Pain and inf Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Surgery NBME Form 1 - Questions and Answers 42 yo - hospital w/ piece of meat lodged in lower esophagus meat removed by esophagoscopy w/ difficulty evening - 101 F most app dx study? water-soluble contrast upper gastrointestinal study don't repeat what procedure damaged her esophagus water-soluble aka gastrograffin - dx esophageal rupture neck x-ray - if food/thing stuck in oropharynx upper GI study - if want to look at thorax if this procedure is non-dx > Ba study if perforation confirmed...

nurse is teaching a client who is taking allopurinol about minimizing adverse effects. witch of the following instructions should the nurse include? CORRECT ANSWER eat a small meal before taking the drug nurse caring for patient currently taking furmosamide had new prescription for prednisone. what should nurse monitor for CORRECT ANSWER hypokalemia nurse caring for patient taking acetaminophen at regular intervals for mild discomfort. early signs of acetaminophen toxicity include: CORRECT...

This is a condition in which extra bone grows along one or both of the bones that form the hip joint — giving the bones an irregular shape. Because they do not fit together perfectly, the bones rub against each other during movement. Over time this friction can damage the joint, causing pain and limiting activity. correct answers Femoral acetabular impingement (FAI) History: Sharp pain in anterior groin area with twisting, squatting, flexing the hip; dull ache with rest; pain with prolonged...

AMC MCQ Mplus Questions 2023 Update Test Review Anti-thrombin deficiency - associated with the highest risk of VTE Time for reperfusion therapy (PCI or thrombolytic) - within the first 12 hours of symptoms onset (ideal golden hour 60 minutes) Volkmann contracture (five Ps: pain, pallor, pulsness, parastesia and paralysis) - Earliest complication of Colles fracture 2 vaccines for HIV shouldn't have - BCG, Yellow fever HIV PEP 1 st line - Truvada and Raltegravir HIV PIP time frame - Up...

Mc burney's point - Answer Point in RLQ abd of appendix. Tenderness indicates appendicitis Murphy's sign - Answer Place fingers under rt coastal margin and instruct to take deep breath. Increased tenderness with sudden stop during inhalation is a positive murphy's sign Obturator muscle, psoas sign, Rovsing's sign - Answer All assessment used to r/o appendicitis Homan's sign - Answer Out dated and not recommended to use for assessment for DVT Jar sign(markle sign) - A...

Q every QH every hour QAM every morning QPM every evening QHS every bed time QD every day QOD every other day QWK every week QMO every month BID twice a day TID three times a day QID four times a day Q23H every two to three hours D daily 5XD five timesaday X1DO for one dose 2XW twice a week 2XM twice a month STAT immediately MWF Monday, Wednesda...

Surgery NBME Form 3 - Questions and Answers 3 wk old - 18 days of inc yellow skin/eyes born to 24 yo woman, G2P2, uncomplicated preg/delivery > 3175g at birth breast-fed exclusively today weights 3345g BR = 15 (direct - 13) most likely dx? biliary artesia suspected in 6-8 wk old babies - persistent, prog inc jaundice (more conj) dx: 1 wk of phenobarbital > HIDA scan if no bile reaches duodenum w/ phenobarbital > surgical exploration 22 yo - pain/edema of R.upper ext > 10 days after...

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Post open transverse coly 5 days ago, nurse recognizes the wound has eviscerated. After covering with sterile, saline-soaked dressing, which of following actions should nurse take first? Go to Nurses station to seek assistance, reinsert organs into abdominal cavity, place client in reverse trendelenburg, obtain V/S to assess for shock. - Answer - Obtain V/S to assess for shock When caring for postop patient with JP drain, which intervention should nurse use to ensure proper functioning of dra...