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Which atom forms the least polar bond with hydrogen (H)? Correct Answer: Hydrogen (H) Example of a good electrical conductor Correct Answer: Potassium A large saturated hydrocarbon contains Correct Answer: more than twice as many hydrogen atoms than carbon atoms Cells are at a higher or lower taxonomic level than molecules? Correct Answer: Higher What is needed for cellular waste recycling? Correct Answer: Lysosome System that includes organs between the mouth and anus? Corre...

A nurse is providing dietary teaching to the parent of a child who has cystic fibrosis. Which of the following dietary recommendations should the nurse make? A. Increase the child's protein intake B. Decrease the child's calorie intake C. Increase the child's fiber intake D. Decrease the child's salt intake Correct Answer: A. increase the childs protein intake The nurse should recommend an increased protein intake for the child who has cystic fibrosis. These children require up to ...

Dilated cardiomyopathy treatment: Correct Answer: ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, diuretics , dig, stop offending agent HOCM treatment: Correct Answer: Beta Blockers Defibrillators Dilated Cardiomyopathy test of choice: Correct Answer: TTEcho (LVH dilation, reduced EF) HOCM test of choice: Correct Answer: Doppler echo Restrictive cardiomyopathy test of choice: Correct Answer: Echo Restrictive cardiomyopathy treatment: Correct Answer: None specific Symptomatic diuresis, vaso...

Informed consent Correct Answer: written assent of a patient to recieve a treatment using adequete information. Autonomy Correct Answer: the patients are to be treated as individuals and informed about procedures to facilitate appropriate dicisions Simple consent Correct Answer: Consent is the assent required of a patient for any procedure Intentional torts Correct Answer: Intentional torts are wrongs resulting from acts done with the intention of causing harm to another Assult C...

You find an unresponsive pt. who is not breathing. After activating the emergency response system, you determine there is no pulse. What is your next action? Correct Answer: Start chest compressions of at least 100 per min. You are evaluating a 58 year old man with chest pain. The BP is 92/50 and a heart rate of 92/min, non-labored respiratory rate is 14 breaths/min and the pulse O2 is 97%. What assessment step is most important now? Correct Answer: Obtaining a 12 lead ECG. What is the p...

What is the amount of air that normally reaches the alveoli in an adult? Correct Answer: 350ml How much air is in the average adult ventilation? Correct Answer: 500ml How much air is lost in the area of dead space when an adult is ventilating? Correct Answer: 150ml A 67 year old male complains of mild respiratory distress. He smokes 4 packs of cigarettes a day and reports a consistent cough and frequent respiratory infections. Chest sounds reveal bilateral rhonchi. What should you su...

HTN in pregnancy Correct Answer: Hydralazine, Methyldopa, Labetalol, Nifedipine (Hypertensive Moms Love Nifedipine) Pt needs NSAID but has gastric ulcer Correct Answer: Celecoxib ( COX-2 inhibitor) Hep induced thrombocytopenia Correct Answer: Stop Hep, Start Direct Thrombin inhib. (Agatroban) Needs Furosemide, but has Sulfa Allergy Correct Answer: Ethacrynic acid (loop diuretic, not sulfa) Gynecomastia Correct Answer: Spironolactone (switch to eplerenone) Ketoconazole (antifun...

Geriatric assessments can be challenging for the health-care provider due to delay of recognition and/or reporting of symptoms by the patient. Which of the following best describes what is used by health-care providers to address this differential? 1. Clinical decision-making tools. 2. When symptoms were noticed. 3. Change in function and impact of symptoms. 4. Symptoms from comorbidities. Correct Answer: 3. Change in function and impact of symptoms. Which of the following terms refers...

Density of water Correct Answer: 1 g/cm^3. Molecular Formula Correct Answer: The exact number of each element in a molecule. Empirical Formula Correct Answer: The ratio of each element in a molecule. Ammonium Correct Answer: Hydronium Correct Answer: Acetate Correct Answer: Bicarbonate Correct Answer: Cyanide Correct Answer: Hydroxide Correct Answer: Nitrate Correct Answer: Nitrite Correct Answer: Perchlorate Correct Answer: Carbonate Correct Answer: Sul...

Cell Theory Correct Answer: -all living things composed of cells -cell=basic functional unit of life -cells from other cells only -cells have DNA (parent-->daughter cells) magnification Correct Answer: increase size resolution Correct Answer: differentiate close objects eyepiece magnification Correct Answer: 10x objective magnification Correct Answer: 4x,10x,20x, 100x total magnification Correct Answer: eyepiece x objective diaphragm (microscope) Correct Answer: co...