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NR-283 physiological Chapter One Questions and Appropriate Answers 2023/2024 _______ is the study of functional (physiological) changes in the body as a result from disease - Answer pathophysiology ________ is physical, mental and social well-being - Answer health __________ is deviation from the normal state of homeostasis - Answer disease ______ level is the organ or system level - Answer gross level _______ level is the cellular level - Answer microscopic level _______ is th...

NR 283-chapter Five concepts’ Questions with Suitable Answers 2023/2024 Histamine - Answer Released by mast cells and basophils- increases blood flow peptide that promotes infection Bradykinin - Answer Release from injured cells Activation of pain receptors local effects of inflammation - Answer redness and warmth swelling (edema) pain loss of function Systemic effects of inflammation - Answer mild fever, malaise, fatigue, headache, anorexia serous fluid - Answer A clear, w...

NR 283: Initial Patient Assessment Questions and Answers 2023/2024 The nurse is caring for a patient who is 3 days post-op bowel resection surgery. The nurse is monitoring the patient for possible bowel obstruction. Which of the following should the nurse suspect is a sign of bowel obstruction? - Answer Marked abdominal distension What is the most common assessment finding in a patient with ulcerative colitis? - Answer Profuse diarrhea What typical changes occur with Crohn's Disease? - ...

NR 283 Skin Lesion (Exam Two) Questions and Answers 2023/2024 Functions of the Skin - Answer - First line of defense. - Prevents excessive fluid loss. - Control of body temperature. - Sensory perception - Synthesis of Vitamin D Types of Skin Lesions - Answer - Location - Length of time it has been present - Changes occurring over time - Physical appearance - Presence of pain or pruritus (itching) Common Skin Lesion - Macule - Answer - small, flat, circumscribed, different color...

NR 283 Urinary System Questions and Complete Answers 2023/2024 Urinary system functions - Answer removes: metabolic wastes, hormones from the body, drugs other foreign material from body regulates water, electrolytes, acid-base balance secretes erythropoietin activates vitamin D regulated blood pressure through renin-angiotensin-aldosterone systsem Urinary Anatomy - Answer kidneys, ureters, urinary bladder, urethra Incontinence - Answer loss of voluntary control of the bla...

NR 283 (Chapter 13) Questions and Answers 2023/2024 Ventilation - Answer Movement of air in and out of the lungs. Airflow depends on pressure: Air moves from high to low pressure Inspiration occurs (air from the atmosphere into the lungs) when atmospheric pressure is higher than pressure in alveoli Expiration occurs (air moves from lungs into atmosphere) when pressure in alveoli higher than in atmosphere Control of Ventilation - Answer Primary control centers for breathing located in th...

NR 283 Digestive System Questions with Corresponding Answers 2023/2024 Emesis - Answer Vomiting Forceful expulsion of chyme from stomach - sometimes includes bile from intestine - Answer Vomiting eating disorder that causes damage to structures of the GI tract - Answer Bulimia Hematemesis - Answer presence of blood in vomit Coffee ground vomitus indicates... - Answer HCL on hemoglobin Yellow or green stained vomitus - Answer bile from the duodenum possible problem is with ga...

NR 283 Hyponatremia Questions and Answers 2023/2024 What is hyponatremia? - Answer low sodium in the blood What are the causes of hyponatremia? - Answer -losses from excessive sweating, vomiting, diarrhea -use of certain diuretic drugs combined w/ low-salt diet - hormonal imbalances (insufficient aldosterone, adrenal insufficiency, excess ADH secretion) -diuresis (excessive production of urine) -excessive water intake What are the clinical manifestations of hyponatremia? - Answer -l...

NR 283 Exam Two (week Five) Questions and Answers 2023/2024 anorexia - Answer loss of appetite emesis - Answer vomiting clinical manifestations of digestive disorders - Answer -anorexia -emesis -nausea -constipation -diarrhea -pain -bleeding (upper or lower) -dysphagia -hematemesis what does right upper quadrant pain signal? - Answer -liver -gallbladder what does right lower quadrant pain signal? - Answer -appendix lower GI tract - Answer the lower portion of the gastr...

NR 283 Patients Health Assessment Test Questions and Answers 2023/2024 In a burn injury, the Rule of nines is used to estimate: - Answer total body surface area burned The nurse is aware that hypercapnia can lead to which of the following? - Answer Respiratory acidosis A patient's arterial blood gas reveals decreased carbon dioxide levels. What is the most likely cause of this situation? - Answer Hyperventilation What lab value would the nurse expect in a patient who has sustained tr...