nr 283 quiz 5 Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers
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nr 283 quiz 5 Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers
TORCH acronym
Pathphysiology
polydipsia
Diabetes Ketoacidosis
What are nociceptors?
What is somatic pain?
What is visceral pain?
What is ischemic pain?
What is neuropathic pain?
What are the characteristics of neuropathic pain?
What...
nr 283 quiz 5 Study Guide Questions and Correct
Answers
1). Torch acronym
Ans: Toxoplasmosis, Other (hepatitis B, mumps, rubeola, varicella, gonorrhea, syphilis),
Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes.
2). Pathphysiology
Ans: involves the study of functional or physiologic changes in the body that result
from disease processes
3). Polydipsia
Ans: excessive thirst
4). Diabetes ketoacidosis
Ans: is a result of profound insulin deficiency causing the body to enter a state of
metabolic acidosis. it is an acute complication of diabetes most likely to occur in clients
with diabetes Mellitus type 1
5). What are nociceptors?
Ans: Sensory receptors in skin, muscles, bones, and joints.
6). What is somatic pain?
Ans: Pain sensed by nociceptors in the body.
7). What is visceral pain?
Ans: Pain sensed by nerve endings in organs.
8). What is ischemic pain?
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, Ans: Pain caused by lack of blood flow to tissues.
9). What is neuropathic pain?
Ans: Pain caused by damaged peripheral nerves.
10). What are the characteristics of neuropathic pain?
Ans: Tingling and burning sensation, usually chronic.
11). What is phantom pain?
Ans: Pain perceived in a removed body part.
12). What is referred pain?
Ans: Pain caused by sensory fibers connecting at a single level in the spinal cord.
13). Acute pain
Ans: episode of pain that lasts from seconds to less than 6 months
14). Chronic pain
Ans: episode of pain that lasts for 6 months or longer; may be intermittent or
continuous
15). Melena
Ans: Black tarry stool
16). Steatorrhea
Ans: cholesterol, fat in the feces; frothy, foul-smelling fecal matter
17). Psychological dependence
Ans: refers to a continuing desire to take the drug to be able to function.
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