NSG 6420

1. Patient presents with low back pain and has been increasing in frequency and intensity, patient also reports a numbness and weakness in both legs based on symptoms patient should be evaluated for what syndrome that would require surgical interventions? A. pain when lifting weights over 10 lbs. b. Difficulty sleeping c. inability to sit for more than 30 minutes d. Cauda equina Syndrome 2. Which red flag warning would warrant the use of imaging studies such as x-ray, CT, or MRI in a pa...

NSG6420 QUIZ 2 1 . Question : An 86-year-old patient who wears a hearing aid complains of poor hearing in the affected ear. In addition to possible hearing aid malfunction, this condition is often due to: Student Answer: Acoustic neuroma Cerumen impaction Otitis media Ménière’s disease Instructor Explanation: Elderly clients frequently present with complaints of hardened cerumen and decreased hearing resulting from cerumen impaction aggravated by hearing aid wear. (Goolsby 13...