ADULT HEALTH 2 (WGU D446) ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION

ADULT HEALTH 2 (WGU D446) ACTUAL EXAM WITH QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS GRADED A+ || 100% GUARANTEED PASS NEWEST VERSION hyperpituitarism (signs and symptoms) - Answer ️visual disturbances, sever headaches, back/joint pain, changed in menstrual cycle, increased growth hormone pulmonary edema (signs and symptoms) - Answer ️anxious, restless, lethargy, frothy blood tinged sputum, interstitial edema, crackles, cough, orthopnea, severe dyspnea pulmonary edema (definition) - Answer ️excess fluid in lungs (wet lung) DVT - Answer ️deep vein thrombosis DVT (definition) - Answer ️blood clot in deep vein (typically legs) PE - Answer ️pulmonary embolism PE (definition) - Answer ️1+ arteries in lung become blocked by clot DVT & PE (higher risk) - Answer ️immobilized patients DVT & PE (preventative measures) - Answer ️early ambulation, leg elevation, active leg exercises, elastic stocking, intermittent pneumatic calf compression, no pillow under knee (can cause venous stasis) venous stasis - Answer ️slow blood flow in legs resulting in blood pooling appendicitis (lab values) - Answer ️elevated WBC, leukocytes w/ shift right appendicitis (emergency) - Answer ️pain suddenly disappears, signs of a rupture metformin - Answer ️treat type 2 diabetes cardiac tamponade (definition) - Answer ️compression of heart caused by fluid collecting in sac surrounding heart cardiac tamponade (signs and symptoms) - Answer ️tachycardia, distant/muffled heart sounds, jugular vein distribution, failing BP raynaud's disesde - Answer ️peripheral venous disorder characterized by abnormal vasoconstriction in extremities cushing's syndrome (signs and symptoms) - Answer ️weight gain (moon face, buffalo hump) cushing's syndrome (definition) - Answer ️chronic exposure to excess corticosteroids (too much cortisol) conn syndrome - Answer ️hyperaldosteronism graves' disease (definition) - Answer ️automimmune disease characterized by thyroid enlargement and excess thyroid hormone secretion graves' disease (signs and symptoms) - Answer ️exopthalmos (bulging eyes), weight loss, increased nervousness ACS - Answer ️acute coronary syndrome ACS (definition) - Answer ️any condition brought on by reduced/blocked blood flow to heart coronary angiography - Answer ️uses x-ray & contrast to examine heart's blood vessels thrombocytopenia (definition) - Answer ️low platelet count thrombocytopenis (signs and symptoms) - Answer ️signs of hemorrhage, tachycardia, hypotension, fainting, dizziness, abdominal pain, decreased quantity of blood autonomic neuropathy - Answer ️type of diabetic neuropathy that affects all symptoms and can lead to hypoglycemic unawareness diabetic dermopathy - Answer ️diabetic shins and legs (typically painless and harmless) fibrinolysis - Answer ️natural process that breaks down blood clots DIC - Answer ️disseminated intravascular coagulation DIC (definition) - Answer ️abnormal clots form inside blood vessels and use up blood's clotting factors which can lead to massive bleeding other places hemophilia - Answer ️decreased the clotting ability in a patient rare condition digoxin - Answer ️improved myocardial contractile and reduces heart rate surgical time-out - Answer ️all members of surgical team stop what they are doing hand before procedure stats to verify patient ID, surgical procedure, and surgical site post thyroidectomy (interventions) - Answer ️assess for tetany, keep O2/suctikn/tracheostomy tray available, assess for signs of tracheal compression ever 2hrs, keep IV calcium available radiacal nephrectomy - Answer ️removal of kidney, the adrenal gland, surrounding fascia, and draining lymph nodes