pli Stuvia.com - The Marketplace to Buy and Sell your Study Material Page 4 of 5 WWW.NURSYLAB.COM Downloaded by: ashleybotelho | nursebotelho18@gmail.com Distribution of this document is illegal Applied Pathophysiology for the Advanced Practice Nurse, First Edition Lucie Dlugasch, Lachel Story Chapter 14 Assessment Quiz C) large C fibers are overstimulated. D) inhibitory pain signals are diminished. Ans: B Complexity: Easy Ahead: Anatomy and Physiology Subject: Chapter 14 Title: Sensory Function 12. A 45-year- old man started having difficulty with reading things. He states, “I guess it’s my tim e for reading glasses because I am getting older.” He wants to know why this happens. You explain that with aging the: A) eye muscles weaken and therefore the eyes don’t move as well. B) fat pads supporting the eye decrease. C) vitreous humor, which is like a gel supporting the eye, liquefies, altering vision signals. D) lens loses its ability to change shape, which diminishes focusing capacity. Ans: D Complexity: Easy Ahead: Understanding Conditions that Affect the Senses Subject: Chapter 14 Title: Sensory Function 13. A 35-year-old woman is complaining of itchy, red, and watery eyes and sneezing with clear nasal discharge. She denies a cough, fever, sore throat, or facial pain. She has a history of type 1 diabetes me lli tus, and she had asthma when she w G a R s A a D ch E il S d. L T A he B c . a C us O e M of th i s con j unctiv i t i s i s: A) allergies. B) viral. C) bacterial. D) excessive dryness. Ans: A Complexity: Easy Ahead: Understanding Conditions that Affect the Senses Subject: Chapter 14 Title: Sensory Function 14. A 30-year-old is complaining of her left eye being red, with watery discharge, and it feels like she has something in it. She also states her eye hurts and she has photophobia. She said it started 1 day ago. She denies a cough, fever, sore throat, or facial pain. She wears daily disposable contacts and sometimes she falls asleep with them on. She has no significant past medical history and denies history of allergies. On examination, her eye is red around the cornea, the pupil reacts briskly, and the lens has a slight opacity. A likely diagnosis is: A) viral conjunctivitis. B) bacterial conjunctivitis. C) keratitis. D) acute angle glaucoma. Ans: C Complexity: Moderate Ahead: Understanding Conditions that Affect the Senses Subject: Chapter 14 Title: Sensory Function