Janet is a 30 year old woman who has been recently diagnosed with a herniated disc at the level of L5-S1. She is currently in the emergency room with suspicion of cauda equna compression. Which of the following is a sign or symptom of cauda equina compression?

a. gastrocnemius weakness

b. reduced or absent ankle reflexs

c. numbness of the lateral foot

d. paresthesia of the perineum and buttocks -(ANS) d. paresthesia of the perineum and buttocks

The patient has acute pancreatitis with 7 of the diagnostic criteria from Ranson's Criteria. In order to plan care, the clinician understands that this criteria score has which of the following meanings?

a. a high mortality rate

b. an increased chance of recurrence

c. 7% chance of the disease becoming chronic

d. all of the above -(ANS) a. a high mortality rate

Reuben, age 24, has HIV and just had a routine viral load test done. The results show a falling viral load What does this indicate

a. a favorable diagnostic trend

b. disease progression

c. the need to be more aggressive with Reuben's medications

d. the eradication of the HIV -(ANS) a. a favorable diagnostic trend

Which is the differentiating symptom between labyrinthitis and vestibular neuritis?

a. symptoms with vestibular neuritis are usually acute in onset, whereas with labyrinthitis the onet is more gradual

b. hearing loss may be associated with vestibular neuritis, but not with labyrinthitis

c. symptoms with labyrinthitis are usually acute in onset, ,whereas with vesticular neuritis the onset is more gradual

d. hearing loss may be associated with labyrinthitis ,but not with vestibular neuritis. -(ANS) d. hearing loss may be associated with labyrinthitis ,but not with vestibular neuritis.