Exam 14: Pain, Temperature, Sleep, and Sensory Function

A 70-year-old patient presents to the primary care provider reporting loss of vision. A history that includes hypertension and cigarette smoking supports which visual diagnosis?

When a patient complains of vertigo, what is the patient experiencing?

A patient asks the nurse where nociceptors can be found. How should the nurse respond?

While planning care for infants, which principles should the nurse remember? Infants have problems with thermoregulation because they: (Select all that apply.)

When a neurologist explains how pricking a finger with a needle provides minimal pain, while cutting the finger with a knife provides more severe pain, what theory is being described?

How does heat loss by convection occur in the body?

A patient scrapes both knees while playing soccer and reports sharp and well-localized pain. Which of the following should the nurse document to most accurately characterize the pain?

A 52-year-old male enters a sleep study to gather information about his sleep disturbances. He reports that his wife will not let him sleep in the bed with her until he stops snoring so loudly. He also reports feeling tired a lot through the day. When the nurse checks the chart, what is the most likely diagnosis?

What is the most common form of sensorineural hearing loss in older adults?

A patient is undergoing a sleep laboratory test. When the sleep laboratory worker notices EEG patterns with brain activity similar to the normal awake pattern, which phase of sleep is occurring?

A 50-year-old patient who has diabetes experiences visual disturbances and decides to visit his primary care provider. After examination, the primary care provider tells the patient that the cells that allow him to see are degenerated. Which of the following structures is most likely damaged?

A nurse is teaching about the structure that connects the middle ear with the pharynx. Which structure is the nurse describing?

Hikers are attempting to cross the Arizona desert with a small supply of water. The temperatures cause them to sweat profusely, and become weak and confused. What are the hikers experiencing?

A patient asks the nurse how often REM sleep occurs. The nurse responds, "About every _____ minutes."

A nurse should document on the chart that persistent pain is occurring when the patient reports the pain has lasted longer than:

Which of the following is an exogenous pyrogen?

A 15-year-old is diagnosed with an outer ear infection. Which of the following is most likely to cause this infection?

A patient received a prescription for a weight loss pill. One effect of the pills is to increase the release of epinephrine. Which of the following would be expected to also occur?

Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is characterized by a fever of ____° C or greater.

Which of the following is a complication from heat stroke?