UPDATED NURS 6550 Midterm Review 2025|Actual Exam Set Questions
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The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of pleural fluid analysis - (ANSWER)Transudate pleural
fluid
What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending aortic aneurysm? - (ANSWER)CT Scan
with contrast
Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly population. - (ANSWER)Male 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? - (ANSWER)Successful 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.
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What is the most common organism in treating otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND
community-acquired pneumonia? - (ANSWER)Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? - (ANSWER)Vascular diseases that result in target
organ damage such as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - (ANSWER)- 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? - (ANSWER)Lipid
Panel
Name some atypical antipsychotics - (ANSWER)OLAnzapine
, CLOZapine
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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? - (ANSWER)MRI
possible metal in eye
What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary embolus? - (ANSWER)D-dimer
When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion, what would you monitor for (to avoid a
fatal complication) ? - (ANSWER)Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka monitor for low
platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syncope and ataxia? - (ANSWER)When the primary
symptom identified is a sense of spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner ear problem.
在中文中
And Verified Answers (Correct solutions) | Get It 100% Accurate!!
The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of pleural fluid analysis - (ANSWER)Transudate pleural
fluid
What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending aortic aneurysm? - (ANSWER)CT Scan
with contrast
Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly population. - (ANSWER)Male 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? - (ANSWER)Successful 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.
, 在中文中
What is the most common organism in treating otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis, AND
community-acquired pneumonia? - (ANSWER)Streptococcus pneumoniae
What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? - (ANSWER)Vascular diseases that result in target
organ damage such as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - (ANSWER)- 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? - (ANSWER)Lipid
Panel
Name some atypical antipsychotics - (ANSWER)OLAnzapine
, CLOZapine
在中文中
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? - (ANSWER)MRI
possible metal in eye
What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary embolus? - (ANSWER)D-dimer
When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion, what would you monitor for (to avoid a
fatal complication) ? - (ANSWER)Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka monitor for low
platelets.
d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!
What symptom differentiates vertigo from near-syncope and ataxia? - (ANSWER)When the primary
symptom identified is a sense of spinning this means vertigo and is usually an inner ear problem.
