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Exam 3 PNVN1521 Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
What type of psychotic disorder can glucocorticoids cause and what
causes this? Answer: Steroid psychosis, can be caused from sudden
abruption of taking glucocorticoids.
What is the rule of nines? Answer: A quick way to determine how much
of the skin's surface has been burned. Divides the body into multiples
of 9.
Note: The rule of nines does not account for the different levels of
growth and is not accurate to children.
Adult Health Pg. 95
What are the ratios for the rule of nines? Answer: Head=9%
(back/front=4.5%)
Arms=9% each (back/front=4.5%)
Legs=9% Anterior and 9% Posterior each
Trunk=18% Anterior and 18% Posterior
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Perineum=1%
Adult Health Pg. 95
What do salt substitutes have a lot of? Answer: Potassium, which can
cause heart arrhythmias
Recommend: garlic, pepper, etc. as an alternative
What are patient's more prone to when taking steroids? Answer: They
are more susceptible to infection due to lowered immune defenses
when taking long-term.
Note: Patients on steroids with an infection will not show a fever but
may have orthostatic hypotension and increased pule rate.
What is dermatitis? Answer: Any inflammatory condition of the skin.
Note: This does not mean that the patient is "dirty" and does not
necessarily mean that they do not have good hygiene.
What are clinical signs of poor nutrition? Answer: Pale eyes
Poor skin turgor
Anorexia
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Fatigue
Slow wound healing
Note: Pale eyes is a result of iron deficiency
What is respiratory alkalosis? Answer: Respiratory alkalosis is caused
mostly by hyperventilation secondary to anxiety, pain, fear, and stress.
Has the ability to cause a loss of excessive amounts of Co2, which
results in a low carbonic level in the blood. Ph levels are high (>7.45).
Foundations Pg. 505
What are some signs and symptoms of respiratory alkalosis? Answer:
CNS
-Anxious appearance
-Confusion
-Dizziness
-Fainting
-Irritability
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Exam 3 PNVN1521 Questions with Answers (100%
Correct Answers)
What type of psychotic disorder can glucocorticoids cause and what
causes this? Answer: Steroid psychosis, can be caused from sudden
abruption of taking glucocorticoids.
What is the rule of nines? Answer: A quick way to determine how much
of the skin's surface has been burned. Divides the body into multiples
of 9.
Note: The rule of nines does not account for the different levels of
growth and is not accurate to children.
Adult Health Pg. 95
What are the ratios for the rule of nines? Answer: Head=9%
(back/front=4.5%)
Arms=9% each (back/front=4.5%)
Legs=9% Anterior and 9% Posterior each
Trunk=18% Anterior and 18% Posterior
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Perineum=1%
Adult Health Pg. 95
What do salt substitutes have a lot of? Answer: Potassium, which can
cause heart arrhythmias
Recommend: garlic, pepper, etc. as an alternative
What are patient's more prone to when taking steroids? Answer: They
are more susceptible to infection due to lowered immune defenses
when taking long-term.
Note: Patients on steroids with an infection will not show a fever but
may have orthostatic hypotension and increased pule rate.
What is dermatitis? Answer: Any inflammatory condition of the skin.
Note: This does not mean that the patient is "dirty" and does not
necessarily mean that they do not have good hygiene.
What are clinical signs of poor nutrition? Answer: Pale eyes
Poor skin turgor
Anorexia
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, 3
Fatigue
Slow wound healing
Note: Pale eyes is a result of iron deficiency
What is respiratory alkalosis? Answer: Respiratory alkalosis is caused
mostly by hyperventilation secondary to anxiety, pain, fear, and stress.
Has the ability to cause a loss of excessive amounts of Co2, which
results in a low carbonic level in the blood. Ph levels are high (>7.45).
Foundations Pg. 505
What are some signs and symptoms of respiratory alkalosis? Answer:
CNS
-Anxious appearance
-Confusion
-Dizziness
-Fainting
-Irritability
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