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HTN CC - ANSWERSasymptomatic
HLD CC - ANSWERSasymptomatic
DM CC - ANSWERSpolyuria, polydipsia
CAD CC - ANSWERSCP or pressure
Asthma CC - ANSWERSSOB, wheezing
How do you diagnose HTN? - ANSWERSCheck BP
How do you diagnose HLD? - ANSWERSCheck bloodwork
How do you diagnose DM? - ANSWERSFasting blood glucose, HA1C
How do you diagnose HLD? - ANSWERSCheck blood work for LDL levels
How do you diagnose CAD? - ANSWERSCardiac Catheterization by cardiologist
How do you diagnose asthma? - ANSWERSPeak Flow Testing
How is Peak Flow measured? - ANSWERSLiters/Minute
In what quadrant is the appendix located? - ANSWERSRLQ
In what quadrant is the gallbladder located? - ANSWERSRUQ
In what quadrant is the diverticuli located? - ANSWERSLLQ
What do you test to find out if person has pancreatitis? - ANSWERSLipase
Weakness - ANSWERSPeristesia
Co morbidity - ANSWERSThe presence of two or more chronic conditions
Etiology - ANSWERSThe cause of a disease
The relaxed phase of the heartbeat? - ANSWERSDiastolic
, Excessive Thirst? - ANSWERSPolydipsia
Anticoagulant - ANSWERSA drug that prevents blood clotting
How long must a patient have a disease for it to be considered chronic? - ANSWERS3
months
Explain why patients with comorbidities are complex and give an example? -
ANSWERSThe treatment of one disease may contradict the treatment of the second,
such as one medicine making their other illness worse.
Complex patients often bill to a HIGHER or LOWER level? - ANSWERSHigher
100/70 BP reading. What is this? - ANSWERSNormal
150/95 BP reading. What is this? - ANSWERSHypertensive
130/85 BP reading. What is this? - ANSWERSPre-Hypertensive
Patients with HTN often become symptomatic when the HTN is chronic and worsening.
Name two symptoms a patient with severe HTN may experience? - ANSWERSVision
Loss, Epistaxis
Give three examples of non-pharmacological HTN management - ANSWERSlow
sodium diet, decreased EtOH intake and exercise
What is the abbreviation for hydrochlorothiazide - ANSWERSHCTZ
The majority of diabetes patients have Type I or II diabetes? - ANSWERSType II
What are three common symptoms of diabetes? - ANSWERSPolyuria, Polydipsia,
Fatigue
Name one disease that can be caused by diabetes and explain how chronic
hyperglycemia contributes to it's etiology? - ANSWERSDiabetic Retinopathy, damage to
the small vessels of the eyes can cause them to hemorrhage, leading to blurred vision.
Both Type I and Type II diabetes can be treated with insulin. Which type can also be
treated with oral medication? - ANSWERSType II
Which mediation is preferred for someone with mild, new onset, type II DM: Metformin
or Humalog? Why? - ANSWERSMetformin. Sometimes Type II diabetes can be treated
with just oral medication
Name 3 risk factors of HLD - ANSWERSObesity, physical inactivity, FHx