NURS 620 Adult 1 Exam 2 Maryville- Questions and Answers A GRADED

NURS 620 Adult 1 Exam 2 Maryville- Questions and Answers A GRADED You are using the CURB 65 clinical tool, for determining which patient dx with CAP should be hospitalized or treated at home. Mabel's score is 2- what should we do? - ANSWER Short inpatient stay; if she is relatively healthy, she could be closely supervised outpatient 2. S/S of COPD correlate with which of the following?- - ANSWER Chronic bronchitis with airway obstruction 3. Presents with history of asthma without treatment for a while. She reports daily but not continual symptoms that last longer than 1 week and present at night. She has been using her rescue inhaler. Her FEV1 is 60-80% predicted- how would you classify her asthma? - ANSWER moderate persistent 4. What is the most important goal of treating HTN - ANSWER Avoiding disease targeted organ damage 5. indicates severe asthma attack, requiring emergent treatment? - ANSWER inaudible breath sounds 6. When should a rescue course of prednisolone be issued for a asthma attack - ANSWER anytime its needed for symptoms 7. What intervention would indicate a patient needs more education for her asthma? - ANSWER opening a window at night 8. what is usually the earliest sign of coronary artery disease (CAD) - ANSWER intermittent claudication 9. Claudication is the classic presenting symptom associated with which of the following? - ANSWER arterial insufficiency 10. Risk factors for chronic arterial insufficiency?- - ANSWER tobacco use 11. What is the most common bacterial pathogen in CAP? - ANSWER Streptococcus PNA 12. Which obstructive lung disease is reversible - ANSWER asthma 13. George has COPD and a 40% FEV1. How would you classify the severity of his COPD - ANSWER Stage 3