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NURS 5338 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AND ARLINGTON EXAM WITH ACTUAL CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED DETAILED ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY GRADED A+|NEWEST|GUARANTEED PASS|LATEST UPDATE $22.49   Add to cart

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ARLINGTON EXAM 2024-2025 WITH ACTUAL
CORRECT QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
DETAILED ANSWERS |FREQUENTLY TESTED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS |ALREADY
GRADED A+|NEWEST|GUARANTEED
PASS|LATEST UPDATE


Peak Flow Meter Usage

Measuring peak expiratory flow rate, monitoring and diagnosing asthma

Bacterial Vaginosis Treatment

Probiotics with lactobacillus (L. rhamnosus, L. reuteri, L. acidophilus, L. fermentum), 88-90% cure rate at
1 month, oral or vaginal administration

Bell's Palsy Definition

Rapid onset unilateral facial paralysis from inflamed facial nerve compression

Bell's Palsy Treatment

Corticosteroids within 3 days, lacrilube for dry eye

Animal Bite Treatment

Wash with soap and water, antibiotics for dog, cat, and human bites, Augmentin as first choice

Blood Loss in Healthy Person

Lose 10-15% of total blood volume without issues, blood donations take 8-10% volume

Superficial Burns Treatment

Cooling water for pain relief and damage prevention

Partial Thickness Burns Treatment


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,Clean with soap and water, apply dressing, leave blisters intact

Full Thickness Burns Treatment

Large IV fluid amounts for extensive burns, capillary fluid leakage and edema from inflammatory
response, infection common complication

Bursitis

Inflammation of small sacs near the joint.

Bursitis Treatment

- Aspirate bursae to rule out infection
- Treat uninfected bursitis with RICE, physiotherapy, NSAIDS
- Infected bursae require antibiotics, steroids, and sometimes surgery.

MI Symptoms in Elderly Diabetic Female

- Dyspnea, weakness, fatigue
- Symptoms can precede MI by up to one month
- Some may experience back or jaw pain.

CHF Diagnostic Studies

- Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) mainly produced in cardiac ventricles
- CMP
- Chest X-ray
- Evaluate lower extremities for edema.

Conjunctivitis

Inflammation of conjunctiva, often viral; causes redness.

Herpes of the Eye

- Linear branching corneal ulcer
- Stained with fluorescein dye during exam
- Symptoms include foreign-body sensation, light sensitivity, redness, blurred vision.

Herpes of the Eye - Next Step

- Ophthalmic emergency
- Do not treat; consult ophthalmology.

Eye Injury Follow-Up

- Ask about recent eye injury or contact lens use
- Use fluorescein dye with woods lamp
- Do not patch if injury from vegetation
- Refer for embedded foreign body.

Biopsy Preparation

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, - Measure and record size of nevus or area to be biopsied first.

Bell's Palsy Diagnosis

- Objective tests: eyebrow raise, smile.

Asthma Acute Attack Treatment

- Duoneb: albuterol 2.5mg/ml and atrovent 0.5mg
- Up to three albuterol nebulizers
- Oxygen may be needed
- Solumedrol injection
- Monitor for tachycardia

Is an I&D in Primary Care Sterile?

Often not a sterile procedure

DVT Suspected Clinical Prediction Tool

- Wells score
- D-dimer test (high sensitivity)

DVT Imaging

Ultrasound of suspected veins

DVT Treatment

- Commonly treated outpatient
- Lovenox injections BID for a few days plus coumadin, then coumadin alone
- INR should be between 2.0-3.0
- Coumadin diet
- Vitamin K is the antidote for increased INR

Orofacial Pain Treatment in Primary Care

- Amoxicillin or clindamycin
- Peridex oral rinse and pain medication
- Naproxen

Ketoacidosis Assessment

- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Abdominal pain
- Acetone breath
- Kussmaul breathing
- Decreased consciousness

Hyperosmolar Non-Ketotic State Main Cause


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