NURS 6531 FINAL EXAM REVISION HANDBOOK
2026 MEDICATION CLASSES AND EVIDENCE
BASED PRESCRIBING
◉ Diabetes insipidus is associated with what sodium level?
Answer: Hypernatremia
◉ Psychogenic polydipsia results in urine that is:
Answer: diluted with low osmolality and hyponatremia
◉ How would you determine the cause of a patient's AKI who
presents with decreased urine output, history of neurogenic bladder,
chronic foley, dark urine, and Cr increase from 1.3 to 2.1 over 3
months?
Answer: Flush the foley catheter to see if urine comes out and assess
the patency of the catheter. This action will unblock clogged
sediment or biofilm from chronic bacteriuria.
◉ When a female patient presents to the ER after sexual assault,
what medications should be offered prior to discharge?
Answer: Ceftriaxone, azithromycin, Plan B, and Metronidazole.
◉ Manifestations of Conn syndrome (hyperaldosteronism)?
, Answer: hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and hypertension
◉ What causes Cushing syndrome?
Answer: Increased levels of glucocorticoids, can be exogenous (from
therapy) or endogenous (from adenoma or neoplasm).
◉ Manifestations of Cushing syndrome?
Answer: hypertension, truncal obesity, osteoporosis, skin fragility,
and hyperglycemia.
◉ What differentiates primary adrenocortical insufficiency from
secondary adrenocortical insufficiency?
Answer: Skin hyperpigmentation is present in primary
adrenocortical insufficiency
◉ What is Trousseau's sign?
Answer: A carpal spasm elicited by compression of the upper arm
with a BP cuff that indicates hypocalcemia.
◉ What is Chovstek's sign?
Answer: A hemifacial tic that is induced by tapping the facial nerve
below the maxilla that indicates hypocalcemia.
2026 MEDICATION CLASSES AND EVIDENCE
BASED PRESCRIBING
◉ Diabetes insipidus is associated with what sodium level?
Answer: Hypernatremia
◉ Psychogenic polydipsia results in urine that is:
Answer: diluted with low osmolality and hyponatremia
◉ How would you determine the cause of a patient's AKI who
presents with decreased urine output, history of neurogenic bladder,
chronic foley, dark urine, and Cr increase from 1.3 to 2.1 over 3
months?
Answer: Flush the foley catheter to see if urine comes out and assess
the patency of the catheter. This action will unblock clogged
sediment or biofilm from chronic bacteriuria.
◉ When a female patient presents to the ER after sexual assault,
what medications should be offered prior to discharge?
Answer: Ceftriaxone, azithromycin, Plan B, and Metronidazole.
◉ Manifestations of Conn syndrome (hyperaldosteronism)?
, Answer: hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and hypertension
◉ What causes Cushing syndrome?
Answer: Increased levels of glucocorticoids, can be exogenous (from
therapy) or endogenous (from adenoma or neoplasm).
◉ Manifestations of Cushing syndrome?
Answer: hypertension, truncal obesity, osteoporosis, skin fragility,
and hyperglycemia.
◉ What differentiates primary adrenocortical insufficiency from
secondary adrenocortical insufficiency?
Answer: Skin hyperpigmentation is present in primary
adrenocortical insufficiency
◉ What is Trousseau's sign?
Answer: A carpal spasm elicited by compression of the upper arm
with a BP cuff that indicates hypocalcemia.
◉ What is Chovstek's sign?
Answer: A hemifacial tic that is induced by tapping the facial nerve
below the maxilla that indicates hypocalcemia.
