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enteral nutrition correct answer: giving nutrients into the gastro-intestinal tract through a feeding tube parenteral nutrition correct answer: giving nutrients through a catheter inserted into a vein check residuals in which tube? correct answer: g-tube How much residual is too much? correct answer: 500 or 250 x2 what to do if residual is too much? correct answer: put it back, hold the next feeding, tell the provider when do we flush tube feedings? correct answer: before AN...

gerontology correct answer: holistic study of aging processes and individuals as they mature throughout the adult life span when does aging begin correct answer: at moment of conception what is the fastest growing segment of population correct answer: old-old (85+) Senescence correct answer: the progressive deterioration of body systems that can increase the risk of mortality as an individual gets older homeostenosis correct answer: inability of the body to restore homeostasis a...

neoplasia correct answer: -disorder of cell growth -disorder of proliferation and differentiation -uncontrolled cell growth and division cell proliferation correct answer: process of cell division in which the number of cells dying is equal to the number of cells dividing three types of cells correct answer: -*permanent:* cannot reproduce -*labile:* continually reproduce -*stable:* can reproduce if needed cell differentiation correct answer: -stem cells differentiate as needed ...

Coronary Artery Disease correct answer: -Cardiovascular disease: Number 1 cause of death in the United States. -Of the 2.0 million Americans who had an MI in 2011, half died before reaching a hospital. -Major cause of __________ is Atherosclerosis. -"Atherosclerosis" comes from the Greek terms, "athere" meaning "fatty mush", and "Skleros", which means "hard". Atherosclerosis correct answer: -a major cause of CAD -Characterized by pockets of cholesterol and lipids within...

A body of clinical ________________ has validated the importance of using the assessment techniques in Ellen's case. correct answer: Evidence (p.2) The collection of data about the individual's health state. correct answer: Assessment (p.2) What the person says about him or herself during history taking. correct answer: Subjective Data (p.2) What you as the health professional observe by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. correct an...

When auscultating a client's lungs, the nurse hears a sound like Velcro being pulled apart over the client's right middle lobe. How should the nurse document this finding? correct answer: Coarse crackles While assessing an adult client, the client tells the nurse that she "has had difficulty catching her breath since yesterday." The nurse should assess the client further for signs and symptoms of correct answer: infection Upon inspection of a client's chest, a nurse observes an incr...

Hyperlipidemia correct answer: blood has too many lipids (or fats) such as cholesterol and triglycerides LDL correct answer: - < 100 optimal - Lower density: less protein, more cholesterol - transports cholesterol from the liver to cells - can be oxidized and deposited in artery walls HDL correct answer: - >60 high; < 40 low - Higher density: more protein, less cholesterol - transports cholesterol from cells to the liver - increases with exercise Hypercholesterolemia c...

Diabetes will show what signs in the eyes? Thyroid issues? correct answer: Retinal hemorrhages; bulging eyes What is a white ring around the eye called? What is it indicative of? correct answer: Arcus senilis; indicative of high cholesterol What is xanthoma? What might it indicate? correct answer: Looks like skin tags in eye on bottom conjunctiva; may indicate lipid problem What is normal vision change in those over 40? correct answer: Depressed myopia: difficulty accommodating to c...

stage 1 correct answer: -push on it and does not blanch -red and stays red stage 2 correct answer: epidermal layer is off -not into deeper layer -over bony prominence stage 3 correct answer: deeper into dermal layer -undermining, tunneling, no bone, no muscle, no structure showing stage 4 correct answer: -sepsis -bone is showing -tunneling, undermining -nose= cartilage showing deep tissue injury correct answer: -looks like a really bad bruise -over bony prominence ...

Pericardium correct answer: outermost layer of the heart Epicardium correct answer: thin outermost layer of the heart Myocardium correct answer: thick, muscular middle layer of the heart Endocardium correct answer: Inner layer of the heart Atria (left and right) correct answer: thin walled reservoirs returning blood from the veins Ventricles (left and right) correct answer: thick walled, pumps blood to lungs and throughout the body The left and right hearts are divided by...