« previous next »

Author Question: A patient presents to the emergency department reporting difficulty swallowing and shortness of ... (Read 85 times)

Davideckstein7

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 555
on: Jun 25, 2018
A patient presents to the emergency department reporting difficulty swallowing and shortness of breath. A CT scan would most likely reveal an aneurysm in the:
 
  a. cerebral vessels.
  b. renal arteries.
  c. inferior vena cava.
  d. thoracic aorta.

Question 2

Individuals with Raynaud disease need to be counseled to avoid which of the following condi-tions to prevent severe symptoms?
 
  a. Allergic reactions
  b. Cold exposure
  c. Hot water immersion
  d. Tissue injury


canderson530

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 317
Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
Thoracic aortic aneurysms can cause dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) and dyspnea (breathless-ness). Aneurysms in cerebral vessels will produce a headache. Aneurysms in the renal arteries will produce flank pain. Aneurysms in the inferior vena cava may produce chest pain.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Raynaud disease demonstrates symptoms when extremities are exposed to cold. It is not an aller-gic reaction, and it is not due to hot water immersion or tissue injury.


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
« previous next »
 

Did you know?

Today, nearly 8 out of 10 pregnant women living with HIV (about 1.1 million), receive antiretrovirals.

Did you know?

A headache when you wake up in the morning is indicative of sinusitis. Other symptoms of sinusitis can include fever, weakness, tiredness, a cough that may be more severe at night, and a runny nose or nasal congestion.

Did you know?

Adult head lice are gray, about ? inch long, and often have a tiny dot on their backs. A female can lay between 50 and 150 eggs within the several weeks that she is alive. They feed on human blood.

Did you know?

Hypertension is a silent killer because it is deadly and has no significant early symptoms. The danger from hypertension is the extra load on the heart, which can lead to hypertensive heart disease and kidney damage. This occurs without any major symptoms until the high blood pressure becomes extreme. Regular blood pressure checks are an important method of catching hypertension before it can kill you.

Did you know?

Nearly all drugs pass into human breast milk. How often a drug is taken influences the amount of drug that will pass into the milk. Medications taken 30 to 60 minutes before breastfeeding are likely to be at peak blood levels when the baby is nursing.

Measuring Patient Height Measuring Patient Height
New employees should be shown all exits in case of an emergency. New employees should be shown all exits in case of an emergency.
Emergency Intervention Emergency Intervention
Tumor marker analysis of a patient undergoing therapy, who (1) after surgery had residual disease ... Tumor marker analysis of a patient undergoing therapy, who (1) after surgery had residual disease ...
Using DPSIR Framework for Environmental Reporting Using DPSIR Framework for Environmental Reporting
Diagram illustrating the difficulty encountered during the replication of the ends of linear chromos Diagram illustrating the difficulty encountered during the replication of the ends of linear chromos
Video: Blood Flow Through the Kidneys

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library