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NUR 201 ( LATEST 2024 / 2025 ) TEST 12 | GRADED A+ QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (SOLVED)
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NUR 201 Test 121. When does Chvostek's sign appear and what is it?
Answer
When patient has low calcium levels, below 6
- Tapping the cheek to see if that side of the face draws up towards the tapping
2. Trousseau's sign and when does that appear
Answer
It appears with patients with low calcium
- When you compress the upper arm and the arm starts to draw up like a TRex arm
3. What electrolyte affects Digoxin
Answer
Digoxin is most effective in systems with hypokalemia (low potassium)
- this also increases the risk of Digoxin poisioning
4. What does Digoxin do?
Answer
Lowers HR without lowering BP
5. What is the best question to ask an obese patient when speaking about their weight
Answer
What do you think lead you to become being obese?
6. What things can put someone at risk for becoming obese
Answer
- Are you obese because of food choices?
- Poverty
,- Food drought, no access to food
- Disability preventing you from cooking food or being active
- emotional state
- Recreational drug use
- Mobility problems
7. What is the effect of Kayexelate
Answer
Used to treat high potassium levels by binding to the K in the body so it can be excreted through
GI
8. What lab show when dehydrated
Answer
Hemoglobin, hematocrit, potassium, sodium values will all be high because there is a higher
concentration of solids than fluid
9. What is Aldosterone
Answer
Hormone that is secreted when ECF sodium value is low, prevent further sodium and water loss
10. When is antidiuretic hormone released
Answer
Secreted more in response to in- creased blood osmolality causing water retention, so you don't
pee out whatever fluid is left
11. What labs show when patient has volume overload
Answer
All lab vales run low because they are diluted in the excess water
12. What hormones and drug help combat volume overload
Answer
BNP (causes you to pee more)
-lactone drugs (diaretics)
, - ACE inhibitors (-pril drugs)
13. What are the assessment questions for dehydration
Answer
- Have you had any N/V/D
- Have you been sweating fluids, not replacing
- Any new medications (diuretics, laxative use)
- Daily weights
- Hx of renal issues
- Endocrine problems
14. What are the risk factors for low Phosphorus
Answer
- Burns (due to high calcium levels in response, low K causes low Phos)
- eating less
- Alcoholics
- Vitamin D deficiency
- Diuretic use
15. What lab values can show someone is malnourished
Answer
- Albumin (2 weeks)
- Prealbumin (2 days)
- Low transferrin
- Low cholesterol levels (less than 160)
- Low total lymphocyte count (less than 1500)
16. Physical signs of malnourishment
Answer
- Dull hair, hair loss
- Sunken eyes
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