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NUR 524 Exam 3 Questions And Correct AnswersSigns and symptoms of OSA - Answer Overweight/Obese
Daytime fatigue and difficulty concentrating
Know the signs and symptoms of enlarged prostate - Answer Difficulty stopping or
starting to urinate.
urinary frequency, urgency, inability to empty bladder completely, & hesitancy (usually
worse at night)
UTI's can be caused by urinary retention.
Men with BPH will often complain of having to get up several times in the middle of the
night to use the bathroom.
Who do you see with an enlarged prostate? -Answer Men over 50
As men age, frequently the prostate can become enlarged which then causes many
urinary problems
Most common causes and presenting symptoms Clostridium Perfringens gastroenteritis
-Answer General
Found in human and animal feces and in soil
Meats most frequently contaminated foods (beef, poultry, Mexican style foods; steam
tables)
Inadequately heated or re-heated meats
Symptoms
Watery diarrhea, occasional vomiting
Incubation period - 12-24 hours
Culture suspected food
Treatment is supportive
,Commonest causes and presenting symptoms Salmonella gastroenteritis -Answer
General
Food/animal origin - poultry, red meat, eggs, unpasteurized milk, water, direct person to
person transmission
Symptoms
Incubation 12-48 hrs (most common incubation < 24 hours)
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping fever
Watery diarrhea, occult and gross blood
WBC's in stool
Most likely in kids <5; adults >70
Treatment:
Fluoroquinolone or Bactrim or Chloramphenicol (same as Shigellosis treatment) -
only if evidence of systemic disease - high fever etc
Most common causes and presenting symptoms E coli gastroenteritis - Answer General
Food or water contaminated with human or animal feces - examples: meats/apple juice
Most common cause of traveler's diarrhea
Symptoms
Incubation period 10 hrs to 6 days (usually 24-48hrs)
Abdominal cramps; no fever
Watery diarrhea - toxin promotes fluid secretion in small bowel stimulates watery
diarrhea
Usually no WBC's
Hx of recent travel to a developing country
Treatment:
none - no evidence that antibiotics are useful
, Most common causes and presenting symptoms shigella gastroenteritis - Answer
General
Contaminated food or water
Homosexual transmission
Feces of infected humans
No animal reservoir
Symptoms
Incubation usually 12-48 hours
Fever, abdominal pain
Watery diarrhea; occult and gross blood
WBC's in stool
Problem in childcare centers (person to person transmission)
Treatment:
Fluoroquinolone or Bactrim if severe
Most common causes and presenting symptoms staph aureus gastroenteritis - Answer
General
Food products like ham, poultry, filled pastries, egg/ potato salads
Human skin, nares, mouth
Symptoms
Incubation very short-30 minutes to 8 hours (usually 2-8 hours)
Nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps
Soft stool
Onset abrupt
Know MS in terms of what her diagnosis is. If you are explaining this to a person that is
recently diagnosed how would you explain it? - Answer General
MS is a chronic disease affecting the brain and spinal cord.
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