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NRNP 6560 Midterm exam Questions And Answers Surgery risk classes - correct ans-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 - correct ans-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 - correct ans-- 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 - correct ans-- Unstable cardiac condition (recent MI, active angina, active HF, uncontrolled HTN, severe valvular disease), concern with CAD, CHF. arrhythmia, CVD

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Surgerykhriskkhclasseskh-khcorrectkhans-Classkh1:khbenefitskhoutweighkhrisk,khshouldkhbekhdone
Classkh2a:khreasonablekhtokhperform
Classkh2b:khshouldkhbekhconsidered
Classkh3:khrarelykhappropriate
Generalkhruleskhforkhsurgery:khtestingkh-khcorrectkhans-
ECGkhbeforekhsurgerykhonlykhifkhcoronarykhdisease,khexceptkhwhenkhlowkhriskkhsurgery
Stresskhtestkhnotkhindicatedkhbeforekhsurgery
Dokhnotkhdokhprophylactickhcoronarykhrevascularization
Medskhbeforekhsurgerykh-khcorrectkhans--
khDiabetickhagents:khUsekhinsulinkhtherapykhtokhmaintainkhglycemickhgoals(iii)khDiscontinuekhbig

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1khagonists
-khDokhnotkhstartkhaspirinkhbeforekhsurgery
-khStopkhWarfarinkh5khdayskhbeforekhsurgery.khMaykhbekhbridgedkhwithkhLovenox.kh
-khDokhnotkhstopkhstatinkhbeforekhsurgery
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khUnstablekhcardiackhconditionkh(recentkhMI,khactivekhangina,khactivekhHF,khuncontrolledkhHTN,kh

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-khpatientkhstablekhorkhunstable?
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-khnutritionalkhstatuskh
-khimmunekhcompetence
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khmakeskhlowkhrisk)

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breastkhbiopsy
cystoscopy,khvasectomy
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Plastickhsurgery
intermediatekhriskkhsurgerieskh-khcorrectkhans-Head/khneckkhsurgery
thyroidectomy
Intraperitoneal
Prostate
Laminectomy
Hip/khknee
Hysterectomy
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,nephrectomy
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transplants
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CHFkh=kh1
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Postoperativekhinfectionkhreductionkhmethodskh-khcorrectkhans--khpre-
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-khrepetitivekhmovement
-khpriorkhtraumakh(sprains/khdislocations)
-khdiabetickhneuropathy
-khgenetic
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-khstiffnesskhafterkhsitting,khgetskhbetterkhwhenkharising
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-khfinekhmotorkhskillskhdeficit
-khlargerkhaffectedkhjoints
-khHeberdenkhnoduleskh(bonykhbumpskhonkhthekhfingerkhjointkhclosestkhtokhthekhfingernail)

,-khBouchard'skhnoduleskh(bonykhbumpskhonkhthekhmiddlekhjointkhofkhthekhfinger)
-khlimitedkhROMkhwithkhcrepitus

-
khxrkhshowskhnarrowingkhofkhjointkhspacekh(needkhanteroposteriorkhandkhlateralkhkneekhfilmskhbilat
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-khsynovialkhfluidkhiskhclearkhandkhwithoutkhWBC
Osteoarthritiskhtreatmentkh-khcorrectkhans-
Goalkhiskhtokhrelievekhsymptoms,khmaintain/khimprovekhfunction,khandkhavoidkhdrugkhtoxicity

HandkhOA:
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-khheat/khcoldkhtherapy
-khtopicalkhcapsaicin
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khOralkhNSAIDS,khinclkhCOX2khinhibitorskhsuchkhaskhcelecoxibkh(Celebrex)kh(maykhcausekhcardi

ackhproblems)
-khtramadol
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Hip/khkneekhOA:
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-khacetaminophen
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-khintraarticularkhcorticosteroidkhinjections
-khsurgerykh(jointkhreplacement)
Rheumatoidkharthritis:khwhat,khwhokh-khcorrectkhans-
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alphakhplayskhakhbigkhrole

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Rheumatoidkharthritis:khFindingskhandkhdiagnosticskh-khcorrectkhans--
khsymmetrickhjoint/khmusclekhpain,khworsekhinkhthekhmorningkhthenkhgetskhbetter

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-khgeneralizedkhmalaise
-khswollenkhjoints/khboggykhfeelingkhofkhjointskhwithkhdeformitykhofkhjoints
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later:
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-khinflammationkhofkhsclereakh(scleritis)

, -khpericarditis,khmyocarditis
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-khanemiakh(hypochromic,khmicrocytic)khwithkhlowkhferritin
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-khXR:khjointkhswelling,khlaterkhcorticalkhandkhspacekhthinning
-khsynovialkhfluid:khyellow,khthickkhwithkhelevatedkhWBCkhupkhtokh100.000
Felty'skhsyndromekh-khcorrectkhans-rheumatoidkharthritis,khsplenomegaly,khneutropenia
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-khEtanercept
-khmonitorkhliverkhfunctionkhwithkhDMARDs
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-khsurgery:khjointkhdebridement,khjointkhreplacement
Gout:khwhat,khwhokh-khcorrectkhans-
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synovialkhfluidkhcausingkhcrystallizationkhwhichkhcauseskhinflammationkh(TypekhAkhandkhMediter
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khacutekhpainfulkhjoint,khoftenkhgreatkhtoekh(warm,khswollen)

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-khflankkhpainkhbecausekhofkhrenalkhcalculi
-khfever
-khleukocytosis
-khelevatedkherythrocytekhsedimentationkhrate
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-khlimitedkhjointkhmotion

-khelevatedkhserumkhurickhacidkh(greaterkhthankh7mg/dl)
-khuratekhcrystalskhseenkhwithkhjointkhaspiration
-khxr:khjointkherosionkhandkhrenalkhstones
Goutkhtreatmentkh-khcorrectkhans--khNSAIDS:khnaproxen,khondomethacin,khsulindac
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khColchicinekhforkhthosekhwhokhdokhnotkhtoleratekhNSAIDSkh(cautionkhwithkhrenalkhimpairment).kh

Alsokhforkhprophylaxis
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