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Final Exam: NR283/ NR 283 Pathophysiology Final Exam | Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct |2023/ 2024 Update!!- Chamberlain QUESTION who is at risk for potassium complications? Answer: older adults, very sick people QUESTION what is hypokalemia? Answer: low potassium QUESTION what are the causes of hypokalemia? Answer: metabolic alkalosis, cushings, alco- holism, diaphoresis, excessive laxative use, vomiting QUESTION what medica...

A (Symptoms of hypothyroidism include extreme fatigue, hair loss, brittle nails, dry skin, voice huskiness or hoarseness, menstrual disturbance, and numbness and tingling of the fingers. Bulging eyes, palpitations, and flushed skin would be signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism.) - The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with hypothyroidism secondary to Hashimotos thyroiditis. When assessing this patient, what sign or symptom would the nurse expect? A)Fatigue B) Bulging eyes C) Palpi...

What disease conditions do you see Telangiectasia in? Differential? Physical Exam? - -("spider veins") dilated or broken blood vessels located near the surface of the skin or mucous membranes. -Rosasea -Liver dx -Scleroderma -Lupus -Corticosteriod use -Raynauds -Basal cell Skin CA -Differential: PVD -PE: Hemosiderans deposition (staining) Type 1 Error - -False positive -Incorrectly rejecting the true null hypothesis (occurs if the null hypothesis is rejected when it is t...

NBCE part 3 Questions And Correct Answers, 100% Decrease ADH posterior pituitary polydispia, polyuria Decreased insulin pancreas tail (DM) - need for exercise polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia* (hungry) Dec Adenocorticoids adrenal cortex (hypo) addisons: weight loss, hypotension, bronze skin Increased adenocortocoids middle-aged ladies with burning hands and feet adrenal cortex (hyper) Cushings: weight gain, moon face, swollen, hypertension, infertility, hirsutism, thin ext...

NBCE part 3 Questions And Correct Answers, 100% Decrease ADH posterior pituitary polydispia, polyuria Decreased insulin pancreas tail (DM) - need for exercise polydipsia, polyuria, polyphagia* (hungry) Dec Adenocorticoids adrenal cortex (hypo) addisons: weight loss, hypotension, bronze skin Increased adenocortocoids middle-aged ladies with burning hands and feet adrenal cortex (hyper) Cushings: weight gain, moon face, swollen, hypertension, infertility, hirsutism, thin ext...

Fluid & Electrolytes HURST review-FINAL Exam Questions and Answers Already Passed Define Fluid Volume Excess/Hypervolemia Too much fluid in the vascular space Causes of FVE: (3) Heart Failure Renal Failure Sodium Heart Failure characteristics Heart is weak; cardiac output decreases decreased kidney perfusion; urinary output decreases Volume stays in the vascular space Three things with a lot of sodium Effervescent soluble medications (Alka-seltzer) Canned/processed foods IVF with sodium 3 Ma...

NCLEX- UWORLD pharm Questions and Answers 100% Pass Drugs that cause nephrotoxicity VancomYCIN and other amnioglycosides (ending in MYCIN),nosteroidal anti-inflammatory, What is addisons disease and what is the drug of choice; what does it cause, short and long term Adrenal insufficiency. Drug of choice are corticosteroids which can cause immunosuppression, as well as tacchycardia, moonface, weight gain Afig- what is priority- drugs of choice Get heart rate below 100 so pt does. Not experience...

Do not delegate - correct answer What you can EAT E-evaluate A-assess T-teach Addison's & Cushings - correct answer Addison's = down down down up down Cushings= up up up down up hypo/hypernatremia, hypo/hypertension, blood volume, hypo/hyperkalemia, hypo/hyperglycemia Addisons - correct answer Better peripheral perfusion? - correct answer EleVate Veins, DAngle Arteries APGAR - correct answer Appearance (all pink, pink and blue, blue (pale) Pulse (>100, <100, abs...

bulging eyes (exophthalmos), weight loss, and Graves disease are all due to _____ correct answer: hyperthyroidism signs/symtoms of skinny, weight loss correct answer: Graves disease weight gain, dry hair, lower voice, feels cold correct answer: hypothyroidism Acute adrenal insufficnecy is also known as ____disease. A patient on steroids might have an attack if not supplmeneted by ___ the steroid dose before dental treatment due to thier inability to produce extra ___ in response to s...

bulging eyes (exophthalmos), weight loss, and Graves disease are all due to hyperthyroidism signs/symtoms of skinny, weight loss Graves disease weight gain, dry hair, lower voice, feels cold hypothyroidism Acute adrenal insufficnecy is also known as disease. A patient on steroids might have an attack if not supplmeneted by the steroid dose before dental treatment due to thier inability to produce extra in response to stress addisons disease doubling the dose of steroids cort...