NRNP 6560 Midterm exam questions with 100% correct answers

Surgery risk classes - ANSWERS Class 1: benefits outweigh risk, should be done Class 2a: reasonable to perform Class 2b: should be considered Class 3: rarely appropriate General rules for surgery: testing - ANSWERS ECG before surgery only if coronary disease, except when low risk surgery Stress test not indicated before surgery Do not do prophylactic coronary revascularization Meds before surgery - ANSWERS - Diabetic agents: Use insulin therapy to maintain glycemic goals(iii) Discontinue biguanides, alpha glucosidase inhibitors, thiazolidinediones, sulfonylureas, and GLP-1 agonists - Do not start aspirin before surgery - Stop Warfarin 5 days before surgery. May be bridged with Lovenox. - Do not stop statin before surgery - Do not start beta-blocker on day of surgery, but may continue Assessment of surgical risk - ANSWERS - Unstable cardiac condition (recent MI, active angina, active HF, uncontrolled HTN, severe valvular disease), concern with CAD, CHF. arrhythmia, CVD - patient stable or unstable? - urgency of the procedure (oncology will be time sensitive) - risk of procedure - nutritional status - immune competence - determine functional capacity (need to be more than 4 METS, more than 10 METs makes low risk) Low risk surgeries - ANSWERS catarcts breast biopsy cystoscopy, vasectomy laporascopic procedures Plastic surgery intermediate risk surgeries - ANSWERS Head/ neck surgery thyroidectomy Intraperitoneal Prostate Laminectomy Hip/ knee Hysterectomy cholecystectomy nephrectomy non majot intrathoracic High risk surgeries - ANSWERS aortic/ cabg transplants spinal reconstruction peripheral vascular surgery Lee's revised cardiac risk index - ANSWERS 6 points: High risk surgery = 1 CAD = 1 CHF = 1 Cerebrovascular disease = 1 DM 1 on insulin = 1 Creat greater than 2 = 1 1 = low risk 2 = moderate risk 3 = high risk SCIP pre-operative infection measures - ANSWERS - Prophylactic antibiotics should be received within 1 h prior to surgical incision - be selected for activity against the most probable antimicrobial contaminants - be discontinued within 24 h after the surgery end-time Postoperative infection reduction methods - ANSWERS - pre-op hair removal (clippers) - wash hands - normothermia - maintain euglycemia - urinary catheters are to be removed within the first two postoperative days Osteoarthritis: what, incidence - ANSWERS Slow destruction of bones/ joint followed by production of replacement collagen which causes inflammatory changes - older than 60 - more female after 55 - more black than white women - men and women equal risk between 45 - 55 - abnormal height or weight (obesity) - repetitive movement - prior trauma (sprains/ dislocations) - diabetic neuropathy - genetic Osteoarthritis findings and diagnostics - ANSWERS - Pain in weight bearing joints - stiffness after sitting, gets better when arising - feeling of instability on stairs - fine motor skills deficit - larger affected joints - Heberden nodules (bony bumps on the finger joint closest to the fingernail) - Bouchard's nodules (bony bumps on the middle joint of the finger) - limited ROM with crepitus - xr shows narrowing of joint space (need anteroposterior and lateral knee films bilaterally) - synovial fluid is clear and without WBC Osteoarthritis treatment - ANSWERS Goal is to relieve symptoms, maintain/ improve function, and avoid drug toxicity Hand OA: - rest/ joint protection, with splinting - heat/ cold therapy - topical capsaicin - topical NSAID (trolamine salicylate) (especially for older than 75) - Oral NSAIDS, incl COX2 inhibitors such as celecoxib (Celebrex) (may cause cardiac problems) - tramadol - no opioids Hip/ knee OA: - weight reduction, cardiovascular exercises - transcutanous external nerve stimulator - acetaminophen - Topical NSAIDS (knee) - intraarticular corticosteroid injections - surgery (joint replacement) Rheumatoid arthritis: what, who - ANSWERS chronic, systemic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of connective tissue, first that of jionts them other soft tissues (renal, cardiovascular, pulm). TNF-alpha plays a big role - more women than men - unknown cause - Epstein Barr virus Rheumatoid arthritis: Findings and diagnostics - ANSWERS - symmetric joint/ muscle pain, worse in the morning then gets better - weakness, fatigue