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Burn patients are usually deficient in which trace element CORRECT ANSWER zinc A patient receiving an infusion through a subclavian catheter complains of dyspnea and is cyanotic, on auscultation, there is a churning sound over the pericardium. Which of the following should the nurse suspect? CORRECT ANSWER Air embolism Dryness of the skin, diarrhea, and increased platelet aggregation CORRECT ANSWER are symptoms of Fatty acid deficiency A patient with a fractured hip who received 5% dext...

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Methotrexate CORRECT ANSWER Uses: Lymphocytic leukemia, lymphomas, sarcomas - Practice: High dose MTX (over 200 mg/m2) causes bone marrow toxicity, use leucovorin "rescue" 12-24 hours after MTX infusion; potential for renal toxicity, push fluids; may cause photosensitivity - Side Effects: Leukopenia or Thrombocytopenia, Stomatitis (with increase doses), nephrotoxicity Cytarabine (Cytosar-U) CORRECT ANSWER Uses: Hodgkin's and Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma; leukemia (acute, non-lymphocytic/ac...

Tunica intima CORRECT ANSWER Elastic arteries—elongated endothelial cells, multiple layer subendothelial tissue, and fenestrated elastic membrane; thicken with age and fatty deposits; contain baroreceptors and chemoreceptors Muscular arteries—thinner, allowing diffusion of metabolites; contain other afferent nerve fibers Tunica media CORRECT ANSWER Elastic arteries—thicker with more elastic and fibrous tissue arranged in circular bands; respond to pumping action of heart Muscular arte...

Total Body Fluid, infant CORRECT ANSWER 70-80% Total body fluid, 1 year old CORRECT ANSWER 64% Total body fluid, puberty-39 yrs old CORRECT ANSWER M= 60% F=54% Total body fluid, 40 yrs old-60 yrs old CORRECT ANSWER M=55% F=47% Total body fluid, >60 yrs old CORRECT ANSWER M= 52% F=46% 4 fluid compartments CORRECT ANSWER Intracellular, extracellular, interstitial, transcellular Intrastitial fluid, a.k.a? CORRECT ANSWER 3rd spacing What is transcellular fluid? CORRECT ANSWER...

Penicillin CORRECT ANSWER Naturally occurring bacteriocidal MRSA CORRECT ANSWER Resistant to all penicillin Aminopenicillins CORRECT ANSWER Inactive to penicillinase producing bacteria Omnipen or ampicillin is the most unstable D5= 4 hours NS =8 hours Extended spectrum CORRECT ANSWER Used for gram-negative or pseudomonas Ticarcillin pipracillin, Zosyn timentin Ticarcillin CORRECT ANSWER Can cause seizures with rapid infusion First generation cephalosporins CORRECT ANSWER Used for ...

Most common types of cancer for men CORRECT ANSWER Lung, prostate, colon Most common types of cancer for women CORRECT ANSWER Lung, breast, colon Goals of chemotherapy CORRECT ANSWER cure, control, palliative vesicant CORRECT ANSWER substance that can cause tissue necrosis and damage Extravasation CORRECT ANSWER escape of vesicant fluid from a blood vessel into surrounding tissue that can lead to tissue necrosis and sloughing irritant CORRECT ANSWER a substance that causes inflamm...

Which of the following are criteria of a QA program? CORRECT ANSWER structure, process, outcomes Rationale = Quality programs include the criteria of structure (the framework for delivery of care), process (all activities affecting patient care), outcomes (results of process activities), corrective action (measures taken to improve outcomes) and re-evaluation (monitoring and measuring correction actions). The nurse is called to start and IV on an adult patient going to surgery. The patient ...