NSG 554 EXAM 4 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | NSG 554 EXAM 4
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
findings of bursitis - ✔✔redness, warmth, tenderness, pain
Treatment of bursitis - ✔✔Rest, NSAIDs, steroid and anesthetic injection around tendon
symptoms of Achilles rupture - ✔✔-immediate pain
-difficulty walking
-audible "snap"
-swelling
-palpable defect
Thompson Test - ✔✔compression of the calf muscle while observing for plantar flexion to assess the
stability of the Achilles tendon
symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome - ✔✔numbness, pain, tingling in the thumb, index, and middle
fingers
diagnostics of carpal tunnel syndrome - ✔✔X-ray if fracture is suspected
EMG = no response to conservative tx in 6-8 wks
treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome - ✔✔anti-inflammatory drugs, immobilization of the wrist, and
sometimes surgery to remove part or all of flexor retinaculum
plantar fasciitis symptoms - ✔✔-Heel pain
-Worse with dorsiflexion of toes
-Worse in morning
ACL vs Meniscus - ✔✔
dsm 5 criteria for anorexia - ✔✔Criteria A: restriction of energy intake leading to a significantly low
body weight (BMI 17)
Criteria B: intense fear of gaining weight or behaviours stopping the gaining of weight (compensatory
behaviours)
Criteria C: disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced + lack of
recognition of seriousness
symptoms of bulimia - ✔✔Eating large amounts of food uncontrollably (binging)
Vomiting, using laxatives, or using other methods to eliminate food (purging)
Excessive concern about body weight
Depression or changes in mood
Irregular menstrual periods
Unusual dental problems, swollen cheeks or glands, heartburn, or bloating (swelling of the stomach)
, causes of hyperkalemia include - ✔✔potassium supplements, ace inhibitors, renal failure, excessive loss
from cells, potassium-sparing diuretics, burns, trauma, metabolic acidosis, infections
Symptoms of hyperkalemia include? - ✔✔muscle weakness, bradycardia, fatal arrhythmias
EKG with hyperkalemia - ✔✔Peaked T waves
medications that cause hyperkalemia - ✔✔potassium-sparing diuetics
- amiloride (Midamor)
- spironolactone (Aldactone)
- triamterene (Dyrenium)
interactions with potassium-sparing diuretics
- ACE inhibitors (-pril)
- ARBs (-sartan)
combination diuretics
•Amiloride/hydrochlorothiazide (Moduretic)
•Spironolactone/hydrochlorothiazide (Aldactazide)
•Triamterene/hydrochlorothiazide (Dyazide, Maxzide)
causes of hypernatremia - ✔✔Excess aldosterone secretion, water deprivation or increased water loss.
Pheochromocytoma - ✔✔hypersecretion of epi/norepi. persistent HTN, increased HR, hyperglycemia,
diaphoresis, tremor, pounding HA; avoid stress, frequent bathing and rest breaks, avoid cold and
stimulating foods (surgery to remove tumor)
Symptoms of PCOS - ✔✔irregular menstrual cycles, elevated hormone levels, multiple cysts on ovaries
Diagnostics of PCOS - ✔✔
Treatment of PCOS - ✔✔• Weight loss
• OCPs
• Spironolactone (hirsutism)
• Metformin (insulin resistance)
• Clomiphene (infertility)
Addisonian crisis - ✔✔N/V confusion, abdominal pain, extreme weakness, hypoglycemia, dehydration,
decreased BP
Cushing's disease symptoms - ✔✔Buffalo hump
Hyperglycemia
Hypertension
Moon face
Purple straie
Thin-fragile skin
truncal obesity
Weight gain
Diagnostics of Cushing's disease - ✔✔elevated cortisol
STUDY GUIDE & PRACTICE TEST 2026/2027
findings of bursitis - ✔✔redness, warmth, tenderness, pain
Treatment of bursitis - ✔✔Rest, NSAIDs, steroid and anesthetic injection around tendon
symptoms of Achilles rupture - ✔✔-immediate pain
-difficulty walking
-audible "snap"
-swelling
-palpable defect
Thompson Test - ✔✔compression of the calf muscle while observing for plantar flexion to assess the
stability of the Achilles tendon
symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome - ✔✔numbness, pain, tingling in the thumb, index, and middle
fingers
diagnostics of carpal tunnel syndrome - ✔✔X-ray if fracture is suspected
EMG = no response to conservative tx in 6-8 wks
treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome - ✔✔anti-inflammatory drugs, immobilization of the wrist, and
sometimes surgery to remove part or all of flexor retinaculum
plantar fasciitis symptoms - ✔✔-Heel pain
-Worse with dorsiflexion of toes
-Worse in morning
ACL vs Meniscus - ✔✔
dsm 5 criteria for anorexia - ✔✔Criteria A: restriction of energy intake leading to a significantly low
body weight (BMI 17)
Criteria B: intense fear of gaining weight or behaviours stopping the gaining of weight (compensatory
behaviours)
Criteria C: disturbance in the way in which one's body weight or shape is experienced + lack of
recognition of seriousness
symptoms of bulimia - ✔✔Eating large amounts of food uncontrollably (binging)
Vomiting, using laxatives, or using other methods to eliminate food (purging)
Excessive concern about body weight
Depression or changes in mood
Irregular menstrual periods
Unusual dental problems, swollen cheeks or glands, heartburn, or bloating (swelling of the stomach)
, causes of hyperkalemia include - ✔✔potassium supplements, ace inhibitors, renal failure, excessive loss
from cells, potassium-sparing diuretics, burns, trauma, metabolic acidosis, infections
Symptoms of hyperkalemia include? - ✔✔muscle weakness, bradycardia, fatal arrhythmias
EKG with hyperkalemia - ✔✔Peaked T waves
medications that cause hyperkalemia - ✔✔potassium-sparing diuetics
- amiloride (Midamor)
- spironolactone (Aldactone)
- triamterene (Dyrenium)
interactions with potassium-sparing diuretics
- ACE inhibitors (-pril)
- ARBs (-sartan)
combination diuretics
•Amiloride/hydrochlorothiazide (Moduretic)
•Spironolactone/hydrochlorothiazide (Aldactazide)
•Triamterene/hydrochlorothiazide (Dyazide, Maxzide)
causes of hypernatremia - ✔✔Excess aldosterone secretion, water deprivation or increased water loss.
Pheochromocytoma - ✔✔hypersecretion of epi/norepi. persistent HTN, increased HR, hyperglycemia,
diaphoresis, tremor, pounding HA; avoid stress, frequent bathing and rest breaks, avoid cold and
stimulating foods (surgery to remove tumor)
Symptoms of PCOS - ✔✔irregular menstrual cycles, elevated hormone levels, multiple cysts on ovaries
Diagnostics of PCOS - ✔✔
Treatment of PCOS - ✔✔• Weight loss
• OCPs
• Spironolactone (hirsutism)
• Metformin (insulin resistance)
• Clomiphene (infertility)
Addisonian crisis - ✔✔N/V confusion, abdominal pain, extreme weakness, hypoglycemia, dehydration,
decreased BP
Cushing's disease symptoms - ✔✔Buffalo hump
Hyperglycemia
Hypertension
Moon face
Purple straie
Thin-fragile skin
truncal obesity
Weight gain
Diagnostics of Cushing's disease - ✔✔elevated cortisol
