A female client is admitted to the facility for investigation of balance and coordination problems, including possible Ménière’s disease.
When assessing this client, the nurse expects to note:
a- vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
b- vertigo, vomiting, and nystagmus
c- vertigo, pain, and hearing impairment.
d- vertigo, blurred vision, and fever.
Answer A.
Ménière’s disease, an inner ear disease, is characterized by the symptom triad of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
The combination of vertigo, vomiting, and nystagmus suggests labyrinthitis.
Ménière’s disease rarely causes pain, blurred vision, or fever.
a- vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
b- vertigo, vomiting, and nystagmus
c- vertigo, pain, and hearing impairment.
d- vertigo, blurred vision, and fever.
Answer A.
Ménière’s disease, an inner ear disease, is characterized by the symptom triad of vertigo, tinnitus, and hearing loss.
The combination of vertigo, vomiting, and nystagmus suggests labyrinthitis.
Ménière’s disease rarely causes pain, blurred vision, or fever.
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