ANCC exam study 2023 questions with correct answers.

ANCC exam study 2023 questions with correct answers. What kind of medications should you avoid in HF - correct answers.Pseudoephrine (sudafed) because its a decongestant; NSAIDS becasue it promotes reabsorption of sodium; any OTC medication with high sodium contents What kind of medications to avoid in hypertension? - correct answers.Decongestants; Where would you refer a patient with a peritonsillar abscess? - correct answers.Referred to ED Definition of proptosis - correct answers.Bulging of the eyeball Definition of otorrhea - correct answers.Ear discharge What is an avulsed tooth? And is this considered an emergency? - correct answers.A dislodged tooth. YES, a dental emergency. Store tooth in a glass of milk, saline or inside the patient's mouth up against the cheek What is cholesteatoma? - correct answers.a tumor/cauliflower like mass (pearly-white) of tissue and cholesterol in the middle ear What are diphtheria signs and symptoms? - correct answers.Sore throat, fever, and swollen neck (bull-neck) Where is Virchow's node located? And what is it suggestive of? - correct answers.It is a left-sided supraclavicular node that is enlarged and hardened and associated with malignancy. It is highly suggestive of cancers of the stomach, colon, pancreas, gallbladder, kidneys, ovaries, testicles, prostate or lymph node tissue Eye structures: Cones? Rods? Macula? Presbyopia? Blepharitis? - correct answers.Cones are for color perception Rods are for low light vision (night vision) and peripheral vision Macula is responsible for our central vision, sharpest vision and color vision Presbyopia is age related visual changes (stiffening of the lenses)