HESI A2 A and P PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 UPDATED

HESI A2 A and P PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024 UPDATED A 16-year old male is in the office with an injured ankle. The Medical Assistant knows that a common disorder that involves overstretching of the ligament is: sprain tendonitis atrophy strain - sprain A 25-year-old man has come to the emergency room after a skiing accident. He has suffered a comminuted fracture. You know that this means that The break has more than three fragments. The break occurs across the bone. The break occurs at an angle across the bone. One side of the bone is broken; the other side is bent. - The break has more than three fragments. A 45-year-old man has come to the physician's office to discuss the options to reducing his cholesterol levels. While you are preparing him to see the physician he asks you if he will be prescribed medication to help. You know that there are many different medications that could help him. Which of the following antilipemic medications is a fibric acid derivative? Lopid Lipitor Colestid Zocor - Lopid A blood clot can cause which of the following? embolus sickle cell anemia antigens bacteremia - embolus A common disease of the ear that results in partial deafness from bone growth involving the ossicles and that may require surgery is: tinnitus vertigo otosclerosis Meniere's disease - otosclerosis A condition of the liver where the skin is yellow is known as alopecia acne hemangioma jaundice - jaundice A mother brings her 2-month old son into the office where you work. She tells you that his penis "doesn't look right." What is a condition where there is inability to retract the foreskin over the glans penis because of tightness of the skin? orchiditis cryptorchidism hypospadias phimosis - phimosis A nurse is caring for a pediatric AIDS patient who was infected through perinatal transmission of HIV. She is instructing the infant's caregiver about what to do when the child goes home. Which of the following would the nurse include in her instructions? No gloves of other precautions are necessary when diapering the child. Be sure that the child receives ALL immunizations. Administer gamma globulin as prescribed, usually every six months. Avoid exposure to persons with chickenpox. - Avoid exposure to persons with chickenpox. A nurse is going over the causes of fluid volume deficit with her students. She gives them the example of an elderly man who lives alone and sometimes forgets to drink enough fluids. He is brought to the emergency room with decreased skin turgor, dry and sticky mucous membranes and a rapid pulse. Certain tests are done to determine whether he is suffering from a fluid volume deficit. Which of the following results would the nurse expect to see that would confirm a fluid volume deficit? Lower than normal blood urea nitrogen (BUN) Increased serum osmolality Decreased hemoglobin Decreased hematocrit - Increased serum osmolality A patient tells you he has previously been diagnosed with tendonitis. The Medical Assistant knows that this is: