NURS 6550 MIDTERM EXAM 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS A&B EACH FORM CONTAINS 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of pleural fluid analysis - (answer) Transudate pleural
fluid
What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending aortic aneurysm? - (answer) CT Scan
with contrast
Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly population. - (answer) Male gender
80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder incontinence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct pressure for 20 minutes. What are
expected findings when the patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? - (answer) Successful
treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or clots being discharged from the nose.
If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle of blood requiring more invasive
measures.
What is the most common organism in treating otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis,
AND community-acquired pneumonia? - (answer) Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? - (answer) Vascular diseases that result in target
organ damage such as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - (answer) - Hypertensive urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with
PO furosemide, clonidine or captopril
, NURS 6550 MIDTERM EXAM 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS A&B EACH FORM CONTAINS 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or evidence of end organ damage; Tx with IV
nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine
*Both req immediate treatment
What annual lab testing should be done for patients taking atypical antipsychotics? - (answer) Lipid
Panel
Name some atypical antipsychotics - (answer) OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER from A to Z"
If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye injury what test would you avoid? - (answer) MRI
possible metal in eye
What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary embolus? - (answer) D-dimer
When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion, what would you monitor for (to avoid
a fatal complication) ? - (answer) Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka monitor for low
platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syncope and ataxia? - (answer) When the primary
symptom identified is a sense of spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner ear problem.
Ataxia is neurological
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of pleural fluid analysis - (answer) Transudate pleural
fluid
What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending aortic aneurysm? - (answer) CT Scan
with contrast
Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly population. - (answer) Male gender
80 y.o.+
Living Alone
bowel/bladder incontinence
Hx of falls
dysfunctional coping
Intellectual impairment
A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct pressure for 20 minutes. What are
expected findings when the patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? - (answer) Successful
treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or clots being discharged from the nose.
If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle of blood requiring more invasive
measures.
What is the most common organism in treating otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis,
AND community-acquired pneumonia? - (answer) Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? - (answer) Vascular diseases that result in target
organ damage such as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - (answer) - Hypertensive urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with
PO furosemide, clonidine or captopril
, NURS 6550 MIDTERM EXAM 2023 ACTUAL EXAM 2 LATEST VERSIONS A&B EACH FORM CONTAINS 100
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or evidence of end organ damage; Tx with IV
nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine
*Both req immediate treatment
What annual lab testing should be done for patients taking atypical antipsychotics? - (answer) Lipid
Panel
Name some atypical antipsychotics - (answer) OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER from A to Z"
If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye injury what test would you avoid? - (answer) MRI
possible metal in eye
What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary embolus? - (answer) D-dimer
When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion, what would you monitor for (to avoid
a fatal complication) ? - (answer) Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka monitor for low
platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syncope and ataxia? - (answer) When the primary
symptom identified is a sense of spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner ear problem.
Ataxia is neurological
