Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey
College Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers
Ch 39: What is used to control edema following an arthoscopy? -
correct answer ✅- compression
- elevation
- joint extension
Ch 39: What are two complicants following an arthoscopy? - correct
answer ✅- infection
- bleeding
Ch 39: What is lab value elevated in liver disease or bone disorders? -
correct answer ✅alkaline phosphate
Ch 39: What is nephrotoxic and contraindicated in a pt who has an
allergy to iodine, shellfish, or seafood, who may be pregnant, or has
elevated creatinine levels? - correct answer ✅contrast medium
Ch 39: What is important to intruct on during a bone scan using an
isotope? - correct answer ✅hydration is used to eliminate the isotope
Ch 39: What diagnostic test is used to help distinguish muscle from
nerve disorders by directly stimulating muscle cells? - correct answer
✅electromyography
,Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey
College Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers
Ch 39: What two interventions do you do for the diagnostic test
electromyography? - correct answer ✅- check for use of anticoagulants
prior to it (bleeding in the muscle could occur)
- apply warm compress to relieve discomfort following the test
Ch 39: What two complications do diagnostic procedures that disrupt
skin surfaces cause? - correct answer ✅increased risk of:
- infection
- bleeding
Ch 39: What decreases serum calcium levels? - correct answer
✅calcitonin
Ch 39: What increases serum calcium levels? - correct answer
✅parathyroid hormone
Ch 39: When phophorus levels rise the calcium levels do what? - correct
answer ✅- decrease
- pt can present with S/S of hypocalcemia
,Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey
College Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers
Ch 39: What holds articulating bones together and an injury can impair
movement? - correct answer ✅ligaments
Ch 39: What connects muscle to bone and an injury can impair
movement? - correct answer ✅tendons
Ch 39: What can helo support bone formation? - correct answer ✅-
weight bearing exercises
- sex hormones
- calcitonin
- calcium intake
Ch 39: Adults over 50 require how much Vit D daily to help prevent
osteoporosis? - correct answer ✅800 - 1000 IU
Ch 39: What is important to instruct pts on consuming in regards to
helping to prevent osteoporosis? - correct answer ✅- 1,200 mg of
calcium daily
- 600 IU Vit D daily (with intake of low-fat milk, yogart, and cheese)
Ch 39: What can increase bone resorption and could lead to
osteoporosis? - correct answer ✅- excessive cortisol production
, Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey
College Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers
- excessive thyroid hormone production
Ch 39: What stimulates osteoblastic (bone formation) activity and
inhibits osteoclastic (bone resorption) activity? - correct answer
✅estrogen
Ch 39: Compromised estrogen levels in menopause can increase the risk
of? - correct answer ✅osteoporosis
Ch 39: What two things can result in a loss in height? - correct answer
✅- vertebral fractures
- loss vertebral cratilage
Ch 40: Because external fixators increase the risk for osteomyelitis you
should do what for the pt? - correct answer ✅perform pin site care
using the aseptic technique (use chlorhexidine 2 mg/mL solution unless
contraindicated)
Ch 40: How do you properly clean/perfom pin care for a pt? - correct
answer ✅clean with a circular motion from the inner to the outer
region and cleaning each site separately
College Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers
Ch 39: What is used to control edema following an arthoscopy? -
correct answer ✅- compression
- elevation
- joint extension
Ch 39: What are two complicants following an arthoscopy? - correct
answer ✅- infection
- bleeding
Ch 39: What is lab value elevated in liver disease or bone disorders? -
correct answer ✅alkaline phosphate
Ch 39: What is nephrotoxic and contraindicated in a pt who has an
allergy to iodine, shellfish, or seafood, who may be pregnant, or has
elevated creatinine levels? - correct answer ✅contrast medium
Ch 39: What is important to intruct on during a bone scan using an
isotope? - correct answer ✅hydration is used to eliminate the isotope
Ch 39: What diagnostic test is used to help distinguish muscle from
nerve disorders by directly stimulating muscle cells? - correct answer
✅electromyography
,Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey
College Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers
Ch 39: What two interventions do you do for the diagnostic test
electromyography? - correct answer ✅- check for use of anticoagulants
prior to it (bleeding in the muscle could occur)
- apply warm compress to relieve discomfort following the test
Ch 39: What two complications do diagnostic procedures that disrupt
skin surfaces cause? - correct answer ✅increased risk of:
- infection
- bleeding
Ch 39: What decreases serum calcium levels? - correct answer
✅calcitonin
Ch 39: What increases serum calcium levels? - correct answer
✅parathyroid hormone
Ch 39: When phophorus levels rise the calcium levels do what? - correct
answer ✅- decrease
- pt can present with S/S of hypocalcemia
,Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey
College Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers
Ch 39: What holds articulating bones together and an injury can impair
movement? - correct answer ✅ligaments
Ch 39: What connects muscle to bone and an injury can impair
movement? - correct answer ✅tendons
Ch 39: What can helo support bone formation? - correct answer ✅-
weight bearing exercises
- sex hormones
- calcitonin
- calcium intake
Ch 39: Adults over 50 require how much Vit D daily to help prevent
osteoporosis? - correct answer ✅800 - 1000 IU
Ch 39: What is important to instruct pts on consuming in regards to
helping to prevent osteoporosis? - correct answer ✅- 1,200 mg of
calcium daily
- 600 IU Vit D daily (with intake of low-fat milk, yogart, and cheese)
Ch 39: What can increase bone resorption and could lead to
osteoporosis? - correct answer ✅- excessive cortisol production
, Advanced Med-Surg Principles Jersey
College Mid-Term Exam Questions And
Answers
- excessive thyroid hormone production
Ch 39: What stimulates osteoblastic (bone formation) activity and
inhibits osteoclastic (bone resorption) activity? - correct answer
✅estrogen
Ch 39: Compromised estrogen levels in menopause can increase the risk
of? - correct answer ✅osteoporosis
Ch 39: What two things can result in a loss in height? - correct answer
✅- vertebral fractures
- loss vertebral cratilage
Ch 40: Because external fixators increase the risk for osteomyelitis you
should do what for the pt? - correct answer ✅perform pin site care
using the aseptic technique (use chlorhexidine 2 mg/mL solution unless
contraindicated)
Ch 40: How do you properly clean/perfom pin care for a pt? - correct
answer ✅clean with a circular motion from the inner to the outer
region and cleaning each site separately
