NUR 426 Exam 3 Questions with Verified Answers Latest Update 2025 Graded A+
INR - Answers 0.8-1.1
aPTT - Answers 30-40sec
RBCs Men - Answers 4.7-6.1
RBCs Women - Answers 4.2-5.4
Hgb Men - Answers 14-18
Hgb Women - Answers 12-16
Hct Men - Answers 42-52%
Hct Women - Answers 37-47%
Platelets - Answers 150,000-400,000
WBCs - Answers 5,000-10,000
BUN - Answers 10-20
Creatinine - Answers 0.1-1.2
HbA1c - Answers <7 good
Fasting BG - Answers 70-110
Na - Answers 135-145
K - Answers 3.5-5
Significance of high phosphorus - Answers Binds to calcium and causes calcifications in CKD
High D-dimer - Answers longer clotting time
Categories of medications contraindicated in asthma - Answers NSAIDs, Beta Blockers, and ACE
Inhibitors
What is given if albuterol isn't working for asthma? - Answers Mag sulfate
What order are inhalers given for asthma? - Answers Beta 2 agonists before glucocorticoids
Who cannot receive a live vaccine? - Answers transplant patients & patients taking steroids
Basic patho DIC - Answers Abnormal response of the clotting cascade and it causes microclots all over
the body
, What is hemophilia? - Answers Genetic disorder causing deficiency in factor 8 or 9
What blood product is most often used in hemophilia? - Answers FFP or cryoprecipitates
When do side effects of chemo show up? - Answers Nadir - during the first week after
Lab indication of sepsis - Answers High serum lactate (>4)
Key intervention for septic shock? - Answers Fluid resuscitation
What meds would you want at beside for someone in shock? - Answers Vasopressors like
norepinephrine, atropine
Cerebral palsy vs. spina bifida - Answers CP can cause cognitive impairment
Common interventions for CKD - Answers Erythropoiten, phosphate binders (Renvela), supplemental
calcium
Signs of CKD - Answers Anemia, fluid overload, high urea, hyperkalemia
Key to diabetes management - Answers Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
Diet for Type 2 diabetes - Answers Something they can sustain, no specific diabetic diet
What is an exercise consideration for older adults? - Answers Flexibility
What are patients on Metformin at risk for? - Answers B12 deficiency
What are patients with a scalp laceration at risk for? - Answers Profuse bleeding and infection
Basilar skull fracture - what is it and risks - Answers linear fracture at the base of the skull, can cause a
tear in the dura leading to CSF leakage
Basilar skull fracture manifestations - Answers CSF coming out of nose or ears, Battle's sign (bruising
behind ear), raccoon eyes
Diffuse axonal injury - what is it and risks - Answers global cerebral edema, 90% are in a vegetative state
Diffuse axonal injury manifestations - Answers Decreased LOC, increased ICP,
decortication/decerebration
Concussion manifestations - Answers Brief disruption in LOC, retrograde amnesia, headache
What is an epidural hematoma? - Answers bleeding between the dura and inner surface of skull (venous
or arterial)
Epidural hematoma manifestations - Answers 1st)Period of unconsciousness at the scene 2nd) Brief
lucid period 3rd) Decreased LOC
INR - Answers 0.8-1.1
aPTT - Answers 30-40sec
RBCs Men - Answers 4.7-6.1
RBCs Women - Answers 4.2-5.4
Hgb Men - Answers 14-18
Hgb Women - Answers 12-16
Hct Men - Answers 42-52%
Hct Women - Answers 37-47%
Platelets - Answers 150,000-400,000
WBCs - Answers 5,000-10,000
BUN - Answers 10-20
Creatinine - Answers 0.1-1.2
HbA1c - Answers <7 good
Fasting BG - Answers 70-110
Na - Answers 135-145
K - Answers 3.5-5
Significance of high phosphorus - Answers Binds to calcium and causes calcifications in CKD
High D-dimer - Answers longer clotting time
Categories of medications contraindicated in asthma - Answers NSAIDs, Beta Blockers, and ACE
Inhibitors
What is given if albuterol isn't working for asthma? - Answers Mag sulfate
What order are inhalers given for asthma? - Answers Beta 2 agonists before glucocorticoids
Who cannot receive a live vaccine? - Answers transplant patients & patients taking steroids
Basic patho DIC - Answers Abnormal response of the clotting cascade and it causes microclots all over
the body
, What is hemophilia? - Answers Genetic disorder causing deficiency in factor 8 or 9
What blood product is most often used in hemophilia? - Answers FFP or cryoprecipitates
When do side effects of chemo show up? - Answers Nadir - during the first week after
Lab indication of sepsis - Answers High serum lactate (>4)
Key intervention for septic shock? - Answers Fluid resuscitation
What meds would you want at beside for someone in shock? - Answers Vasopressors like
norepinephrine, atropine
Cerebral palsy vs. spina bifida - Answers CP can cause cognitive impairment
Common interventions for CKD - Answers Erythropoiten, phosphate binders (Renvela), supplemental
calcium
Signs of CKD - Answers Anemia, fluid overload, high urea, hyperkalemia
Key to diabetes management - Answers Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support
Diet for Type 2 diabetes - Answers Something they can sustain, no specific diabetic diet
What is an exercise consideration for older adults? - Answers Flexibility
What are patients on Metformin at risk for? - Answers B12 deficiency
What are patients with a scalp laceration at risk for? - Answers Profuse bleeding and infection
Basilar skull fracture - what is it and risks - Answers linear fracture at the base of the skull, can cause a
tear in the dura leading to CSF leakage
Basilar skull fracture manifestations - Answers CSF coming out of nose or ears, Battle's sign (bruising
behind ear), raccoon eyes
Diffuse axonal injury - what is it and risks - Answers global cerebral edema, 90% are in a vegetative state
Diffuse axonal injury manifestations - Answers Decreased LOC, increased ICP,
decortication/decerebration
Concussion manifestations - Answers Brief disruption in LOC, retrograde amnesia, headache
What is an epidural hematoma? - Answers bleeding between the dura and inner surface of skull (venous
or arterial)
Epidural hematoma manifestations - Answers 1st)Period of unconsciousness at the scene 2nd) Brief
lucid period 3rd) Decreased LOC
