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NUR170/ NUR 170 Exam 4: (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing Complete Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct – Galen QUESTION diverticulosis abnormal outpouchings in the intestinal wall of the colon QUESTION Diverticula Answer: Pouches in the wall of the colon QUESTION divertculosis management Answer: NPO - bowel rest IV fluids NGT suction (N/V & distention) Broad spectrum antibiotics Low fiber diet BEFORE RE...

Exam 4: NUR170/ NUR 170 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam Review |Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct - Galen Q: What part of the body does Crohns disease affect? Answer: "Gum to Bum"= Mouth all the way through the digestive tract is inflammed Q: What part of the body does Ulcerative Colitis affect? Answer: Rectum/ Sigmoid colon Q: Which disease is highly genetic? --Ulcerative Colitis -- Crohns ...

NUR170/ NUR 170 Exam 4: (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing |Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers|100% Correct - Galen QUESTION Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Spastic colon; chronic or recurrent diarrhea, constipation, abd. pain and bloating QUESTION Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) s/s Answer: -primarily diarrhea (most common) -constipation -diarrhea (URGENT) -Abdominal pain (commonly LLQ) -pain is relieved by BM -diarrhea is NEVER bloody or ...

Exam 3: NUR170/ NUR 170 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam Review |Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct - Galen Q: What is neuropathy? Answer: Pain, tingling, numbness in peripheries Q: Patients with neuropathy are at an increased risk for _______? Answer: Injury to feet Q: How should patients with neuropathy prevent injury to the feet? Answer: -Wear shoes all the time -Shoes should not be too tight...

Exam 1: NUR170/ NUR 170 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam |Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen Q: What foods help replace iron in diet? Answer: Red meat, beans, organ meat, leafy greens, raisins, egg yolks Q: causes of b12 def. anemia Answer: vegan diet, low dairy diet, divurticulitis, diarrhea, tapeworm, overgrowth of baceteria in bowels. Q: Food to replace b12 Answer: dairy, green leafy veggies, fish...

Exam 4: NUR170/ NUR 170 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam |Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen Q: IBS management Answer: Chronic/recurrent diarrhea, constipation, and/or abdominal pain and bloating & belching right after meal (post prandial) NO wt loss, NO vomiting, NO fatty stools (steatorrhea) Eat, go to bathroom, feel fine after, repeat o Tx: increase fiber, probiotics, fluids Med therapy: alosetron (antidiarrheals), laxa...

Exam 2: NUR170/ NUR 170 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam Review |Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct - Galen Q: What is the problem with Triptan medications? Answer: They can cause ischemia in the heart which can cause a heart attack Q: What are some medications that can be prescribed for patients who receive migraines almost daily? Answer: Beta blockers Calcium channel blockers Antiepileptics Q: When...

Exam 3: NUR170/ NUR 170 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Concepts of Medical-Surgical Nursing Exam |Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Galen Q: Do ACE inhibitors decrease preload, afterload, or both? Answer: Both Q: What lab values should be periodically monitored in a patient taking an ACE1 or ARB? Answer: Renal function needs to be monitored because in some patients these meds can induce renal failure. They also need potassium levels monitored because hyperk...

When obtaining a health history and physical assessment for a 36-year-old female patient with possible multiple sclerosis (MS), the nurse should - a. assess for the presence of chest pain. - b. inquire about urinary tract problems. - c. inspect the skin for rashes or discoloration. - d. ask the patient about any increase in libido. Correct Answer-- ANS: B. inquire about urinary tract problems. - Urinary tract problems with incontinence or retention are common symptoms of MS. Chest pain and ...