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A child could be at risk of developing priapism due to :
A. Sickle Cell Disease
B. Hypotension
C. A particular injury
D. ADD medication use - correct answer- A.
Sickle Cell Anemia
Although the condition is more prominent among adults,
a child could develop the issue due to the blood cells
sticking in varying parts of the body. The cells may stay in
the penile are, thus triggering priaprism
A form of pneumothorax that occurs in a patient who has
never experienced the condition before is known as:
,A. Traumatic pneumothorax
B. Tension pneumothorax
C. Spontaneous pneumothorax
D. Any of the above - correct answer- C.
Spontaneous pneumothorax
It occurs mainly in tall skinny smokers
A nurse discusses a patient's current medical concerns
with her. At what point should the nurse ask the patient
questions about her condition's severity?
A. During evaluation
B. During implementation
C. During planning
D. During diagnosis - correct answer- C. During
planning
,A patient claims to be urinating far too often. What is one
sign that this could be a symptom of developing diabetes?
A. Blood pressure changes
B. Hyperactivity
C. Lethargy
D. Weight loss - correct answer- D. Weight loss.
Weight loss may be noted when a person urinates too
often. A sudden amount of weight loss due to excess
urination may be a sign of developing diabetes.
A patient develops a fever about a week after a surgical
procedure. All but which of the following conditions will
trigger the fever?
A. A line infection
B. A urinary tract infection
C. Deep vein thrombosis
D. An infection in the wound - correct answer-
A. A line infection. A line infection is generally not a
common cause of post-operative fever within one week of
, surgery. A mnemonic for remembering the common
causes of post-operative fever is the five Ws: wind
(atelectasis, aspiration, pneumonia), water (urinary tract
infection), walking (deep vein thrombus), wound (wound
infection), what the physician caused (drug fever, line
infection). Wind is most likely to cause a fever POD 1-2,
water is most likely to cause a fever POD 3-5, walking is
the most likely to cause a fever POD 5-7, wound is the
most likely cause POD 5-9, and complications caused by
the physician most likely cause a fever after the first week
of surgery
A patient develops a swollen calf a few days after surgery.
What is an appropriate treatment or next step?
A. Consult another physician
B. Massage the calf
C. Send the patient to the emergency room
D. Complete exercised on the patient's leg - correct
answer- A. Consult another physician