A patient came with a right ear sensorineural hearing loss. What should the nurse expect while performing the Weber test?

A) Lateralization of the sound/vibration to both ears equally: The Weber test is used to assess unilateral hearing loss and would not show equal lateralization in the presence of unilateral sensorineural hearing loss. Equal lateralization would suggest normal hearing or symmetrical hearing loss, which is not the case here.
B) Lateralization of the sound/vibration to the left ear: In sensorineural hearing loss, sound is perceived to lateralize to the unaffected ear. Therefore, with right ear sensorineural hearing loss, the sound will lateralize to the left ear, indicating that the left ear has better hearing capability.
C) Bone conduction (BC) is greater than air conduction (AC): This finding is characteristic of conductive hearing loss, not sensorineural hearing loss. In sensorineural hearing loss, air conduction is typically greater than or equal to bone conduction, but the Weber test focuses on lateralization rather than BC versus AC.
D) Lateralization of the sound/vibration to the right ear: If the sound were to lateralize to the affected ear in sensorineural hearing loss, it would suggest that the affected ear is hearing better, which contradicts the nature of sensorineural hearing loss. The sound will actually lateralize to the better-hearing, unaffected ear.

A) Neither talk nor comprehend: This description does not accurately characterize receptive aphasia. Receptive aphasia, also known as Wernicke's aphasia, primarily affects comprehension, while speech production may remain intact. Patients with this condition may speak fluently but have difficulty understanding spoken or written language.
B) Talk but do not comprehend: Receptive aphasia is characterized by the ability to produce speech fluently but with impaired comprehension. Patients can talk and may produce coherent-sounding speech, but they struggle to understand others' speech and may not grasp the meaning of what they are saying.
C) No alteration in speech and language: Receptive aphasia involves specific alterations in speech and language, particularly in comprehension. While speech may be fluent, the content often lacks meaning or coherence, and comprehension is significantly impaired.
D) Comprehend but not able to talk: This description aligns more with expressive aphasia (Broca's aphasia), where patients have difficulty producing speech but generally retain comprehension abilities. Receptive aphasia affects comprehension while allowing relatively intact speech production.