Diagnosis of effusions - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) - -Advanced age, male, smoking hx, HTN -Acute abdominal pain + hypotension + pulsatile abdominal mass -US: 100% sensitive -CT: 100% sensitive, detects rupture/leak -AAA > 5 cm: ↑ risk of rupture -Renal colic in elderly: r/o AAA Absence Seizures - -5-10 yo -Sudden mental status alteration without motor activity -Blank stare -No aura, postictal state -Ethosuxamide ACE Inhibitors - -Use: HTN, DM II -MOA: block the conversion of angiotensin I to angio...

causes of pulmonary embolism - Answer - usually caused by DVT that has been freed and moved to the lungs. Can be air or tumor tissue. Risk factors of PE - Answer Known DVT, PMHx of DVT or PE, FHx, Recent surgery, Cancer, A-Fib, Immobility, Pregnancy, BCP, Smoking Treatment of PE - Answer Unfractionated heparin given IV is standard treatment. Enoxaparin (outpatient treatment) Transudative pleural effusions should make you think of what diagnosis? - Answer CHF, PE, cirhhros a...

BELOW IS A LIST OF THE CHAPTERS. File : TEST BANK FOR PRIMARY CARE 6TH EDITION BY .pdf Page : 1 Chapter 01: Interprofessional : Where We Are Today : Page : 2 Chapter 02: Translating Resea rch into Cli nical Care: Page : 3 Chapter 03: Empowering Patients as partners: A New Model for Page : 4 Chapter 04: Coordinated Chronic Care Page : 6 Chapter 05: An Introduction to Health Care Disparities and Culturally Responsive Primary Page : 7 Chapter 06: Patient/Family Education and Health Literacy : Prima...

A 20-year-old Caucasian man complains of a mass in his left testicle. In addition to his age and race, what else is a risk factor for testicular cancer? a. Colon cancer in his mother b. Personal history of cryptorchidism c. Urinary tract infection last month d. Congenital hydrocele - b A 20-year-old male patient presents with scrotal pain. A suspected diagnosis that requires immediate referral is a. testicular torsion. b. hydrocele. c. epididymitis. d. inguinal hernia - a A 26-year-o...

HCC-RxHCC Coding Updates & Documentation Standards Questions and Answers Diagnosis Limit - Answer-Maximum of 12 diagnoses per encounter Best Judgement - Answer-Using discretion to select additional diagnoses Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy - Answer-Brain dysfunction due to toxic substances Septic Shock - Answer-Life-threatening organ dysfunction from infection Bilateral Pleural Effusions - Answer-Fluid buildup in the lungs on both sides Moderate Mitral Stenosis - Answer-Narrowi...

Test Bank For Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice 6th Edition By Terry Mahan Buttaro; Patricia Polgar-Bailey; Joanne Sandberg-Cook; JoAnn Trybulski 0152, 1 , 4578, 3 1 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 2 Translating Research Into Clinical Practice 3 Empowering Patients as Collaborative Partners 4 Coordinated Chronic Care 5 An Introduction to Health Care Disparities and Culturally Responsive Primary Care 6 Patient/Family Education and Health Literacy 7 Genetic Considerations in Primary ...

Level 4 - Exam 1: Heart Failure Questions and Answers Already Passed While assessing a 68-year-old with ascites, the nurse also notes jugular venous distention (JVD) with the head of the patient's bed elevated 45 degrees. The nurse knows this finding indicates a. decreased fluid volume. b. jugular vein atherosclerosis. c. increased right atrial pressure. d. incompetent jugular vein valves. ANS: C The jugular veins empty into the superior vena cava and then into the right atrium, so JV...

Test Bank For Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice 6th Edition By Terry Mahan Buttaro; Patricia Polgar-Bailey; Joanne Sandberg-Cook; JoAnn Trybulski. Chapter 1 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 2 Translating Research Into Clinical Practice 3 Empowering Patients as Collaborative Partners 4 Coordinated Chronic Care 5 An Introduction to Health Care Disparities and Culturally Responsive Primary Care 6 Patient/Family Education and Health Literacy 7 Genetic Considerations in Primary Care 8 Ri...

patho 370 - week 2 questions and answers graded A+ What is type I hypersensitivity and antigen form? IgE and soluble antigen What is type II hypersensitivity? IgG OR IgM and cell-bound antigen What is type III hypersensitivity? IgG AND IgM and soluble antigen What is type IV hypersensitvity? T Cells and soluble or cell-bound antigen What is type I hypersensitivity mechanism of activation? -Allergen-specific IgE antibodies bind to mast cells via their Fc receptor...

Maxine A. Papadakis; Stephen J. McPhee; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid McGraw-Hill Education / Medical ISBN 9781264687343, 1264687346 ISBN 9781264687343, 1264687346 ISBN 9781264687749, 1264687745 1. Disease Prevention & Health Promotion General Approach to the Patient Health Maintenance & Disease Prevention Prevention of Infectious Diseases Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention of Osteoporosis Prevention of Physical Inactivity Prevention of Overweight & Obesity ...