each ear separately with the other ear occluded. This tests for which condition?
Weber test
