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NURS 640 Exam 2 questions with correct answer1
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- NURS 630
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- Maryville University Of St. Louis
NURS 640 Exam 2 questions with correct answer1
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NURS 640 Exam 2 questions with correctanswers
hyperthermia Correct Answer-uncontrolled increase in temperature not
associated with "hypothalamic set point".
Not medicated by cytokines
>41.1 or 105.9
fever Correct Answer-response to pyrogenic cytokines
> 37.7 or >99.8
Antipyrogenic medications Correct Answer-cause vasodilation and
sweating to release heat
Common Fever Causes Correct Answer-URI
Tonsillitis
UTI
Viral syndrome
Drug-reaction
Fever of Uknown Origin Correct Answer-Fever > 3 weeks
No clear diagnosis after 3 PCP visits or 3 hospital days
Common: infection, neoplasm, auto immune, misc. or undiagnosed.
, Iatrogenic Correct Answer-transmission of infection by medical device.
Malignant Hyperthermia Correct Answer-severe reaction that occurs in
response to particular medications used during general anesthesia
Empiric Antibiotics immediately for Correct Answer-clinically unstable
neutropenic
asplenic pt
immunosuppressed
HIV
non-hyperthermia
HIV acute phase Correct Answer-0-3 months after HIV acquisition (esp.
2-4 weeks)
Test can be (-) up to 3 months. Retest
Generalized illness; mucutaneous ulcers
HIV testing may be NEG
Early misdiagnosis
HIV specific findings Correct Answer-Hairy leukoplakia of tongue
Kaposi sarcoma
cutaneous bacillary angiomatosis
lymphadenopathy
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