2024 nurs623 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 4: NURS 623/ NURS623 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/ Gerontology Health Care II Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Red Flags of back/neck pain - Answer: Incontinence Fever Cancers Unexplained wt loss Long term steroids Trauma IV drug abuse Intense local pain No comfy Position Q: Diagnosing of Alzheimer's - Answer: Impaired ability to learn new info along with a disturbance in language, function, or perception Q...

Exam 1: NURS 623/ NURS623 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/ Gerontology Health Care II Review | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Which of the following is a linear crack extending from the epidermis to the dermis? Answer: Fissure Q: Thick and leathery skin that is usually the result of scratching or rubbing usually seen with atopic dermatitis Answer: Lichenification Q: George is a 59 year old male who complains of flu like illness, in...

Exam 2: NURS 623/ NURS623 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/ Gerontology Health Care II Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Diagnostic tests for thyroid problems Answer: TSH Free T 4 - meds can alter labs: Steroids, adrogens, estrogens, salicylates, heparine, iodine containing coumpounds. If Ft4 normal, then do FT3 Also do CBC and LFT Q: Further testing after initial thyroid testing Answer: TSH receptor antibody Nuc med scan ...

Exam 3: NURS 623/ NURS623 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/ Gerontology Health Care II Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Major depressive disorder Answer: Characteristics •Severe negative change in mood, thinking, and behavior •Severity •With or without suicide idealization Epidemiology •5-20% of population •Adults >65 (30-40%) •High rate for recurrence •Women > Men •8-19% hospitalized •1 out of 7 suicide •...

Exam 1: NURS 623/ NURS623 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult/ Gerontology Health Care II Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Fungal skin infections Answer: · Candidiasis- bright, beefy red rash treat with topical antifungal, · Dermatophytoses - the tineas (ringworm) · Onychomycosis treat with Terbinafine for 6-12 weeks (only 73-79% effective, educate patient. · Fungal infections survive on keratin, so considered superficial. · Pathogens: ...