Advanced Health
Assessment Test
#2 with
solutions
Define Prejudice - answer Opinion formed
beforehand: a preformed opinion, usually an
unfavorable one, based on insufficient knowledge,
irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes
Components of a Patient Interview - answer (1)
Medical/Surgical/Anesthetic Hx including familial
anesthetic reactions (2) Drug/Medication Hx (3)
Drug Allergies (4) Latex Sensitivity (5) Social Hx -
tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, synthetic androgens,
herbal supplements
What component of the patient interview increased
patient compliance? - answer Showing respect
, Considerations for patients taking ACE inhibitors,
Beta-blockers & Calcium Channel Blockers - answer
(1) Optimize hydration (2) Continue morning of
surgery
Considerations for patients taking diuretics -
answer (1) Monitor pre-op K+ levels (2) Monitor
hydration (3) May need foley catheter (4) May
discontinue day of surgery except for CHF & CRF
patients
When to stop drugs affecting hemostasis - answer
(1) NSAIDS: stop 1-2 days prior (2) Aspirin 8-12
days prior (3) Plavix: 8-12 days prior
Considerations for patients taking hypoglycemic
agents - answer (1) Monitor serum glucose (2)
Either withhold or decrease dose on day of surgery
Drugs affecting CNS - answer (1) MAOIs (2)
tricyclic antidepressants (3) SSRI (4) Lithium (5)
Antiparkinsonian agents
Assessment Test
#2 with
solutions
Define Prejudice - answer Opinion formed
beforehand: a preformed opinion, usually an
unfavorable one, based on insufficient knowledge,
irrational feelings, or inaccurate stereotypes
Components of a Patient Interview - answer (1)
Medical/Surgical/Anesthetic Hx including familial
anesthetic reactions (2) Drug/Medication Hx (3)
Drug Allergies (4) Latex Sensitivity (5) Social Hx -
tobacco, alcohol, illicit drugs, synthetic androgens,
herbal supplements
What component of the patient interview increased
patient compliance? - answer Showing respect
, Considerations for patients taking ACE inhibitors,
Beta-blockers & Calcium Channel Blockers - answer
(1) Optimize hydration (2) Continue morning of
surgery
Considerations for patients taking diuretics -
answer (1) Monitor pre-op K+ levels (2) Monitor
hydration (3) May need foley catheter (4) May
discontinue day of surgery except for CHF & CRF
patients
When to stop drugs affecting hemostasis - answer
(1) NSAIDS: stop 1-2 days prior (2) Aspirin 8-12
days prior (3) Plavix: 8-12 days prior
Considerations for patients taking hypoglycemic
agents - answer (1) Monitor serum glucose (2)
Either withhold or decrease dose on day of surgery
Drugs affecting CNS - answer (1) MAOIs (2)
tricyclic antidepressants (3) SSRI (4) Lithium (5)
Antiparkinsonian agents
