CCC3 Final Exam: Questions And Correct Answers
Reason for keeping blood pressure under control Right Ans - Prevent organ
damage
Know the normal range for blood pressure Right Ans - 120/80
Cause for secondary hypertension Right Ans - Acute stress, excessive
alcohol intake, sickle cell disease, arteriosclerosis, eclampsia of pregnancy,
renal disorders, endocrine disorders, neurologic disorders
Modifiable risks for hypertension Right Ans - Alcohol, smoking, diabetes,
obesity, stress, elevated serum lipids, excess dietary sodium, lower
socioeconomic status
Furosemide - reason for giving Right Ans - Get rid of excess fluid
Furosemide - supplement needed Right Ans - potassium supplement
needed
Know what an embolus is Right Ans - Traveling blood clot
Enoxaparin usage Right Ans - Used to prevent clots or slowly break down
clots in the body
Heart failure labs Right Ans - BNP- degree of heart failure
CRP- cardiac risk
Myoglobin- released by damage muscles
Troponin- specific to heart muscle damage
CPK- enzyme
Cardiac tests Right Ans - ECG
Holter monitor
Loop recorder
Exercise stress test
Chemical stress test
Anemia and kidney damage Right Ans - Decrease in erythropoietin
, Procedure for daily weights Right Ans - Morning, same scale, similar
clothing
Pernicious anemia cause Right Ans - Decrease of available intrinsic factor
Pernicious medication Right Ans - Meds that suppress gastric acid
secretion
Supplement with vitamin b12
Diet for iron deficiency Right Ans - Foods high in iron such as liver,
backstrap molasses, cooked oatmeal, cooked prunes, cooked shrimp, dried
apricots, egg yolks, kidney beans, lean beef, lima beans, whole grains, prune
juice, raisins, spinach, and green leafy vegetables, turkey
Foods high in folic acid such as asparagus, beef, fish, cabbage, brussels
sprouts, broccoli, legumes, liver, eggs, whole grains
Sickle cell disease causes Right Ans - Genetic disorder
Sickle cell disease; what happens to red blood cells Right Ans - Defective
hemoglobin forms clumps in the red cells, causing them to become sickle
shape
Sickle cell disease cure Right Ans - No cure
Nursing intervention for thrombocytopenia Right Ans - Prevent bleeding,
close observation for signs of spontaneous bleeding, invasive procedures only
when essential, protect from injury
Treatment for polycythemia vera Right Ans - Phlebotomy, antineoplastic
agents, radiation therapy, increased fluid intake, aspirin
Immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) cause Right Ans - Heparin
Hemophilia - who is more prone to get it, nursing interventions Right Ans -
Males
Protect from injury
Von Willebrand's disease medications Right Ans - Desmopressin acetate
Reason for keeping blood pressure under control Right Ans - Prevent organ
damage
Know the normal range for blood pressure Right Ans - 120/80
Cause for secondary hypertension Right Ans - Acute stress, excessive
alcohol intake, sickle cell disease, arteriosclerosis, eclampsia of pregnancy,
renal disorders, endocrine disorders, neurologic disorders
Modifiable risks for hypertension Right Ans - Alcohol, smoking, diabetes,
obesity, stress, elevated serum lipids, excess dietary sodium, lower
socioeconomic status
Furosemide - reason for giving Right Ans - Get rid of excess fluid
Furosemide - supplement needed Right Ans - potassium supplement
needed
Know what an embolus is Right Ans - Traveling blood clot
Enoxaparin usage Right Ans - Used to prevent clots or slowly break down
clots in the body
Heart failure labs Right Ans - BNP- degree of heart failure
CRP- cardiac risk
Myoglobin- released by damage muscles
Troponin- specific to heart muscle damage
CPK- enzyme
Cardiac tests Right Ans - ECG
Holter monitor
Loop recorder
Exercise stress test
Chemical stress test
Anemia and kidney damage Right Ans - Decrease in erythropoietin
, Procedure for daily weights Right Ans - Morning, same scale, similar
clothing
Pernicious anemia cause Right Ans - Decrease of available intrinsic factor
Pernicious medication Right Ans - Meds that suppress gastric acid
secretion
Supplement with vitamin b12
Diet for iron deficiency Right Ans - Foods high in iron such as liver,
backstrap molasses, cooked oatmeal, cooked prunes, cooked shrimp, dried
apricots, egg yolks, kidney beans, lean beef, lima beans, whole grains, prune
juice, raisins, spinach, and green leafy vegetables, turkey
Foods high in folic acid such as asparagus, beef, fish, cabbage, brussels
sprouts, broccoli, legumes, liver, eggs, whole grains
Sickle cell disease causes Right Ans - Genetic disorder
Sickle cell disease; what happens to red blood cells Right Ans - Defective
hemoglobin forms clumps in the red cells, causing them to become sickle
shape
Sickle cell disease cure Right Ans - No cure
Nursing intervention for thrombocytopenia Right Ans - Prevent bleeding,
close observation for signs of spontaneous bleeding, invasive procedures only
when essential, protect from injury
Treatment for polycythemia vera Right Ans - Phlebotomy, antineoplastic
agents, radiation therapy, increased fluid intake, aspirin
Immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP) cause Right Ans - Heparin
Hemophilia - who is more prone to get it, nursing interventions Right Ans -
Males
Protect from injury
Von Willebrand's disease medications Right Ans - Desmopressin acetate
