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NSG 210 Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: INR Times
Ans: ▪ 0.9-1.2 (normal)
▪ 2.0-3.0 (if on anticoagulation meds)
Question: PT Times and what it tests
Ans: 11-14 seconds (tests Coumadin)
Question: PTT times and what it tests
Ans: <40 seconds
tests Heparin
Question: aPTT times, what it tests, what are its normal times if the patient is
on anticoagulant therapy
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Ans: aPTT - 20-40 seconds
tests Heparin
if on A.C. therapy, 1.5-2.5 x higher
Question: D-Dimer values, what it tests, and what elevated numbers can
indicate
Ans: < or = 500 ng/mL
Detects fragments from blood clot being dissolved
Elevated numbers can indicate DIC, a DVT, or from trauma
Question: Priority intervention for a patient is receiving IV anticoagulants and
their coagulation panels are dangerously elevated
Ans: stop the infusion
Question: What is the antidote for Heparin
What other allergy might predispose a patient to be allergic to the antidote &
why
Ans: Protamine Sulfate.
Patients with a fish allergy because PS is made from salmon sperm
Question: What is the antidote for Coumadin
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Ans: Vitamin K
Question: What is a Hypophysectomy
Ans: Transsphenoidal (up the nose and into the brain) procedure to
remove a tumor from the pituitary gland, typically to treat Cushing's
Question: What is hyperpituitarism, what hormones does it oversecrete, &
what do they cause?
Ans: hormone over secretion that occurs with anterior pituitary tumors or
tissue hyperplasia.
▪ Growth Hormone - Acromegaly, increased skeletal thickness,
hypertrophy of the skin, liver/heart enlargement.
▪ Prolactin - causes breast milk production, amenorrhea, & infertility
▪ ACTH - too much causes Cushing's
Question: What hormone(s) are affected by Cushing's disorder & how is/are
it/them affected?
Ans: Increased secretion of Cortisol
Question: Compare/Contrast Cushing's Syndrome vs Cushing's Disease
NSG 210 Questions with Detailed
Verified Answers
Question: INR Times
Ans: ▪ 0.9-1.2 (normal)
▪ 2.0-3.0 (if on anticoagulation meds)
Question: PT Times and what it tests
Ans: 11-14 seconds (tests Coumadin)
Question: PTT times and what it tests
Ans: <40 seconds
tests Heparin
Question: aPTT times, what it tests, what are its normal times if the patient is
on anticoagulant therapy
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Ans: aPTT - 20-40 seconds
tests Heparin
if on A.C. therapy, 1.5-2.5 x higher
Question: D-Dimer values, what it tests, and what elevated numbers can
indicate
Ans: < or = 500 ng/mL
Detects fragments from blood clot being dissolved
Elevated numbers can indicate DIC, a DVT, or from trauma
Question: Priority intervention for a patient is receiving IV anticoagulants and
their coagulation panels are dangerously elevated
Ans: stop the infusion
Question: What is the antidote for Heparin
What other allergy might predispose a patient to be allergic to the antidote &
why
Ans: Protamine Sulfate.
Patients with a fish allergy because PS is made from salmon sperm
Question: What is the antidote for Coumadin
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Ans: Vitamin K
Question: What is a Hypophysectomy
Ans: Transsphenoidal (up the nose and into the brain) procedure to
remove a tumor from the pituitary gland, typically to treat Cushing's
Question: What is hyperpituitarism, what hormones does it oversecrete, &
what do they cause?
Ans: hormone over secretion that occurs with anterior pituitary tumors or
tissue hyperplasia.
▪ Growth Hormone - Acromegaly, increased skeletal thickness,
hypertrophy of the skin, liver/heart enlargement.
▪ Prolactin - causes breast milk production, amenorrhea, & infertility
▪ ACTH - too much causes Cushing's
Question: What hormone(s) are affected by Cushing's disorder & how is/are
it/them affected?
Ans: Increased secretion of Cortisol
Question: Compare/Contrast Cushing's Syndrome vs Cushing's Disease
