A nurse is assessing a patient with an acoustic neuroma who has been recently admitted to an oncology unit. What symptoms is the nurse likely to find during the initial assessment?
A) Loss of hearing, tinnitus, and vertigo
B) Loss of vision, change in mental status, and hyperthermia
C) Loss of hearing, increased sodium retention, and hypertension
D) Loss of vision, headache, and tachycardia
Ans: A
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An acoustic neuroma is a tumor of the eighth cranial nerve, the cranial nerve most responsible for hearing and balance. The patient with an acoustic neuroma usually experiences loss of hearing, tinnitus, and episodes of vertigo and staggering gait. Acoustic neuromas do not cause loss of vision, increased sodium retention, or tachycardia.
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