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The nurse determines that a client is experiencing an alteration in sensory functioning when which of the following are assessed? (Select all that apply.)
 
  1. Anesthesia
  2. Hypesthesia
  3. Parasthesia
  4. Dysesthesia
  5. Hypergesia
  6. Ataxia

Question 2

A client is complaining of pain and drainage coming from an area on his back. The nurse assesses the area and finds a large erythematous, swollen mass with multiple areas of purulent drainage. The nurse suspects the client has a(n):
 
  1. abscess.
  2. carbuncle.
  3. furuncle.
  4. papule.



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Answer to Question 1

1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Disorders of sensory functioning can cause a variety of symptoms. Anesthesia is the absence of touch sensation. Hypesthesia is a diminished sense of touch. Parasthesia is numbness, tingling, or prickling sensations. Dysesthesia is burning or tingling. Hypergesia is increased sensitivity to pain. Ataxia described uncoordinated muscle (motor) movements most often assessed during ambulation and is not a part of the assessment of sensory functioning.

Answer to Question 2

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Carbuncles are an aggregate of infected follicles originating deep in the dermis and subcutaneous tissue. Carbuncles are many furuncles, and they form an erythematous, swollen, broad, and slowly evolving mass that can ulcerate and drain from multiple openings. A furuncle is a single localized induration that is painful. An abscess is a cavity containing pus, and a papule is a small, raised lesion.



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