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NURS 6521 Midterm Exam 2024/25 Walden University NURS 6521 Midterm Exam: Advanced Pharmacology: Walden University (FOR 100% CORRECT ANSWER CHECK THE LAST PAGE) 1. Which of the following patients demonstrates the clearest indication for treatment with prednisone? A) A 66-year-old woman whose history of smoking has culminated in a diagnosis of emphysema B) A 70-year-old man whose rheumatoid arthritis has not responded to OTC pain relievers C) A 12-year-old boy whose long-standing fatigue and malai...

dysrhythmia aka arrhythmia - Correct answer - abnormal cardiac rhythms which can cause disturbances of: rate, rhythm, or both rate and rhythm how are dysrhythmias identified? - Correct answer Electrographic Waveform Analysis (ECG) what controls the rate and rhythm of the heartbeat? - Correct answer the heart's electrical system explain the heart's electrical system - Correct answer Each electrical signal (impulse) begins in a group of cells called the sinus node or sinoatrial (SA...

Exam 3: NSG 124 / NSG124 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Pharmacology | Guide with Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Graded A - Herzing Q: Beta Blockers: -olol caution in patients w/ asthma can mask the symptoms of hyperglycemia s/e: pulmonary edema, bradycardia DONT discontinue abruptly Q: Lidocaine (Xylocaine) Answer: Antiarrhythmic life threatening arrhythmia administered IV Q: Adderall Answer: CNS stimulant: weight loss dry mouth headache Q: MI Answer: life long aspirin therapy Q: ...

1. An 11-year-old soccer player is brought to the emergency department. After a quick assessment, the team realizes this patient is experiencing a severe asthma exacerbation. Which medication would the team administer first? Albuterol plus ipratropium bromid 2. A child in the pediatric step-down unit is exhibiting signs of respiratory distress. When assessing this child, which circulation finding might be present? Pallor is a circulation finding that may be seen in patients with respirator...

What is the primary pacemaker? Correct Answer: SA Node What is a more medically correct term for the clotting of an artery? Correct Answer: Occlusion When the Atria depolarize (or contract), what is shown on the EKG tracing? Correct Answer: P wave An irregular heartbeat that is common among children is called _____ _____. Correct Answer: Sinus Arrhythmia 1 sm box on an EKG strip denotes 0.04 seconds of time. How long is this represented in millimeters? Correct Answer: 1 mm 2 What is...

PALS 2024 Exam with all the correct answer Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? - answerLactate A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT). During which step of the PAT may the provider use the mnemonic TICLS to assess the patient? - answerAppearance A child being c...

What are the 6 general principles of psychopharmacological treatment? Safety Tolerability Efficacy Practicality Treatment accessibility Treatment compliance Pharmacokinetics How the drug moves in the body. (ex. Where is it absorbed? How and where is it metabolized? Where is it excreted?) Pharmacodynamics What the drug does to the body. (consider mechanism of action) Define First-generation antipsychotics Referred to as Typical Antipsychotics. Most have strong bond w...

Hypokalemia and lasix - If pt is Hypokalemic, report to RN before giving Lasix Hypervolemia Causes - CKD, liver disease, cirrhosis, CHF, increased salt intake, COPD Hypervolemia Signs and symptoms - Headache, Confusion, Nausea, Vomiting, Coma Hypovolemia Causes - Vomiting, DM, fever, heat exposure, exercise, no water access, significant injury to skin Moat accurate assessment of water balance - daily weights in similar clothing, same scale, same time- plus or minus 2 lbs per day, plus or m...

Relias Dysrhythmia Basic Test Answers Solution guide 2022 ( UPDATED 2023) A+ GRADED 100% VERIFIED normal sinus rhythm (NSR) Criteria: (PR, QRS, QT, Rhythm: reg or irreg) 1 P-wave for Every QRS, REGULAR rhythm PR: 0.12-0.20 QRS: 0.06-0.10 BBB = > 0.12 QT: 0.36-0.44 BPM: 60-100 Sinus Bradycardia Criteria: (PR, QRS, QT, Rhythm: reg/irreg) PR: 0.12-0.20 QRS: 0.06-0.10 QT: 0.36-0.44 BPM: < 60 (Reg. rate) Tx: Atropine 0.5mg, Pace, Dopamine 2-10 mcg/kg/min, Epie 2-10 mcg/min Sinu...

NURS 6521 Midterm Exam 2023 Walden University NURS 6521 Midterm Exam: Advanced Pharmacology: Walden University (FOR 100% CORRECT ANSWER CHECK THE LAST PAGE) 1. Which of the following patients demonstrates the clearest indication for treatment with prednisone? A) A 66-year-old woman whose history of smoking has culminated in a diagnosis of emphysema B) A 70-year-old man whose rheumatoid arthritis has not responded to OTC pain relievers C) A 12-year-old boy whose long-standing fatigue...