NUR 325 Exam 1 questions with answers

NUR 325 Exam 1 questions with answers
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Drug that cause osteomalacia in patients - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔antiseizure drugs |\




Drugs that cause gait disturbances in patients - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Phenothiazines |\




Drugs that cause avascular necrosis, and decreased bone and
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muscle mass - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔corticosteroids
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What important health information (subjective data) should be
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asked in an MS assessment? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. Surgery
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and treatments (hospitalizations, etc): know details
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2. Medications
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3. Past health history (osteoporosis, falls, etc)
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Drugs that cause muscle cramps and weakness in patients -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Potassium-depleting diuretics
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Who is the straight leg test done on? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Patients with sciatica or leg pain |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




In the straight leg test, the patient is in __________ position and
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the leg is raised ______ degrees or less - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Supine

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A positive straight leg test indicates nerve root irritation from
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what? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔intervertebral disk prolapse and
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herniation, particularly at the level of L4-5 or L5-S1. |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




In a diskogram, an X-ray of cervical or lumbar intervertebral disk
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is done after injecting contrast media into the ____________
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____________ - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔nucleus pulposus |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




2 contraindications for CT scans - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1)
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iodine allergy (shellfish) |\ |\




2) pregnancy (high radiation)
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are CT scans painless?
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are myelograms painless? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔yes
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no (injections to see nerves)
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2 warnings for patients with myelograms? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔1. injections may hurt |\ |\ |\




2. headache may occur after procedure but should resolve in 1-2
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days with rest and fluids but should be reported to HCP.
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myelogram headache may be healed in how many days with rest |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


and fluids? either way, contact HCP - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1-2
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,MRI contraindications - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔aneurysm clips,
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metallic implants, pacemakers, hearing aids, and shrapnel.
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Warn MRI patients that (4T): - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔1. loud
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tapping noises intermittently |\ |\




2. no metal in clothing (ensure this yourself)
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3. Be still
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4. Claustrophobia
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is it okay to give MRI patients antianxiety drugs before MRI? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Yes if indicated and ordered
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In a bone scan, a radioisotope is injected to be taken up by bone.
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What may be happening if increased uptake occurs? Decreased
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uptake may indicate what? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Osteomyelitis, bone cancer, fractures |\ |\ |\




avascular necrosis |\




CRP levels in high levels how many hours later after
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inflammation? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔18-24 hours |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




which takes longer to complete, MRI or CT? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔MRI
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Which imaging diagnostic tool is used to detect hemorrhage,
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tumor, cyst, edema, infarction, brain/muscle atrophy, etc? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔CT |\ |\

, Avoid stimulants including caffeine and sedatives 24 hr before
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which procedure? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Electromyogram
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(EMG)


What are the three adjuvant therapies mentioned in the key
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points? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔tricyclic antidepressants,
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antiseizure drugs, and α2-adrenergic agonists. |\ |\ |\ |\




Common side effects of opioids are constipation, respiratory
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depression, sedation, and which THREE other things? - CORRECT|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


ANSWERS ✔✔nausea, vomiting, pruritus |\ |\ |\




T or F: For patient with chronic pain, assist patient to plan the
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distribution of a specific total dose of analgesic over a 24-hour
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period - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔True
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Decreased serum levels of calcium indicate two conditions: -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔osteomalacia and hypoparathyroidism
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Increased level of serum calcium in which two conditions -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔bone tumor or hyperparathyroidism
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Increased levels of CK indicates which 3 conditions? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔progressive muscular dystrophy, polymyositis, and
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traumatic injuries. |\