Sickle cell screening - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse is reinforcing teaching with the guardians of a school-age child who has hearing loss. Which of the following techniques should the nurse recommend to facilitate communication with the child? - Use facial expressions when speaking A nurse is contributing to the plan of care for a child who has sickle cell anemia and is experiencing a vaso-occlusive crisis. Which of the following is the priority intervention for the nurse to recommend to include in the plan? - Promote oxygen utilizatio...

Exam 4: NUR230 / NUR 230 (Latest 2024 / 2025) The Childbearing / Child Caring Family Exam Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct - Galen Q: sickle cell anemia Answer: a genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, re- sulting in some red blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape Hereditary presence of HbS; autosomal recessive trait Q: sickle cell anemia diagnostics Answer: Newborn screening Q: Sickle Cell Crisis cause Answer: infection, stress, dehydration, trauma Q: Sic...

AANP Board 146 Questions with Answers INR values below ____ increase stroke risk sixfold. - CORRECT ANSWER 2 What allergy contradicts the use of thiazide diuretics? - CORRECT ANSWER Sulfa Why should ACE-Is be avoided with renal stenosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Leads to ARF Adverse effects of aldosterone antagonists (Aldactone) - CORRECT ANSWER Galactorrhea and hyperkalemia What are beta blocker indications? - CORRECT ANSWER HTN, post-MI< angina, arrhythmias, migraine prophylaxis,...

Test Bank For Primary Care Medicine Office Evaluation and Management of the Adult Patient 8th Edition By Allan Goroll 8116, 4 , 8123, 2 1 The Purpose and Practice of Primary Care 2 Selection and Interpretation of Diagnostic Tests 3 Health Maintenance and the Role of Screening 4 Estimating and Communicating Risk and Prognosis 5 Choosing among Treatment Options 6 Immunization 7 Screening for HIV Infection 8 Evaluation of Chronic Fatigue 9 Evaluation of Weight Loss 10 ...

1. Vaccinations and immunosuppression. 2 keypoints: - give inactive agents instead of live agents - might not work as effectively 2. live virus vaccine types: Virus: - measles - mumps - polio (oral) - rubella - varicella - yellow fever - herpes zoster Bacteria: - typhoid 3. inactive vaccine virus: Virus: - Hep A and B - HPV - influenza - polio (subq) - rabies Bacteria: - anthrax - cholera - diphteria - Lyme - meningococcus - pertussis - plague - pneumococcus - tetanus 4...

Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology 10th Edition Test Bank by Tommie L. Norris Complete Guide A+ 2023/2024. At an international nursing conference, many discussions and breakout sessions focused on the World Health Organization (WHO) views on health. Of the following comments made by nurses during a discussion session, which statements would be considered a good representation of the WHO definition? Select all that apply. A) Interests in keeping the elderly population engaged in such acti...

Genetic Counseling Board Review Questions You are meeting with a 25 year old woman and her parents in the cardio genetics clinic. The patient was seen at an outside institute and had genetic testing related to hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. Unfortunately, genetic testing did not find the cause of her heart condition. Now, the family is coming to you to discuss enrolling in a cardiovascular genetics research study that aims to find new genes for HCM. During the course of the session, you begin to ...

11-year-old girl presents With tanner stage one of the pubic hair, she has a flat left breast and the right breast is tender and a small mass What is the best next step? Reassurance This is normal thelarche and can be asymmetric Order of maturation in female Thelarche, pubarcge, growth spurt, menarche 27-year-old man presents with thrombocytopenia, eczema and recurrent infections Wiskott-Aldrich, WAS gene, Patient comes in with ulcerative colitis Treated with prednisone...

LEVEL OF PREVENTION  PRIMARY o Goal: preventing the health problem, the most cost-effective form of healthcare o Example: immunizations, counseling about safety, injury and disease prevention  SECONDARY o Goal: detecting disease in early, asymptomatic, or preclinical state to minimize its impact o Example: screening tests, such as BP check, mammography, colonoscopy, ASA in hx MI  TERTIARY o Goal: minimizing negative disease induced outcomes o Example: in established disease, ad...

Norris Porth's Essentials of Pathophysiology Chap. 1 Concepts of Health and Disease Exam Questions and Complete Solutions A client develops an infection with a resistant organism while hospitalized for surgery. After treatment, there are no obvious signs of infection, but a culture shows that the organism is present. Which term describes the client's status? a) Preclinical stage b) Carrier status c) Chronic disease d) Clinical disease - Ans: b) Carrier status In carrier status, t...