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WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 300+ REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES LATEST UPDATE 2023 Describe how your body responds to an infection. - ANSWER- T cells produce cytokines, which stimulate B cells. B cells produce antibodies. Identify role of DNA changes in congenital abnormalities. - ANSWERMutations in genes or chromosomal abnormalities How does development disrupts congenital abnormalities? - ANSWERAlterations of DNA Describes factors that disrupt homeo...

Cardiac Arrest Treatment - ANSWER-Rapid CPR and early application of an AED. Maintain open airway, apply high concentration of oxygen, non rebreather mask. Dyspnea - ANSWER-Shortness of breath, labored or difficulty breathing. AED Indications - ANSWER-Pulseless Not Breathing Unresponsive AED Use - ANSWER-AED says "analyzing" do not touch patient. Chest Pain - ANSWER-Administer Oxygen AED Shockable Rhythms - ANSWER-V-Tach V-Fib Acute Myocardial Infarction - ANSWER-Often called a Heart...

ABMDI Demonstrating Scientific Knowledge Questions and Answers 100% Pass Sings of Death Include: -Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) -Starts in the smaller muscles (jaw, extremities) **First Indicator appears after 2-4 hours** **Maximum Indicator is after 8-12 hours** -Onset and Dissi...

Sings of Death Include: - Answer--Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis - Answer-Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) - Answer--Starts in the smaller muscles (jaw, extremities) **First Indicator appears after 2-4 hours** **Maximum Indicator is after 8-12 hours** -Onset and Dissipation of rigor is rapid in childr...

NEURO - TEST BANKS - BRUNNER & SUDDARTH'S TEXTBOOK OF MEDICAL-SURGICAL NURSING 14E CHAPTER 65 – 70 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2022 1. A patient is brought to the ER following a motor vehicle accident in which he sustained head trauma. Preliminary assessment reveals a vision deficit in the patients left eye. The nurse should associate this abnormal finding with trauma to which of the following cerebral lobes? A) Temporal B) Occipital C) Parietal D) Frontal - Correct Answer-B Feedback...

ABMDI Demonstrating Scientific Knowledge Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass Sings of Death Include: - Correct Answer ️️ --Lack of Pulse/Respiration -Absence of Heartbeat -Lack of Corneal Reflex and Pupillary Constriction -Coolness of the Body -Rigor Mortis -Livor Mortis Rigor Mortis - Correct Answer ️️ -Stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death Rigor Mortis (Continued) - Correct Answer ️️ --Starts in the smaller muscles (jaw, extremities) **First Indi...

Which patient is most at risk for developing delirium? a. A 50-yr-old woman with cholecystitis b. A 19-yr-old man with a fractured femur c. A 42-yr-old woman having an elective hysterectomy d. A 78-yr-old man admitted to the medical unit with complications related to heart failure - Answer-D You are caring for a patient who is experiencing delirium due to a lack of sleep. Which of the following nursing interventions would be *inappropriate* in treating this patients' condition? a. You tr...

Which patient is most at risk for developing delirium? a. A 50-yr-old woman with cholecystitis b. A 19-yr-old man with a fractured femur c. A 42-yr-old woman having an elective hysterectomy d. A 78-yr-old man admitted to the medical unit with complications related to heart failure - Answer-D You are caring for a patient who is experiencing delirium due to a lack of sleep. Which of the following nursing interventions would be *inappropriate* in treating this patients' condition? a. You tr...

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Where do we care for patients that require high acuity care? - an ICU, an intermediate-care unit (IMC), or a medical-surgical acute care unit Characteristics of a level 1 ICU - comprehensive care for patients with a wide variety of conditions Characteristics of a level 2 ICU - comprehensive care for most patients, but not specific populations ex. neuro, cardiothoracic, trauma Characteristics of a level 3 ICU - ability to provide initial stabilization for critically ill patients but are lim...