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NU 185/ NU185 Exam 1– Medical-Surgical Nursing II Review | Galen (Latest 2026/ 2027 Update) 100% Verified Questions & Answers | Grade A QUESTION Why would you treat the initial symptom of Lyme disease with antibiotics before waiting for results that confirms it's Lyme disease 1st Answer: Results take 4-6 weeks and complications can occur if treatment is delayed QUESTION What are complications of Lyme disease Answer: Carditis and meningitis QUESTION If the pt had carditis what would they complain of Answer: Palpitations, feel like they're heart is skipping a beat/ beating out of chest QUESTION What is a s/s that a patient has meningitis Answer: Nuchal rigidity QUESTION What are risk factors for osteoarthritis Answer: over 65, obesity, repetitive movement, construction worker, softball/ tennis, recent joint injury QUESTION What medication education do you give the pt with osteoarthritis about Tylenol Answer: No more than 3-4g/day QUESTION What are safety applications you should teach your pt regarding the correct way to use a heat source to relieve pain Answer: Use for 20-30min and repeat every 1-2 hours, don't put directly on the skin and never sleep on a heating pad QUESTION What are safety applications you should teach your pt regarding the correct way to use a cold source to relieve pain Answer: Don't use longer than 10-20min or more than once an hour, stop if numbness occurs, use a pad to separate skin from cold QUESTION What does the pt with osteoporosis need to increase in their diet Answer: Calcium, phosphorus, vitamin D, protein QUESTION What foods contain calcium Answer: Dairy(milk, cheese, yogurt), canned salmon or sardines, green leafy veggies QUESTION Why do you worry if a pt with osteoporosis falls Answer: Fractures

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NUl 185/l NU185l Examl 1–l Medical-
Surgicall Nursingl IIl Reviewl |l Galenl
(Latestl 2026/l 2027l Update)l 100%l
Verifiedl Questionsl &l Answersl |l Gradel A


Q:l Whyl wouldl youl treatl thel initiall symptoml ofl Lymel diseasel withl antibioticsl beforel
waitingl forl resultsl thatl confirmsl it'sl Lymel diseasel 1st



Answer:
Resultsl takel 4-6l weeksl andl complicationsl canl occurl ifl treatmentl isl delayed




Q:l Whatl arel complicationsl ofl Lymel disease

Answer:
Carditisl andl meningitis




Q:l Ifl thel ptl hadl carditisl whatl wouldl theyl complainl of

Answer:
Palpitations,l feell likel they'rel heartl isl skippingl al beat/l beatingl outl ofl chest




Q:l Whatl isl al s/sl thatl al patientl hasl meningitis

,Answer:
Nuchall rigidity




Q:l Whatl arel riskl factorsl forl osteoarthritis

Answer:
overl 65,l obesity,l repetitivel movement,l constructionl worker,l softball/l tennis,l recentl jointl
injury




Q:l Whatl medicationl educationl dol youl givel thel ptl withl osteoarthritisl aboutl Tylenol

Answer:
Nol morel thanl 3-4g/day




Q:l Whatl arel safetyl applicationsl youl shouldl teachl yourl ptl regardingl thel correctl wayl
tol usel al heatl sourcel tol relievel pain


Answer:
Usel forl 20-30minl andl repeatl everyl 1-2l hours,l don'tl putl directlyl onl thel skinl andl neverl
sleepl onl al heatingl pad




Q:l Whatl arel safetyl applicationsl youl shouldl teachl yourl ptl regardingl thel correctl wayl
tol usel al coldl sourcel tol relievel pain


Answer:

, Don'tl usel longerl thanl 10-20minl orl morel thanl oncel anl hour,l stopl ifl numbnessl occurs,l
usel al padl tol separatel skinl froml cold




Q:l Whatl doesl thel ptl withl osteoporosisl needl tol increasel inl theirl diet

Answer:
Calcium,l phosphorus,l vitaminl D,l protein




Q:l Whatl foodsl containl calcium

Answer:
Dairy(milk,l cheese,l yogurt),l cannedl salmonl orl sardines,l greenl leafyl veggies




Q:l Whyl dol youl worryl ifl al ptl withl osteoporosisl falls

Answer:
Fractures




Q:l Whatl shouldl youl dol firstl forl thel ptl withl osteoporosisl whol fell

Answer:
Checkl forl otherl injuries




Q:l Whatl isl thel treatmentl forl osteoporosis

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