Your patient reported each of the following facts when questioned about his family's health history. Which fact prompts you to question him further to determine if he might have a familial neurological disease?
a. His father was paralyzed at age 45 from a spinal cord tumor.
b. His older brother has a seizure disorder.
c. His grandfather died of complications related to diabetes.
d. His grandmother had hypertension and died of complications resulting from a cerebrovascular accident.
B
Seizure disorders are familial in nature; therefore, his having an older brother with a seizure disorder should prompt you to question him further to determine if he might have a familial neurological disease. A spinal cord tumor, hypertension, and a cerebrovascular accident are not familial in nature. Diabetes is not a neurological disorder; it is an endocrine problem.
You might also like to view...
When assessing a patient diagnosed with angina pectoris it is most important for the nurse to gather what information?
A) The patient's activities limitations and level of consciousness after the attacks B) The patient's symptoms and the activities that precipitate attacks C) The patient's understanding of the pathology of angina D) The patient's coping strategies surrounding the attacks
The process of transferring information from a physician's order to the MAR is _____________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) or infections (STIs) affect men and women of all backgrounds and economic levels. Using knowledge of STDs, what type of sexually
transmitted infection will need treatment for symptoms and infection control management for the rest of their lives? A) Bacterial B) Fungus C) Viral D) Protozoan
An extreme sensitivity to light is referred to as
A. photophobia. B. presbyopia. C. hyperopia. D. diplopia.