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Nurs 5461 management Quiz 1 Exam
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Diagnosis for DM2 - Answers✔A1C > or equal to 6.5, or random BG > or equal to 200 with S/S
of DM, or Fasting BG >or equal to 126 on two occasions, or 2hr post oral glucose test of > or
equal to 200 on two occasions.
metabolic syndrome - Answers✔must have 3 or more of the symptoms to diagnose.
Root cause: insulin resistance.
related to HTN, obesity and dyslipidemia.
The job of thyroid hormones - Answers✔Regulate energy, heat production, facilitate
development of CNS, growth/puberty and it regulates proteins important in the liver, cardiac,
neuro, and muscle functioning.
Hypertensive emergency - Answers✔BP >180/120 WITH existing end organ damage. Must be
treated in the hospital.
Hypertensive urgency - Answers✔BP >180/120 WITHOUT end organ damage. does NOT need
to go to hospital. check for proteinuria and get BMP.
For immediate decrease give lasix (if overloaded) or PO clonidine 0.2mg PO once.
Pheochromocytoma (uncommon) - Answers✔can cause HTN. S/S tachy, palpitations,
diaphoresis with severe HAs. tumors can be found on adrenals (most common), pituitary or
mediastinum.
The trigger for increased RBC production - Answers✔a decrease in the O2 level in the system
Hemoglobin - Answers✔the vehicle for transport of O2 and CO2
mean corpuscular volume (MVC) - Answers✔best index to classify anemia
mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (MCHC) - Answers✔measures of the avg.
concentration of Hgb in RBCs.
Valuable to evaluate therapy for anemia.