Hepatomegaly - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Midterm Exam:NR572/ NR 572 (2023/ 2024 New Update) Advanced Acute Care Management Exam Review |Week 1-4| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Chamberlain QUESTION hypovolemic shock ("low tank") Answer: A condition in which low blood volume, due to massive internal or external bleeding or extensive loss of body water, results in inadequate perfusion. -imagine that the heart is an empty tank. With less circulating blood volume, preload and stroke volume drops resultin...

A 16-year-old male presents with lethargy, fatigue, and occasional mucosal bleeding. The patient also reports weight loss in the past 5 months. Laboratory analysis reveals a white blood cell count of 32,000 cells/microL. On examination, hepatosplenomegaly is noted. Further evaluation shows findings suggestive of acute lymphocytic leukemia. What is the most likely cause of the patient's mucosal bleeding? correct answers Decreased platelet count A 16-year-old female presents with complaints of ...

You are transporting to a 66-year-old patient with a history of heart problems. The patient chart indicates that he has hepatomegaly. The root of the term indicates that: A. the problem is unrelated to the patient's heart condition. B. the problem is a direct consequence of the patient's heart disease. C. the organ involved is enlarged. D. the problem is with the patient's liver. correct answer: D. the problem is with the patient's liver. American Heart Association protocols are...

Exam 1: NR 304/ NR304 Health Assessment II Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| A Grade (Latest 2023/ 2024) Q: what are some reasons a patients bowel sounds may be hypoactive? Answer: abdominal surgery or inflammation of the peritoneum Q: how would you describe normal bowel sounds? Answer: high pitched, gurgling, cascading sounds occurring irregularly anywhere between 5-30 times a minute Q: what quadrant do we start listening to during auscultation? Answer: R...

What lab level should be checked for a possible MI? correct answer: Troponin What indicates metabolic acidosis? correct answer: Low bicarb and low pH What signs would be expected for sustained blood loss? correct answer: Hypotension and a weak, thready pulse What does the P wave indicate on a rhythm strip? correct answer: Atrial depolarization before the QRS What is a possible reason for lower extremity edema and what lab is used to diagnose? correct answer: R sided heart failur...

CVP  Central venous pressure CVP = 2-8 Preload (R side of heart) Volume PCWP  pulmonary capillary wedge pressure PCWP = 6-12 Preload (L side of Heart) volume PCWP = PA diastolic PA diastolic  normal = 10-20 PA diastolic = PCWP MAP  mean arterial pressure MAP = 70-105 CO 2 0 2 4 /2025 | © copyright | This work may not be copied for profit gain Excel! 1 | P a g e | G r a d e A + | 2 0 24 / 2 0 2 5  Cardiac Output CO = 4-8 CO = HR x SV CI  Cardiac Index CI...

Vitamin A Deficiency - +++ Night blindness, xerophthalmia [abnormal dryness of the conjunctiva and cornea of the eye, with inflammation and ridge formation], keratomalacia, follicular hyperkeratosis [excessive development of keratin in hair follicles, resulting in rough, cone-shaped, elevated papules] Vitamin A Excess - +++ Scaly skin, bone pain, pseudotumor cerebri, hepatomegaly Vitamin C Deficiency - +++ Scurvy, capillary hemorrhage of gingiva, skin, bone, and poor wound healing...

Genetics correct answer: The study of genes and their role in inheritance Genomics correct answer: The study of all a person's genes Epigenetics correct answer: The study of chemical modification of specific genes Germline correct answer: Inherited from parent Somatic correct answer: Acquired Anemia correct answer: Deficiency in erythrocytes (RBCs) Anemia is diagnosed by correct answer: CBC Blood smear Anemia clinical manifestations based on severity correct answer:...

NSG 533 Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 2 Questions With Complete Verified 100% Solutions LATEST UPDATE 2023 Sex-linked traits Traits that are inherited with sex chromosomes Autosomal traits Traits that are inherited with non-sex chromosomes X-linked recessive disorders Genetic variants on the X chromosome; more common in males. Both copies of the gene must be altered in female, but only one copy must be altered in males. Ex: colorblindness. X-linked dominant disorders Geneti...

NURS 5315: Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1 Latest 2023. cells increase in number, mitosis (cell division) must occur, size of cell does not change Phys: increased rate of division, increase in tissue mass after damage or partial resection; may be compensatory, hormonal, or pathologic Patho: abnormal proliferation of normal cells usually caused by increased hormonal stimulation (endometrial). increase of production of local growth factors Ex: removal of part of the liver lead to hyperplasia...