Clin med exam 2 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Med Surg Exam 2 Test Bank 1. The student nurse studying the gastrointestinal system understands that chyme refers to what? a. Hormones that reduce gastric acidity b. Liquefied food ready for digestion c. Nutrients after being absorbed d. Secretions that help digest food b A client scheduled for a percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography (PTC) denies allergies to medication. What action by the nurse is best? a. Ask the client about shellfish allergies. b. Document this information on t...

1. You are a nurse re- searcher interviewing se- nior oncology nurses, asking them to describe how they deal with the loss of a patient. The analysis of the interviews yields common themes describing the nurses' grief. This is an example of which type of study? 2. An operating room nurse is talking with colleagues during a meeting. She asks, "I wonder if we would see fewer wound infections if we used chlorhexidine instead of povidone-iodine to clean the skin of our surgical patients? What d...

1. 2 yr. old child with Fetal Alcohol Syn- drome (FAS) small head, short eye lid opening, flat midface, smooth philtrum, un- derdeveloped jaw, thin upper lip, and short nose 2. Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) - Acute mental status change, muscular rigidity, and autonomic instability (fever) 3. Elderly pt c/o tinnitus; the PMHNP would associate which of the following find- ings with an acoustic neuroma? 4. Brain structure is activated in patients - Unilateral tinnitus (ringing ...

1. A 44-year-old female mathematician presents to clin- ic with a complaint of a mass in the right breast. Her partner noticed this mass 2 days ago, and the patient feels guilty because she has only had one mammogram and does not engage in breast self-ex- amination (BSE) on any regular basis. She has no family history of breast cancer, and her prior mam- mogram was ordered as a routine screening test at c. This patient was in compliance with the U.S. Pre- ventive Services Task Force (USP- STF)...

ATI Med-Surg Exam 1 2021/2022 Graded A+ 1. The nurse is preparing to administer insulin intravenously. Which statement about the administration of intravenous insulin is true? Aspart or lispro can be administered intravenously. But there must be a 50% dose reduction • A warmer is required to infuse insulin • Only regular insulin can be given intravenously • Any form of insulin can be administered intravenously 2. A client has been diagnosed with metabolic syndrome and is started on t...

1. Discrepancy between anatomical sex and gender is known as? 2. Which of the following are risk factors for neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Select all that apply 3. Antipsychotic medication provides D2 blockage in the meso-coritcal pathway causing which of the fol- lowing effects? 4. Phencyclidine (PCP) and ketamine exert their unique behavioral effects by blocking which of the following receptors? 5. The diagnosis used to describe a syndrome charac- terized by specific s/s resultin...

Cellulite Pathophysiology and Treatment, 2nd Edition (Basic and Clinical Dermatology) by Mitchel Edited by Mitchel P. Goldman Doris Hexsel Cellulite PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT Second edition Cellulite PATHOPHYSIOLOGY AND TREATMENT Second edition edited by Mitchel P Goldman, MD Volunteer Clinical Professor of Medicine/Dermatology University of California San Diego, California USA Doris Hexsel, MD...

Clin Med HEENT Nose & Sinus exam questions & answers 2024/2025 24 yo female presents with 3 days of clear rhinorrhea, nasal congestion, hyposmia, cough, and sore throat. On exam, you note erythematous and engorged nasal mucosa and a low grade fever, but no intranasal purulence. Most likely Dx? Tx? - ANSWERSCommon Cold (Viral URI) No abx! Tx: Supportive Care nasal saline oral decongestants analgesics Nasal sprays (oxymetazoline, phenylephrine) For more significant sx: nasal ste...

American College of Surgeons Final exam ( questions and answers )| 100%verified answers Category 1 Item 1 A 45-year-old man presents with a tender 3-cm soft midline neck mass. Ultrasound study reveals a thyroglossal duct cyst. The thyroid is normal, and there is no lymphadenopathy. A Sistrunk procedure is performed. Intraoperatively, the thyroid is visually and palpably normal, and there is no palpable adenopathy. Pathologic evaluation of the specimen reveals a 5-mm focus of well- differen...

How hyperlipidemia leads to heart failure - hyperlip --> athero --> CHD (ie. angina, MI) and/or HTN --> heart failure Classes of Antihyperlipidemic Drugs - - HMG-CoA reductase inhibs (statins) - Bile acid sequestrants - Chol absorp inhibs - Fibrates - Niacin - Others incl PCSK9 inhibs, HDL elevs, HoFH Lipoprotein - transp form of lipids made up of lipids+prots since lipids insol in plasma Chylomicrons - lipoprot synth in intest made of dietary (exog) TGs+chol; most imp apopr...