NUR 181/NUR 180 MIDTERM EXAM 2025
PRACTICE QUESTION WCU COMPLETE
QUESTION AND ANSWER |100%
ACCURATE FALL-SPRING
When should a patient that has Cushing disease with showing signs of infection, see a
physician?
right away to get antibiotics
When taking glucocorticoids who should the patient avoid seeing ?
they should avoid being around with patients that are sick with infections
rheumatoid arthritis
A chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, stiffness, pain,
and swelling that results in crippling deformities
Signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis ?
fatigue
anorexia
stiffness
,weight loss
why can complementary alternative therapies be used as adjuvants ?
allows for lower doses of the drug and fewer side effects
What medication route carries less side effects than the IV version of the same drug ?
oral medication routes
How should patients with a positive CT for hemorrhaging be required for monitoring ?
Require their level of consciousness to be monitored every 15 minutes to ensure that
Intracranial pressure is not increasing. Thus, opiates like morphine are
contraindicated.
How can hyperkalemia be treated?
It can be easily treated with insulin. Insulin IV will push potassium to the intracellular
space. Glucose IV will also be administered in this case so that the patient don't
become hypoglycemic.
what is an adverse effect of opiates like morphine ?
a drop in O2 saturation
, What does morphine (a pure opiate agonist) bind ?
it binds and activated Mu and Kappa receptors
Morphine
narcotic analgesic used for treatment of severe pain
Adverse effect in Morphine
Tolerance
(an adverse effect of narcotic analgesic in which a larger dose is needed to produce
the same response)
What does reglan promote?
gastric emptying
Loop diuretics
inhibit sodium and chloride reabsorption in the loop of Henle and increase urine
output. It also excretes potassium
Thiazide diuretics
PRACTICE QUESTION WCU COMPLETE
QUESTION AND ANSWER |100%
ACCURATE FALL-SPRING
When should a patient that has Cushing disease with showing signs of infection, see a
physician?
right away to get antibiotics
When taking glucocorticoids who should the patient avoid seeing ?
they should avoid being around with patients that are sick with infections
rheumatoid arthritis
A chronic systemic disease characterized by inflammation of the joints, stiffness, pain,
and swelling that results in crippling deformities
Signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis ?
fatigue
anorexia
stiffness
,weight loss
why can complementary alternative therapies be used as adjuvants ?
allows for lower doses of the drug and fewer side effects
What medication route carries less side effects than the IV version of the same drug ?
oral medication routes
How should patients with a positive CT for hemorrhaging be required for monitoring ?
Require their level of consciousness to be monitored every 15 minutes to ensure that
Intracranial pressure is not increasing. Thus, opiates like morphine are
contraindicated.
How can hyperkalemia be treated?
It can be easily treated with insulin. Insulin IV will push potassium to the intracellular
space. Glucose IV will also be administered in this case so that the patient don't
become hypoglycemic.
what is an adverse effect of opiates like morphine ?
a drop in O2 saturation
, What does morphine (a pure opiate agonist) bind ?
it binds and activated Mu and Kappa receptors
Morphine
narcotic analgesic used for treatment of severe pain
Adverse effect in Morphine
Tolerance
(an adverse effect of narcotic analgesic in which a larger dose is needed to produce
the same response)
What does reglan promote?
gastric emptying
Loop diuretics
inhibit sodium and chloride reabsorption in the loop of Henle and increase urine
output. It also excretes potassium
Thiazide diuretics
