NURS 6550 Midterm Review Questions & Answers 100% Correct!

The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of pleural fluid analysis - ANSWERSTransudate pleural fluid What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending aortic aneurysm? - ANSWERSCT Scan with contrast Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly population. - ANSWERSMale gender 80 y.o.+ Living Alone bowel/bladder incontinence Hx of falls dysfunctional coping Intellectual impairment A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct pressure for 20 minutes. What are expected findings when the patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? - ANSWERSSuccessful treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or clots being discharged from the nose. If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle of blood requiring more invasive measures. What is the most common organism in treating otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND community-acquired pneumonia? - ANSWERSStreptococcus pneumoniae What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? - ANSWERSVascular diseases that result in target organ damage such as: hypertension dyslipidemia diabetes Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - ANSWERS- Hypertensive urgency: BP 200/120 w/o sx; Tx with PO furosemide, clonidine or captopril - Hypertensive emergency: BP 200/120 WITH sx or evidence of end organ damage; Tx with IV nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine *Both req immediate treatment What annual lab testing should be done for patients taking atypical antipsychotics? - ANSWERSLipid Panel Name some atypical antipsychotics - ANSWERSOLAnzapine CLOZapine QUETIapine RISPERidone Aripiprazole Ziprasidone "It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER from A to Z" If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye injury what test would you avoid? - ANSWERSMRI possible metal in eye What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary embolus? - ANSWERSD-dimer