NSG 6001 FINAL QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
Gastroenteritis - Answers -Any patient that complains of diarrhea/vomiting needs this
differential diagnosis
GERD - Answers -A patient that Wakes with bad taste in mouth/coughing has
Staphylococcus bacteria - Answers -The most common cause of food poisening
Bowel Sounds - Answers -A person must have this before advancing diet with food
HBsAG - Answers -Antigen found on surface of HBV; indicates hepatitis B infection.
Gastric Ulcer - Answers -Burning pain that radiates to the chest, wakes up at night, alka
seltzer is an antacid and pain reliever
Meckles diverticulum - Answers -congenital bulge in the lower part of the small
intestines, left over from the umbilical cord
Liver inflammation - Answers -Antihepatitis D causes this
elevated alkaline phosphatase - Answers -Acute Cholelithiasis has this present
Ranson's Criteria - Answers -Scoring system used to assess prognosis in acute
pancreatitis
11 parameters, 5 on admission, 6 during the next 48 hours.
Ranson's criteria within 48 hours of admission - Answers -Check for rise in blood urea
nitrogen>5 mg (1/2 the weight of a grain of table salt), serum calcium>8 (weight of grain
of table salt), base deficit >4, fall in Hct>10, estimated fluid sequestration>6.1
Low fat diet for - Answers -Anyone with chronic pancreatitis
Barium enema - Answers -Used for cecal volvulus bowel obstruction
High fiber Diet for - Answers -A person with IBS
Primary sclerosing cholangitis - Answers -Chronic liver disease in which the bile ducts
inside and outside the liver become inflamed and scarred and will become narrow and
blocked
Primary sclerosing cholangitis trademark - Answers -IBS
Wilson disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) - Answers -Genetic disease that
causes excess of copper buildup. Needs to avoid seafood
, Urge incontenence - Answers -A person with MS can have
Lower Urinary tract Infection - Answers -WBC, nitrates
Pyleonephritis - Answers -CVA tenderness, high fever, chills, difficulty urinating
Bactrim DS - Answers -Sulfa drug
Treatment for lower UTI - Answers -macrobid 100mg BID x 5 days
Detrol LA - Answers -should not be used in a patient with glaucoma
Caffeine - Answers -Has a negative effect on an overactive bladder
Viral Load - Answers -In a patient with HIV the viral load describes the severity
Normal range for a patient on coumadin - Answers -2-3
Pica - Answers -eating non-food items
HCT - Answers -3 times the Hgb
Glipizide - Answers -is not used in pregnancy
Pheochromocytoma - Answers -tumor of the adrenal gland that can cause hypo or
hyper glycemia
Chvostek's sign - Answers -Achieved by tapping the facial nerve below the zygomatic
arch anterior to the ear lobe
Asthma Severity - Answers -Intermittent: <1 time a week, <2 nocturnal attacks a month
Mild Persistent: > 1 time a week < 1 time a day, > 2 nocturnal attacks a month
Moderate Persistent: Daily symptoms, > 1 nocturnal attacks a week
Severe Persistent: Throughout the day
Most nosocomial pneumonias are caused by:
a. Fungi.
b. Viruses
c. Gram-negative bacteria.
d. Pneumococcal pneumonia. - Answers -gram negative bacteria
When you ask a patient to quit smoking - Answers -always ask and document
Gastroenteritis - Answers -Any patient that complains of diarrhea/vomiting needs this
differential diagnosis
GERD - Answers -A patient that Wakes with bad taste in mouth/coughing has
Staphylococcus bacteria - Answers -The most common cause of food poisening
Bowel Sounds - Answers -A person must have this before advancing diet with food
HBsAG - Answers -Antigen found on surface of HBV; indicates hepatitis B infection.
Gastric Ulcer - Answers -Burning pain that radiates to the chest, wakes up at night, alka
seltzer is an antacid and pain reliever
Meckles diverticulum - Answers -congenital bulge in the lower part of the small
intestines, left over from the umbilical cord
Liver inflammation - Answers -Antihepatitis D causes this
elevated alkaline phosphatase - Answers -Acute Cholelithiasis has this present
Ranson's Criteria - Answers -Scoring system used to assess prognosis in acute
pancreatitis
11 parameters, 5 on admission, 6 during the next 48 hours.
Ranson's criteria within 48 hours of admission - Answers -Check for rise in blood urea
nitrogen>5 mg (1/2 the weight of a grain of table salt), serum calcium>8 (weight of grain
of table salt), base deficit >4, fall in Hct>10, estimated fluid sequestration>6.1
Low fat diet for - Answers -Anyone with chronic pancreatitis
Barium enema - Answers -Used for cecal volvulus bowel obstruction
High fiber Diet for - Answers -A person with IBS
Primary sclerosing cholangitis - Answers -Chronic liver disease in which the bile ducts
inside and outside the liver become inflamed and scarred and will become narrow and
blocked
Primary sclerosing cholangitis trademark - Answers -IBS
Wilson disease (hepatolenticular degeneration) - Answers -Genetic disease that
causes excess of copper buildup. Needs to avoid seafood
, Urge incontenence - Answers -A person with MS can have
Lower Urinary tract Infection - Answers -WBC, nitrates
Pyleonephritis - Answers -CVA tenderness, high fever, chills, difficulty urinating
Bactrim DS - Answers -Sulfa drug
Treatment for lower UTI - Answers -macrobid 100mg BID x 5 days
Detrol LA - Answers -should not be used in a patient with glaucoma
Caffeine - Answers -Has a negative effect on an overactive bladder
Viral Load - Answers -In a patient with HIV the viral load describes the severity
Normal range for a patient on coumadin - Answers -2-3
Pica - Answers -eating non-food items
HCT - Answers -3 times the Hgb
Glipizide - Answers -is not used in pregnancy
Pheochromocytoma - Answers -tumor of the adrenal gland that can cause hypo or
hyper glycemia
Chvostek's sign - Answers -Achieved by tapping the facial nerve below the zygomatic
arch anterior to the ear lobe
Asthma Severity - Answers -Intermittent: <1 time a week, <2 nocturnal attacks a month
Mild Persistent: > 1 time a week < 1 time a day, > 2 nocturnal attacks a month
Moderate Persistent: Daily symptoms, > 1 nocturnal attacks a week
Severe Persistent: Throughout the day
Most nosocomial pneumonias are caused by:
a. Fungi.
b. Viruses
c. Gram-negative bacteria.
d. Pneumococcal pneumonia. - Answers -gram negative bacteria
When you ask a patient to quit smoking - Answers -always ask and document
