Nurs 5338 UTA Urgent Emergencies
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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1. What is the first line treatment for a headache? - Correct Answer:
Naproxen
2. Describe the symptoms of TBI - Correct Answer: - exchangeable with
concussion
- clumsiness
- fatigue
- confusion
- nausea
- blurry vision
- headaches
3. Describe hidradenitis suppurativa - Correct Answer: chronic skin disease
w/ clusters of abscesses or subcutaneous boil-like skin lesion around the
apocrine glands that most commonly affects the underarms, under the
breasts, inner thighs, groin, and buttocks. Outbreaks are painful and may
persist for years with interspersed periods of inflammation, often
culminating in sudden drainage of pus. This process often forms open
wounds that will not heal and frequently leads to SIGNIFICANT SCARRING
,4. How is hidradenitis suppurativa treated? - Correct Answer: - antibiotics
- corticosteroids
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitors
- infliximab (remicade), adalimumab (humira) have promise as third
line treatment-
5. What is expected with surgical intervention for hidradenitis suppurativa? -
Correct Answer: Surgery doesn't cure the disease because it will likely
return
6. Describe secondary hypertension - Correct Answer: caused by
underlying disease of the kidneys, arteries, heart or endocrine system
7. Describe ingrown toenail - Correct Answer: - also called onychocryptosis
- starts with microbial inflammation of the paronychium
- results in nail buried inside the granuloma
8. How is an ingrown toenail treated? - Correct Answer: - wedge resection
- removal of toenail
- if recurs then destruction of the side nail bed with anesthesia
- topical antibiotics post procedure
- warm epsom salt soaks BID may be beneficial
9. How is an open laceration treated in primary care? - Correct Answer: -
closed within 6 hours and up to 24 hours after cleaning the wound
- concern for infection if closed after this time
- absorbable sutures preferred with children
, 10.What are considerations for using adhesive to close a wound? - Correct
Answer: - less time to close
- < 5cm in adults and children
- less pain
- reopens at a higher rate
- similar risk for infection
- avoid in areas of high tension
11.Describe mastitis - Correct Answer: - inflamed breast tissue
- commonly etiology is S. aureus
- occasionally S. epidermis and streptococci
12.How is mastitis classified? - Correct Answer: - milk stasis
- non-infectious or infectious inflammation and abscess
- differentiated based on leukocyte count and bacteria culture
13.What are the symptoms of mastitis? - Correct Answer: - fever
- pain
- erythema
14.Describe mastoiditis - Correct Answer: complication of acute otitis
media with protrusion of the auricle, confirmed by CT scan with
opacification of mastoid cells; can cause meningitis if left untreated
15.Describe symptoms of meningitis - Correct Answer: - headache and
neck stiffness
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
Includes Frequently Tested Questions With ELABORATED
100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Guaranteed Pass First Attempt!! Current Update!!
1. What is the first line treatment for a headache? - Correct Answer:
Naproxen
2. Describe the symptoms of TBI - Correct Answer: - exchangeable with
concussion
- clumsiness
- fatigue
- confusion
- nausea
- blurry vision
- headaches
3. Describe hidradenitis suppurativa - Correct Answer: chronic skin disease
w/ clusters of abscesses or subcutaneous boil-like skin lesion around the
apocrine glands that most commonly affects the underarms, under the
breasts, inner thighs, groin, and buttocks. Outbreaks are painful and may
persist for years with interspersed periods of inflammation, often
culminating in sudden drainage of pus. This process often forms open
wounds that will not heal and frequently leads to SIGNIFICANT SCARRING
,4. How is hidradenitis suppurativa treated? - Correct Answer: - antibiotics
- corticosteroids
Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitors
- infliximab (remicade), adalimumab (humira) have promise as third
line treatment-
5. What is expected with surgical intervention for hidradenitis suppurativa? -
Correct Answer: Surgery doesn't cure the disease because it will likely
return
6. Describe secondary hypertension - Correct Answer: caused by
underlying disease of the kidneys, arteries, heart or endocrine system
7. Describe ingrown toenail - Correct Answer: - also called onychocryptosis
- starts with microbial inflammation of the paronychium
- results in nail buried inside the granuloma
8. How is an ingrown toenail treated? - Correct Answer: - wedge resection
- removal of toenail
- if recurs then destruction of the side nail bed with anesthesia
- topical antibiotics post procedure
- warm epsom salt soaks BID may be beneficial
9. How is an open laceration treated in primary care? - Correct Answer: -
closed within 6 hours and up to 24 hours after cleaning the wound
- concern for infection if closed after this time
- absorbable sutures preferred with children
, 10.What are considerations for using adhesive to close a wound? - Correct
Answer: - less time to close
- < 5cm in adults and children
- less pain
- reopens at a higher rate
- similar risk for infection
- avoid in areas of high tension
11.Describe mastitis - Correct Answer: - inflamed breast tissue
- commonly etiology is S. aureus
- occasionally S. epidermis and streptococci
12.How is mastitis classified? - Correct Answer: - milk stasis
- non-infectious or infectious inflammation and abscess
- differentiated based on leukocyte count and bacteria culture
13.What are the symptoms of mastitis? - Correct Answer: - fever
- pain
- erythema
14.Describe mastoiditis - Correct Answer: complication of acute otitis
media with protrusion of the auricle, confirmed by CT scan with
opacification of mastoid cells; can cause meningitis if left untreated
15.Describe symptoms of meningitis - Correct Answer: - headache and
neck stiffness
