Neuro
When testing dermatomes, test this area first
Distal
This ability is lost by patients on anesthesia, which can cause dry eyes.
Blinking
If taken for a long time, this can cause ulcers.
NSAIDs
This portion of breast tissue goes up to the armpit and is important to check during SBE and CBE.
Tail of Spence
Ligaments connect this to bone.
Bone
A patient presents with a fever that cannot be regulated. This is indicative of a problem in this brain region.
Hypothalamus
Accommodation is the ability of the lens to adapt to these kinds of vision.
Near and distant
The bottom border of the liver is found here.
Right costal border
Inflammatory cancer of the breast may produce a dimpled, ridged look on the breast called this.
Peau d’orange
The weber test is testing this.
Lateralization
A score of 4+ on the reflex scale is indicative of this.
CNS defect
This is seen when a patient has weak EOMs, causing rhythmic eye oscillation.
Nystagmus
A patient presents with the small intestine breaking through the abdominal rectus, but it recedes with core relaxation. What is this?
A non-emergency umbilical hernia
When a clinician does a CBE, this is the pattern that should be used.
Vertical strip pattern
A patient presents with bilateral muscle aches and subcutaneous lumps. It is indicative of this issue.
Rheumatoid arthritis.
A patient’s achilles reflex is abnormal. Damage has occurred to this spinal nerve.
S1
A patient’s pupil does not constrict when a light is shined into their eye. This cranial nerve is damaged.
CN III
When auscultating a patient with an early intestinal obstruction, these sounds are heard.
High-pitched, tinkling, and splashing
This ethnicity is more likely to have BRCA gene mutations.
Ashkenazi Jewish
A patient experiences pain when their tragus is palpated. Ear inspection showed a speckled cone of light and a reddened, bulging eardrum. This is the suspected issue.
Otitis Media
A patient fails the extinction and stereognosis test. This is indicative of a problem in this lobe.
Parietal
An interrupted red reflex is indicative of this.
Cataracts
Pain when compressing then rapidly releasing the abdomen is indicative of this.
Peritonitis
A guaiac stool test comes back blue. What is present in the stool?
Occult blood
A geriatric patient with diabetes is experiencing hearing loss. When conducting the weber test, the vibrations would be heard in this ear.
The good ear