Systemic sclerosis labs Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A 55 year-old male presents to the office with his wife for evaluation of the patient's left arm tremors. The symptoms are increased when he gets upset. The wife has noticed that the patient's movements are slowed, "It seems as if he's shuffling his feet when he walks". The Nurse Practitioner knows these are signs of: a. Huntington Disease b. Parkinson's Disease c. Dementia d. Bell's Palsy * b. Parkinson's Disease Rationale: According to Papadakis and McPhee (2015), In Par...

MDC 1 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions 2024 If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is the healing process called? - answerprimary What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage? - answerpurulent Which of the following is the correct management of cellulitis? - answeruse a warm moist towel on the affected area. Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient that expirernces pain during a dressing change? - answeradminister pain medication...

PAEA EMERGENCY MEDICINE EOR EXAM QUESTIONS AND REVISED 100% VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 2023 UPDATES what is the most common cause of heart failure? specifically left sided? right sided? - ANSWER -MC is CAD (coronary artery disease) -L sided: *CAD* & HTN -R sided: *L sided HF* & pulmonary dz decreased ejection fraction, thin ventricular walls, dilated LV chamber, and an S3 gallop (filling of dilated ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? - ANSWER systolic (MC f...

24 year old female presents with hand pain and shiny skin on her arms and hands. Provocative cold environment and cryotherapy. X-ray shows erosions of distal tufts and calcinosis in hands. Scleroderma Scleroderma • Most likely differential diagnoses: 1) Acro-Osteolysis 2) Calcinosis Cutis 3) Systemic Sclerosis Scleroderma Most likely associated signs: 1) Raynaud's Phenomenon 2) Skin hardening 3) Increase ANA Scleroderma Most likely sequelae to condition: 1) Dysphagia 2) Gast...

Orthopedic NP Review Course Exam 591 Questions with Verified Answers Signs of inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER swelling, warmth, erythema, loss of function, tenderness Articular inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER Anatomic structure: synovium, cartilage, capsule (whithin the joint) Painful site: diffuse, deep Pain on movement: Active/passive, all planes Swelling: common Periarticular inflammation - CORRECT ANSWER Anatomic structure: Tendon, bursa, ligament, muscle, bone (outside the joint) P...

24 year old female presents with hand pain and shiny skin on her arms and hands. Provocative cold environment and cryotherapy. X-ray shows erosions of distal tufts and calcinosis in hands. CORRECT ANSWERS: Scleroderma Scleroderma • Most likely differential diagnoses: CORRECT ANSWERS: 1) Acro-Osteolysis 2) Calcinosis Cutis 3) Systemic Sclerosis Scleroderma Most likely associated signs: CORRECT ANSWERS: 1) Raynaud's Phenomenon 2) Skin hardening 3) Increase ANA Scleroderma Mo...

MDC 1 Final Exam Questions With Verified Solutions 2024 If a surgical wound was closed with sutures, what is the healing process called? - answerprimary What is the medical term to describe thick, yellow drainage? - answerpurulent Which of the following is the correct management of cellulitis? - answeruse a warm moist towel on the affected area. Which of the following is the best intervention for a patient that expirernces pain during a dressing change? - answeradminister pain medication...

FINAL EXAM FOR MEDICINE NBME 2023/2024 wide based gait, progressive, alcohol abuse, preserved limb coordination - CORRECT ANSWER-cerebellar degeneration due to purkinje cell death trigem neuralgia, lower limb paralysis, upper limb sensory loss on different occasions - CORRECT ANSWER-MS management of BPH - CORRECT ANSWER-alpha 1 blockers to relax sm muscle and then 5 alpha reductase inh to reduce prostate size management of acute limb ischemia due to clot in artery - CORRECT ANSWER-star...

what is the most common cause of heart failure? specifically left sided? right sided? - -MC is CAD (coronary artery disease) -L sided: *CAD* & HTN -R sided: *L sided HF* & pulmonary dz decreased ejection fraction, thin ventricular walls, dilated LV chamber, and an S3 gallop (filling of dilated ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? - systolic (MC form of CHF) *(the sound is actually heard in the diastole though) -memory trick: "sys-to-lic" 3 consonants = S...

PAEA Emergency Medicine EOR Topics Questions and Answers 2023 what is the most common cause of heart failure? specifically left sided? right sided? -MC is CAD (coronary artery disease) -L sided: CAD & HTN -R sided: L sided HF & pulmonary dz decreased ejection fraction, thin ventricular walls, dilated LV chamber, and an S3 gallop (filling of dilated ventricle) is associated with systolic or diastolic heart failure? systolic (MC form of CHF) *(the sound is actually heard in the dias...