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A patient on chemotherapy developed generalized edema. The
nurse explains to the patient that edema is due to: - ANSWER -
Chemotherapy has caused you to lose your appetite and poor
nutrition can caused hypoalbuminemia causing the fluid to
move into the tissues
The nurse would anticipate the patient with syndrome of
inappropriate ADH (SIADH) to demonstrate which of the
following symptoms? - ANSWER -Muscle twitching
Nausea
Headache
Weakness
The nurse wrote "approximately 400 mL of insensible fluid loss."
Insensible fluid
loss can occur through: - ANSWER -
The skin
When reviewing patient's cardiac rhythm, the nurse notes the
following and realizes it is due to hypokalemia. Which of the
following can occur due to low potassium level? - ANSWER -
Depressed T Waves
,On reviewing the patient's medical records, the nurse
determines which of following client is at risk for excess fluid
volume? - ANSWER -Pt with Renal Failure
A 45-year-old is diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism and
developed numbness
and tingling in the fingers and around the mouth and muscle
tetany to the legs.
The nurse would assess for what potential electrolyte
imbalance? - ANSWER -
Hypocalcemia
Which principle should the nurse include while planning care
for a patient with an ADH problem? ADH release from the
posterior pituitary is stimulated by: - ANSWER -High serum
osmolarity sensed by osmoreceptors
Which are steps in the process of gas exchange? - ANSWER -
Perfusion Ventilation
Diffusion
A nurse recalls the pleural membranes are examples of _____
membranes. -
ANSWER –
Serous
Which client has an increased risk for developing a pulmonary
embolus (PE)? -
ANSWER --The adult in traction for a fractured femur
,-The teenager receiving intravenous chemotherapy
-The woman taking birth control pills
-The man with a prothrombin gene mutation
A client with history of cigarette smoking for 40 years was
complaining of having
difficulty in breathing. Pulmonary function tests revealed that
he was retaining
too much residual volume [not able to expel adequate air].
The most likely
cause of this is due to which of the following? - ANSWER -an
increase in lung
compliance
A 30-year-old client is admitted into the hospital for
shortness of breath. An
arterial blood gas (ABG) was obtained and was found to
have reduced
oxygenation of the arterial blood. This reduction is
called: - ANSWER -
Hypoxemia
A nurse is obtaining history and physical assessment on a
patient admitted with renal failure with a history of systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE). The patient with SLE most likely
will: - ANSWER -report symptoms of arthritis
A 45-year-old female presents to her primary care provider
reporting fatigue, not able to sleep, and increased appetite.
, Physical examination reveals tachycardia and pupillary dilation,
and laboratory testing reveals excessive catecholamine release
due to hyperadrenalism secondary to autoantibody production.
This disorder falls into the category of _____ hypersensitivity. -
ANSWER -Type 2
Hypersensitivity reactions include: - ANSWER -type I IgE
allergic reactions
type IV cell mediated
reactions
type III immune complex
reactions
A patient wants to know what can cause ACTH to be released.
How should the
nurse respond? - ANSWER -
Stress
A 20-year-old diabetic has been having trouble controlling the
blood glucose. Closer monitoring is warranted since stress
causing the release of cortisol is a result of ACTH activation,
and it is true that: - ANSWER -Cortisol increases blood glucose
A 36-year-old female was seen in the emergency room after a
motor vehicle accident with signs and symptoms of increased
intracranial pressure. She was intubated and placed on
mechanical ventilation to help reduce ICP. Which of the
following action would be appropriate by the nurse to prevent a
further rise in ICP? - ANSWER -place patient so that the head of
the bed is elevated above her heart
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A patient on chemotherapy developed generalized edema. The
nurse explains to the patient that edema is due to: - ANSWER -
Chemotherapy has caused you to lose your appetite and poor
nutrition can caused hypoalbuminemia causing the fluid to
move into the tissues
The nurse would anticipate the patient with syndrome of
inappropriate ADH (SIADH) to demonstrate which of the
following symptoms? - ANSWER -Muscle twitching
Nausea
Headache
Weakness
The nurse wrote "approximately 400 mL of insensible fluid loss."
Insensible fluid
loss can occur through: - ANSWER -
The skin
When reviewing patient's cardiac rhythm, the nurse notes the
following and realizes it is due to hypokalemia. Which of the
following can occur due to low potassium level? - ANSWER -
Depressed T Waves
,On reviewing the patient's medical records, the nurse
determines which of following client is at risk for excess fluid
volume? - ANSWER -Pt with Renal Failure
A 45-year-old is diagnosed with hypoparathyroidism and
developed numbness
and tingling in the fingers and around the mouth and muscle
tetany to the legs.
The nurse would assess for what potential electrolyte
imbalance? - ANSWER -
Hypocalcemia
Which principle should the nurse include while planning care
for a patient with an ADH problem? ADH release from the
posterior pituitary is stimulated by: - ANSWER -High serum
osmolarity sensed by osmoreceptors
Which are steps in the process of gas exchange? - ANSWER -
Perfusion Ventilation
Diffusion
A nurse recalls the pleural membranes are examples of _____
membranes. -
ANSWER –
Serous
Which client has an increased risk for developing a pulmonary
embolus (PE)? -
ANSWER --The adult in traction for a fractured femur
,-The teenager receiving intravenous chemotherapy
-The woman taking birth control pills
-The man with a prothrombin gene mutation
A client with history of cigarette smoking for 40 years was
complaining of having
difficulty in breathing. Pulmonary function tests revealed that
he was retaining
too much residual volume [not able to expel adequate air].
The most likely
cause of this is due to which of the following? - ANSWER -an
increase in lung
compliance
A 30-year-old client is admitted into the hospital for
shortness of breath. An
arterial blood gas (ABG) was obtained and was found to
have reduced
oxygenation of the arterial blood. This reduction is
called: - ANSWER -
Hypoxemia
A nurse is obtaining history and physical assessment on a
patient admitted with renal failure with a history of systemic
lupus erythematosus (SLE). The patient with SLE most likely
will: - ANSWER -report symptoms of arthritis
A 45-year-old female presents to her primary care provider
reporting fatigue, not able to sleep, and increased appetite.
, Physical examination reveals tachycardia and pupillary dilation,
and laboratory testing reveals excessive catecholamine release
due to hyperadrenalism secondary to autoantibody production.
This disorder falls into the category of _____ hypersensitivity. -
ANSWER -Type 2
Hypersensitivity reactions include: - ANSWER -type I IgE
allergic reactions
type IV cell mediated
reactions
type III immune complex
reactions
A patient wants to know what can cause ACTH to be released.
How should the
nurse respond? - ANSWER -
Stress
A 20-year-old diabetic has been having trouble controlling the
blood glucose. Closer monitoring is warranted since stress
causing the release of cortisol is a result of ACTH activation,
and it is true that: - ANSWER -Cortisol increases blood glucose
A 36-year-old female was seen in the emergency room after a
motor vehicle accident with signs and symptoms of increased
intracranial pressure. She was intubated and placed on
mechanical ventilation to help reduce ICP. Which of the
following action would be appropriate by the nurse to prevent a
further rise in ICP? - ANSWER -place patient so that the head of
the bed is elevated above her heart
