Pre existing hypertension - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which type of exercises should the elderly/cardiac patients not take part in? - Answer- Isometric/isotonic exercises due to vagal response When giving diuretics, which electrolyte do you supplement due to the smallest margin of error? - Answer- potassium Which system controls stress on the body, or the Fight or Flight instinct? - Answer- parasympathetic system stress on the body/mind - Answer- negative emotions, insomnia, alertness stress causes: pupils - Answer- dilate stress cau...

TEST BANK ESSENTIALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY (4TH EDITION BY PORTH) CONTENTS Chapter 01 - Cell Structure and Function .......................................................................................................................... 2 Chapter 02 - Cellular Responses to Stress, Injury, and Aging .......................................................................................... 7 Chapter 03 - Inflammation, the Inflammatory Response, and Fever ..............................................

HESI EXAM 1 2024 GRADED A+ A mother runs into the emergency department with a toddler in her arms and tells the nurse that her child got into some cleaning products. the child smells of chemicals on the hands, face, and on the front of the child's clothes. after ensuring the airway is patent, what action should the nurse implement first? a. Assess the child for altered sensorium b. Determine type of chemical exposure c. Obtain equipment for gastric lavage d. Call poison control ...

HESI EXIT RN V6 EXAM (NEW) All 160 Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024 100% Verified Guaranteed Success A+A mother runs into the emergency department with a toddler in her arms and tells the nurse that her child got into some cleaning products. the child smells of chemicals on the hands, face, and on the front of the child's clothes. after ensuring the airway is patent, what action should the nurse implement first? a. Assess the child for altered sensorium b. Determine type of chemi...

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PC707 Module 4 Cardiac Exam Questions and Answers What is BP? - Answer ️️ -Blood Pressure (BP) = Peripheral Vascular Resistance (PVR) x Cardiac Output (CO). Hypertension (HTN) Impact: - Answer ️️ -▪ Most preventable contributors to disease & death in the United States. ▪ If not detected early & treated appropriately, may lead to myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, & renal failure--& can cause target organ damage to the eyes, kidneys, ♥ & brain. ▪ It is the most common cond...

Complications of colorectral surgery Colorectal surgery can have various intraoperative and postoperative complications, including bleeding, bowel injury, wound infection, anastomotic leakage, ileus, and adhesions1. Postoperative complications can be classified using the Clavien-Dindo classification system, which is based on the type of therapy needed to correct the complication1. Factors that can increase the risk of complications include age, gender, emergency surgery, and pre-existing medical...

Renal/Genitourinary Barrons CCRN Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass comorbidities that put the pt at risk for developing AKI - Answer- Diabetes Heart failure Hypertension nephrotoxic substances - Answer- Antibiotics NSAIDS ACE inhibitors, ARBS Antineoplastics Contrast media Diuretics measures the amount of nitrogen in the blood that comes from the waste product urea (formed in the liver) - Answer- BUN- blood urea nitrogen Normal Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) - Answer- 10-23 mg/dL non...

Rituximab mechanism of action - correct answer Anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody Mutations that lead to favorable outcomes in CLL - correct answer Mutated IGHV and 13q- Indications for treatment in CLL (5) - correct answer -Advanced stage -Symptomatic at presentation (fatigued, weight loss, night sweats, fever) -End organ dysfunction -Enlarged spleen o...

- Contrast-induced nephropathy - The onset of AKI w/in 48h after admin of contrast. Risk for this is highest in pts who are older, dehydrated, have pre-existing CKD, or have comorbidities of DM, HF, or current hypotension - Metformin - ____________ should be d/c at least 24 hours before the time of a procedure and for at least 48 hours after iodinated contrast media. - Reactions - When a CT scan w/ contrast is prescribed, report the pts Hx of ____________ associated w/ the admin of ...