NUR 265 Exam 4 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

NUR 265 Exam 4 UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
What is Lupus? - CORRECT ANSWER - autoimmune, chronic, progressive,
inflammatory disorder


What is the 1st sign of a flare up with Lupus? - CORRECT ANSWER - fever



What are s/s of lupus? - CORRECT ANSWER - joint pain
butterfly rash
discoid lesions


What can lupus lead to? - CORRECT ANSWER - lupus nephritis
pericarditis
raynauds
vasculitis
alopecia


What are signs that lupus has caused pericarditis? - CORRECT ANSWER - tachy
chest pain
myocardial ischemia


What is teaching with lupus? - CORRECT ANSWER - limit sun exposure
monitor body temp
preg can trigger
pat skin dry/clean w/ mild soap
avoid alcohol or powder
no live vaccine for 30 days before tx

, What lab is done to dx lupus? - CORRECT ANSWER - skin biopsy



What are interventions with lupus? - CORRECT ANSWER - topical cortisone
NSAIDs
chronic steroid therapy (take in AM)
immunosuppressants (avoid large crowds)


What is scleroderma? - CORRECT ANSWER - autoimmune, chronic, inflammation of
tissue that becomes fibrotic & then sclerotic (hard)


What are s/s of scleroderma? - CORRECT ANSWER - dysphagia
arthralgia & stiffness
painless, symmetric pitting edema
skin taut, shiny
decrease skin elasticity
decrease ROM
join contractures & ulcers
malabsorption (diarrheal stools)


What can scleroderma lead to? - CORRECT ANSWER - calcinosis
raynauds
esophageal dysmotility
sclerodactyly
telangiectasia
cardiac dysrhythmias
stiff lung
renal (decrease u/o & hypertension)