Cns infections - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Review Topics Part 1 1) Diabetes Insipidus – page • Caused by a deficiency of production of ADH or a decreased renal response to ADH. • Clinical Manifestations: Polydipsia and Polyuria. • Diagnostic Studies: Water deprivation test (pt deprived of water for 8-12 hrs and then given desmopressin acetate subcut or nasally), Measure level of ADH after an analog of ADH is given. • Types of Diabetic Insipidus: Central DI (results from an interference of ADH synthesis, transport, and...

HESI Pharmacology Exit Exam with NGN 1 . A healthcare provider prescribes cephalexin monohydrate (Keflex) for a client with a postoperative infection. It is most important for the nurse to assess for what additional drug allergy before administering this prescription? A) Penicillins. B) Aminoglycosides. C) Erythromycins. D) Sulfonamides. A) Penicillins. Cross-allergies exist between penicillins (A) and cephalosporins, such as cephalexin monohydrate (Keflex), so checking for penicilli...

Aquifer Pediatrics 2023 Updated Exam Questions And Answers Tobacco Effects in Pregnancy - ANS- Low birth weight Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - ANS- Facial abnormalities, growth deficiency, CNS dysfunction, cognitive/behavioral issues Heroine Effects in Pregnancy - ANS- Fetal growth restriction, fetal death, placental abruption, preterm labor, intrauterine meconium Cocaine/Stimulant Effects in Pregnancy - ANS- Uteroplacental insufficiency, low birth weight SGA Infant - ANS- <10th perc...

MATERNAL NEWBORN ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS UPDATED 2024/2025 (100% Verified) Urinary frequency usually disappears at about 12 weeks of gestation but returns near term as the enlarging uterus presses on the bladder. It can also worsen following fetal descent. A nurse in a prenatal clinic overhears a newly licensed nurse discussing conception with a client. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse requires intervention by the nurse? - ANSWER "Implantati...

Aquifer Pediatrics 2023 Updated Exam Questions And Answers Tobacco Effects in Pregnancy - ANS- Low birth weight Fetal Alcohol Syndrome - ANS- Facial abnormalities, growth deficiency, CNS dysfunction, cognitive/behavioral issues Heroine Effects in Pregnancy - ANS- Fetal growth restriction, fetal death, placental abruption, preterm labor, intrauterine meconium Cocaine/Stimulant Effects in Pregnancy - ANS- Uteroplacental insufficiency, low birth weight SGA Infant - ANS- <10th perc...

guide 2023/2024 Vitamin A - Correct Answer Found in chicken livers, sweet potato with skin, carrots, spinach, and pumpkin. Deficiency causes night blindness, exophthalmia, and decreased immunity Vitamin D - Correct Answer Found in tuna fish, whole or fortified milk, fortified soy milk, and fortified cereal. Deficiency causes rickets, osteomalacia, and osteoporosis Vitamin K - Correct Answer Found in green leafy vegetables, tuna fish, and tomato sauce. Deficiency causes hemorrhagic dis...

NUR 2474 Pharmacology For Professional Nursing Exam 1 Blueprint (2 sets) 2023 With Revised Correct Answers. Half-life- time required for the concentration or amount of drug in the body to be reduced by one-half handwritten orders- A prescription for medications/ referrals Application of Pharmacology in Patient care= (1) pre-administration assessment, (2) dosage and administration, (3) evaluating and promoting therapeutic effects, (4) minimizing adverse effects, (5) minimizing adverse inte...

Hondros NUR 160 Final Exam Questions and Correct Answers A Grade How to teach pursed lip breathing - Answer-breathing into the nose and breathing out slowly through the mouth. What is a PCA pump? - Answer-patient controlled analgesic - delivers set amount of pain reliever with push of a button Proscar - Answer--urinary retention medication for enlarged prostate. -shouldn't be used be handled by women at childbearing years. -could cause hair loss Syphilis - Answer-bacterial infect...

AHN 548 Exam 1. All Questions and answers. VERIFIED. Congenital infections- essentials of dx and typical features - -can be acquired in utero, perinatally and postnatally -Can be asymptomatic in newborn period -clinical sx complexes include IUGR, chorioretinitis, cataracts, cholestatic jaundice, thrombocytopenia, skin rash and brain calcifications -Dx: PCR, antigen and antibody studies and culture CMV (Congenital) - -MOST COMMON TRANSMITTED IN UTERO Sx: hepatosplenomegaly, petechiae...

Chain of Infection - ANSWER-1)Infectious agent= organism with ability to cause disease; greater virulence, invasiveness, and pathogenicity => increased odds of infection 2) Reservoir: place where microbes can persist and reproduce 3) Portal of Exit: way for microbe to leave the reservoir 4) Mode of transmission: method of microbe transfer from one place to another 5) Portal of entry: opening that allows microbe to enter host 6) Susceptible host: Lacks immunity or physical resistance to p...