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NUR 226 EXAM 1 Questions and Answers which of the following is a symptom? grip strength les oresis d. pain a patient has a heart rate of 53 beats per minute. this is considered what? a. bradycardia pnea cardia d. hypertension a. bradycardia the term iatrogenic refers to which condition when associated with types of disease? a. worsening of the disease b. unknown cause c. caused by treatment d. likelihood of recovery c. caused by treatment some drugs have the ability to cross the placenta and have an effect on the fetus. which drug would be most concerning to the nurse? a. prenatal vitamins b.NSAIDS c. pharmacogenomic d. teratogens ogens a medication your patient is taking is a substrate of the CYP-450 system. if they start taking a second drug that induces the CYP-450 system what can happen? a. decreased effect of the initial drug b. a decreased action of the second drug c. toxic effects of the initial drug d. no change to the initial drug function a. decreased effect of the initial drug the functions of immunity include which of the following? homeostasis, filters blood, defense, surveillance homeostasis, defense, surveillance the nurse is documenting the exudate from a client's abscess positive for MRSA. what would be the most likely finding for this exudate? a. sersoanguineous b. purulent s rhagic ent the nurse is reviewing a CBC with differential for a client with an acute viral infection. which lab finding most likely supports the client's condition? increased lymphocytes what are the three different types of disease? idiopathic, iatrogenic, exacerbation What is pathophysiology? study of disease, injury, and changes in physiology of the body pathology laboratory study of cells and tissues Disease disruption of homeostasis What is homeostasis? tendency to maintain an equilibrium what is homeostasis in terms of the body? body and organs maintain steady state in order to function in normal range what are the two causes of disease? intrinsic and extrinsic what are intrinsic factors? genes, immunity, age,gender What are extrinsic factors? bacteria, viruses, injury, behaviors, stressors what is the process of disease? identification, occurence, diagnosis, etiology, prognosis identification of disease from signs and symptoms occurance of disease how often, when diagnosis of disease identification etiology of disease cause of disease prognosis of disease likelihood of recovery stages of disease Exposure and Incubation Onset Remission Convalescence onset of disease can be sudden, insidious, latent, prodromal insidious proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects latent hidden prodromal early symptoms that may indicate the onset of a condition or disease convalescence gradual recovery after an illness remission a period of time when symptoms disappear what are the three types of diseases? idiopathic, iatrogenic, exacerbation idiopathic disease disease with an unknown cause iatrogenic disease disease caused by medical treatment exacerbation of a disease worsening of a disease hypo- under, below hyper- above, over -penia lack of, deficiency -cytosis increase, refers to cells -osis process of condition -itis inflammation -pathy disease what is pharmocology the study of biological effects of drugs that are introduced into the body to cause some sort of change What are pharmacokinetics? what happens to drugs in the body What is pharmacodynamics? (moa) effects on the body what are therapeutic effects intended effects of the drug what are side effects unintended effects what are toxicities harmful effects what are adverse effects unexpected/dangerous reaction what is an allergic reaction unexpected, may be dangerous, involves immune system response what are pharmacogenomics? how an individual's genetic makeup can affect drug response chemical name of medications -long/complex -used in research N-acetyl-para-aminophenol is an example of which type of drug name? chemical generic name of medications -official name of the drug -only/generic name -more complicated than trade name - lower case acetaminophen is an example of which type of drug name? generic trade name for medications -brand name, given by pharmaceutical company -easier to remember/pronounce -upper case tylenol is an example of what type of drug name? trade prototype one drug, typically the first, that represents a group a group or class of medication ibuprofen/advil is the prototype to what class of drugs? NSAIDS what are the two sources of drugs natural and synthetic what are the three natural sources of drugs plants, animals, inorganic compounds

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NUR 226 EXAM 1 Questions and
Answers
Which of the following is a symptom?
A.weak grip strength
b.crackles
c.diaphoresis
d.pain - answerd. pain

a patient has a heart rate of 53 beats per minute. this is considered what?
a. bradycardia
b.tachypnea
c.tachycardia
d. hypertension - answera. bradycardia

the term iatrogenic refers to which condition when associated with types of disease?
a. worsening of the disease
b. unknown cause
c. caused by treatment
d. likelihood of recovery - answerc. caused by treatment

some drugs have the ability to cross the placenta and have an effect on the fetus. which
drug would be most concerning to the nurse?
a. prenatal vitamins
b.NSAIDS
c. pharmacogenomic
d. teratogens - answerd.teratogens

a medication your patient is taking is a substrate of the CYP-450 system. if they start
taking a second drug that induces the CYP-450 system what can happen?
a. decreased effect of the initial drug
b. a decreased action of the second drug
c. toxic effects of the initial drug
d. no change to the initial drug function - answera. decreased effect of the initial drug

the functions of immunity include which of the following?
homeostasis, filters blood, defense, surveillance - answerhomeostasis, defense,
surveillance

the nurse is documenting the exudate from a client's abscess positive for MRSA. what
would be the most likely finding for this exudate?
a. sersoanguineous
b. purulent

,c.serous
d.hemorrhagic - answerb.purulent

the nurse is reviewing a CBC with differential for a client with an acute viral infection.
which lab finding most likely supports the client's condition? - answerincreased
lymphocytes

what are the three different types of disease? - answeridiopathic, iatrogenic,
exacerbation

What is pathophysiology? - answerstudy of disease, injury, and changes in physiology
of the body

pathology - answerlaboratory study of cells and tissues

Disease - answerdisruption of homeostasis

What is homeostasis? - answertendency to maintain an equilibrium

what is homeostasis in terms of the body? - answerbody and organs maintain steady
state in order to function in normal range

what are the two causes of disease? - answerintrinsic and extrinsic

what are intrinsic factors? - answergenes, immunity, age,gender

What are extrinsic factors? - answerbacteria, viruses, injury, behaviors, stressors

what is the process of disease? - answeridentification, occurence, diagnosis, etiology,
prognosis

identification of disease - answerfrom signs and symptoms

occurance of disease - answerhow often, when

diagnosis of disease - answeridentification

etiology of disease - answercause of disease

prognosis of disease - answerlikelihood of recovery

stages of disease - answerExposure and Incubation
Onset
Remission
Convalescence

, onset of disease can be - answersudden, insidious, latent, prodromal

insidious - answerproceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects

latent - answerhidden

prodromal - answerearly symptoms that may indicate the onset of a condition or disease

convalescence - answergradual recovery after an illness

remission - answera period of time when symptoms disappear

what are the three types of diseases? - answeridiopathic, iatrogenic, exacerbation

idiopathic disease - answerdisease with an unknown cause

iatrogenic disease - answerdisease caused by medical treatment

exacerbation of a disease - answerworsening of a disease

hypo- - answerunder, below

hyper- - answerabove, over

-penia - answerlack of, deficiency

-cytosis - answerincrease, refers to cells

-osis - answerprocess of condition

-itis - answerinflammation

-pathy - answerdisease

what is pharmocology - answerthe study of biological effects of drugs that are
introduced into the body to cause some sort of change

What are pharmacokinetics? - answerwhat happens to drugs in the body

What is pharmacodynamics? - answer(moa) effects on the body

what are therapeutic effects - answerintended effects of the drug

what are side effects - answerunintended effects

what are toxicities - answerharmful effects

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