Adrenarche - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Accommodation  adjustment of a schema by changing a scheme to accommodate new information different from what was already known Adolescence  period of development that begins at puberty and ends at early adulthood Adrenarche  maturing of the adrenal glands advance directive  a written legal document that details specific interventions a person wants (see living will) assimilation  adjustment of a schema by adding information similar to what is already known ~ 1 ~...

NR 602 WEEK 5 QUESTIONS V2 2023 (Answered) An adolescent male comes to the clinic reporting unilateral scrotal pain, nausea, and vomiting that began that morning. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner palpates a painful, swollen testis and elicits increased pain with slight elevation of the testis (a negative Pyrin’s sign). What will the nurse practitioner do? a. Administer IM ceftriaxone and prescribe doxycycline twice daily for 10 days. b. Encourage bed rest, scrotal support, and ...

NR 602 WEEK 2 QUESTIONS V2 2023 (Answered) The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating recurrent stomach pain in a school-age child. The child's exam is normal. The nurse practitioner learns that the child reports pain most evenings after school and refuses to participate in sports but does not have nausea or vomiting. The child's grandmother recently had gallbladder surgery. Which action is correct? a. Encourage the child to keep a log of pain, stool patterns, and dietary in...

Absolute polycythemia - ANSWER excessive red blood cell production; a physiologic response resulting from increased erythropoietin secretion in response to chronic hypoxia or as a symptom of polycythemia vera. Absorption atelectasis - ANSWER see Atelectasis. Acid maltase deficiency (glycogen storage disease type II or Pompe disease) - ANSWER an autosomal recessive metabolic disorder that damages muscle and nerve cells throughout the body by an accumulation of glycogen in the lysosome attri...

NBME Sample Questions and Answers (2023/2024) RSV is an RNA virus that enters the cell via a fusion protein - Answer (which is the target of the prophylactic monoclonal antibody drug Palivizumab) Gram-positive rods in a diabetic foot wound (or a World War I soldier fighting in a trench) means - Answer means Clostridium perfringens (the causative organism of gas gangrene). Crepitus means gas in the tissues, which is produced as a byproduct of its highly virulent alpha toxin Crepitus ...

IMPROVED MATERNAL & CHILD HEALTH NURSING (CARE OF THE CHILDBEARING & CHILDREARING FAMILY, 7TH EDITION – GLOSSARY) A - CORRECT ANSWER - abortion: - CORRECT ANSWER -any interruption of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable (a stage of development that will enable the fetus to survive outside the uterus if born at that time) absorption: - CORRECT ANSWER -transfer of a drug from its point of entry in the body into the bloodstream abstinence: - CORRECT ANSWER -refraining from sexu...

ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT Absolute polycythemia ANSWER - excessive red blood cell production; a physiologic response resulting from increased erythropoietin secretion in response to chronic hypoxia or as a symptom of polycythemia vera. Absorption atelectasis ANSWER - see Atelectasis. Acid maltase deficiency (glycogen storage disease type II or Pompe disease) ANSWER - an autosomal re...

A correct answers abortion: correct answers any interruption of a pregnancy before the fetus is viable (a stage of development that will enable the fetus to survive outside the uterus if born at that time) absorption: correct answers transfer of a drug from its point of entry in the body into the bloodstream abstinence: correct answers refraining from sexual intercourse abstract thought: correct answers final stage in cognitive thought processes; allows problem solving and creatin...

NSG6320 AGNP BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022/2023 VERIFIED 100% AGNP BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS AGNP BOARD EXAM QUESTIONS Assessment question of Endocrinology (48Q) Question: The earliest recognizable clinical manifestation(s) of cystic fibrosis in an infant is: History of poor intestinal absorption Foul smelling, frothy, greasy stools Meconium ileus Salty taste on the skin Correct Explanation: The signs and symptoms of cystic fibrosis (CF) vary from person to person and over t...

Endocrine System Anaphy of the Endocrine System The Endocrine Glands ENDOCRINOLOGY ● Endocrine system ● Hypothalamus ● Hormones PITUITARY GLAND Anterior G T P A L F M Posterior O A PITUITARY GLAND ● Anterior pituitary ● Posterior pituitary Posterior Pituitary Gland SELECTED DISORDERS OF THE POSTERIOR PITUITARY DIABETES INSIPIDUS SIADH Patho Cause/Factors DIABETES INSIPIDUS SIADH Signs and Symptoms NURSING*RADTECH*DENTISTRY*CRIMINOLOGY* MIDWIFERY*MEDTECH ...