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Sickle Cell Anemia: - Dx = Newborn Screening - Patient having extreme leg or abdominal pain = Give Morphine - Patient with pain and fever = Blood culture to test for infection - NO CURE, but possible bone marrow transplants - If a patient with sickle cell is in pain and has had pain med but still has a headache….CALL MD… patient could be having a stroke and needs a CT scan: on test - Management = KEEP HYDRATED and TREAT PAIN this exact answer option was on the test o No strenuous e...

ATI Medical Surgical Nursing, Cancer Development, Correctly Answered Questions, All Correct Test bank Questions and Answers with Explanations (latest Update), 100% Correct-1. The nurse includes which information about benign tumors when presenting an in-service on cancer? a. They can wander far throughout the body. b. They are smaller than 2 cm. c. They retain a small nuclear-to-cytoplasmic ratio. d. They look different from the tissue they arose from. ANS: C Benign tumors are made up of n...

tPA (tissue plasminogen activator) - Answer- A drug used to break up the blood clot and restore blood flow to the brain - good within a few hours after stroke -hold if the blood pressure is greater than 185/115 or prior stroke in the last three months Hypothyroidism - Answer- When the thyroid gland is not producing enough thyroid hormones which causes low T3 and T4 Treatment for hypothyroidism - Answer- levothyroxine Signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism - Answer- Cold intolerance, fat...

Intracranial hemorrhage's goal for treatment? - Answer- Stop bleeding. Decrease icp. Subdural hematoma? - Answer- bleeding between covering of brain (dura) and surface of brain. Compress brain tissue , leadin to brain dead. Most pt do not recover. Epidural hematoma? - Answer- covering of the brain (dura) peel away from skull (from skull fracture). Wake up and die. Changes in vital signs are late signs. SubArachnoid hemorrhage (SAH)? - Answer- aneurysm of artery in brain, causing ruptur...

Review Topics Part 1 1) Diabetes Insipidus – page • Caused by a deficiency of production of ADH or a decreased renal response to ADH. • Clinical Manifestations: Polydipsia and Polyuria. • Diagnostic Studies: Water deprivation test (pt deprived of water for 8-12 hrs and then given desmopressin acetate subcut or nasally), Measure level of ADH after an analog of ADH is given. • Types of Diabetic Insipidus: Central DI (results from an interference of ADH synthesis, transport, and...

ATI PEDIATRICS PROCTORED FINAL EXAM 2019 1. The nurse is caring for a 2-month-old infant at a family clinic. On assessment, the nurse places an object on the infant's palm. Which of the following responses by the infant should the nurse expect? A: Infant will firmly grasp the object. B: Infant will turn his head toward the side of the object. C: Infant will spread his fingers to form a C-shape D: Infant will grasp the object & transfer from hand to hand. - A: Infant will firmly grasp the...

WCU Patho 370 Test 1 Questions & Answers 2023.  Question 1 0.125 out of 0.125 points All the following stress-induced hormones increase blood glucose except Selected Answer: c. aldosterone. Correct Answer: c. aldosterone. Response Feedback: Aldosterone results in water and sodium retention and potassium loss in the urine. It does not affect blood glucose. Cortisol is a glucocorticoid secreted by the adrenal cortex. Cortisol stimulates gluconeogenesis in the liver, thus increasing b...

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NURS 5315 – Advanced Pathophysiology Exam 1. Atrophy - E. Cells decrease in size P. Still functional; imbalance between protein synthesis and degradation. Essentially there is an increase in the catabolism of intracellular organelles, reducing structural components of cell Physiologic: thymus gland in early childhood Pathological: disuse (muscle atrophy d/ decrease workload, pressure, use, blood supply, nutrition, hormonal stimulation, or nervous stimulation) Hyperplasia - E: cells inc...