Adult Health Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NSG MISC Adult Health Exam Questions and Answers 2024.

an allergy is an hypersensitive reaction to an allergen initiated by immunologic mechanisms that is usually mediated by ______ antibodies - IgE the substance that causes the allergic response is the ________________ - allergen ______________ refers to IgE mediated diseases such as allergic rhinitis that have a GENETIC component - atopy allergic reaction is manifestation of tissue injury resulting from interaction between an ___________ and an _______________ - antigen and antibody _______...

Movement of air in an out of the lungs is __________________ - ventilation high concentration to low concentration is ______________ - diffusion exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the alveoli is _______________ - respiration oxygen passively diffusing from the alveoli to the blood (O2 + hgb) is _________________ - oxygenation movement of blood into the tissues is __________________ - perfusion Room air is ____% oxygen. - 21 Normal PaO2 levels - 80-100 mmHg Normal SaO2 levels - 95-100% low ox...

diabetes is a group of disorders characterized by elevated ______________________? - blood glucose hyperglycemia is when glucose remains in the ________________ instead of moving into ________ - blood; cells Beta cells secrete __________ - insulin Alpha cells secrete __________ - glucagon which type of diabetes is more common in children? it is autoimmune. - type 1 type 2 is normally diagnosed in adults, more and more juveniles. Type 2 prevents normal action of _____________ (___________...

an allergy is an hypersensitive reaction to an allergen initiated by immunologic mechanisms that is usually mediated by ______ antibodies - IgE the substance that causes the allergic response is the ________________ - allergen ______________ refers to IgE mediated diseases such as allergic rhinitis that have a GENETIC component - atopy allergic reaction is manifestation of tissue injury resulting from interaction between an ___________ and an _______________ - antigen and antibody _______...

inflammation, itching, reddish irritation and cottage cheese discharge is _____________________ treat with either cream: ____________________ or Oral: ____________________ - candidiasis miconazole or nystation; fluconazole grey- white to yellow discharge is __________________ treat with ______________________ or ____________ cream - gardnerella; metronidazole; clindamycin burning, itching. FROTHY, yellow-white or yellow GREEN discharge is _______________________ treat patient and partner...

RISK factors for heart disease LDL greater than HDL less than Total cholesterol greater than Triglycerides greater than than - Ldl SHOULD BE less than 100 Hdl SHOULD BE greather than 40-50 Total cholesterol SHOULD BE less than 200 Triglyercides SHOULD BE less than 150 Which cardiac biomarker is specific towards heart failure - BNP A TEE (transesophageal echocardiography) is a transducer placed down the clients esophagus that looks at the _________ of the heart and provides information ...

Movement of air in an out of the lungs is __________________ - ventilation high concentration to low concentration is ______________ - diffusion exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the alveoli is _______________ - respiration oxygen passively diffusing from the alveoli to the blood (O2 + hgb) is _________________ - oxygenation movement of blood into the tissues is __________________ - perfusion Room air is ____% oxygen. - 21 Normal PaO2 levels - 80-100 mmHg Normal SaO2 levels - 95-100% low ox...

can you get HIV through kissing someone? - NO it is not through casual contact what are the modes of transmission with HIV? - blood and blood products (plasma) seminal fluid vaginal secretions mother to child: amniotic fluid or breast milk HIV is a retrovirus because it carries its genetic material in the form of __________ - RNA HIV targets cells with ____ receptors - CD4+ stage ____ is a dramatic drop in CD4+ T-cell counts normally 500 to 1500 cells of blood; asymptomatic (possibly ra...

hypothalamus regulates _______temperature Anterior hormones of pituitary gland are _______________, ____________, _______________TSH, ACTH, GH posterior hormones of pituitary gland are ______________ADH if you have a very high TSH level and a very low T3 T4 level where is the problem? (think of the chart in order)thyroid if you have a really low t3 t4 and a low TSH where is the problem?anterior pituitary Hypothalamus