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A patient has Ascites. What is a sign of Ascites? A. High Epinephrine Levels B. Low Plasma Albumin levels C. High Plasma Oncotic levels D. Low Blood PRessure B. Low Plasma Albumin levels. The lack of pressure from plasma proteins will allow fluid to enter the wrong areas. Cirrhosis may develop in some cases. What makes Ca-MRSA unique compared to other types of MRSA? A. A. It is acquired in a hospital B. It is transmitted through sex C. It is transmitted through blood transfusi...

The RN has an unlicensed personnel assistant working with her for the shift. When delegating tasks, the RN understands that the unlicensed assistant: A: Interprets data. B: Collects clinical data. C: is trained in the nursing process or D. Can function independently.... (B) When prioritizing a patient's care plan based off Maslows hierarchy of needs, the nurse's first priority would be: a: allowing family to see patient. b: Ambulating patient down hallway. C: Administering pain medica...

Examples of third spacing Ascites, edema, burn Dilutional Hyponatremia Excessive fluid intake Edema, confusion, weight gain Treatment: decrease fluid intake "swells, rings tight" True Hyponatremia Loss of fluid and Na Weight loss, DRY, hypotensive, tachy, DEHYDRATED Tx: replace both sodium and water Hypernatremia Causes Fevern unresponsive to traditional interventions, Na IV fluids, DI, tube feeds Hypernatremia Symptoms DRY, thirst, tachy, oliguria(compens...

Gastrointestinal Bleeding (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) Causes: Mallory-Weiss tear, cancer, NSAID use, history of GERD. Symptoms: Abdominal discomfort, red bloody stools, asymptomatic. Diagnosis: CBC, endoscope to confirm. Treatment: Cause-based. Fluid replacement. Locating source. Cirrhosis (Cause/Symptoms/Diagnosis/Treatment) Causes: Scar tissue replaces healthy liver tissue. Lipids stored in body cells instead. Symptoms: Abdominal pain, drowsiness, weight loss. History of ...

A newly diabetic patient will receive instructions from his nurse. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first? A. Provide the patient with brochures for making smart choices for cooking/baking. B. Ask the patient what they know about diabetes. C. Instruct the patient on exercise or activities that will increase their metabolism. D. Teach them how to use the glucometer. B. First ask the patient what they know about diabetes. *ACTION questions ask for intervention, NOT...

what type of hyponatremia is most common, results from excessive fluid intake and leads to decreased serum sodium concentration? dilutional hypotnatremia symptoms of diltuional hyponatremia edema, confusion, weight gain treatment of dilutional hyponatremia fluid restriction what type of hyponatremia results from fluid and sodium loss? true hyponatremia symptoms of true hyponatremia dry tissue, weight loss, hypotension, tachycardia treatment of true hyponat...

A patient with mitral valve disease is admitted to a medical unit with fever, chills, SOB, malaise and a newly developed cardiac murmur. Based on the patient's new diagnosis of endocarditis, the nurse will begin preparing him for discharge by teaching about: a. lifestyle modifications. b. warfarin (Coumadin) therapy. c. self-administration of IV antibiotics. d. the need for fluid restrictions. c. self-administration of IV antibiotics. A patient with hypercholesterolemia was prescrib...

You may see a slight increase in diastolic blood pressure early in shock because: A. Concurrent brain injury is present B. Stroke volume has increased C. There is an increase in vascular tone D. Left ventricular contractions have strengthened C. There is an increase in vascular tone A 62-year-old male patient with a remote history of rheumatic fever is admitted to the medical-surgical unit with the following symptoms: Subjective: Shortness of breath, chest pain, syncope Objective: ...

Christine Warren, 45 years old, has a long history of ulcerative colitis, and non-surgical treatment no longer relieved her symptoms. She underwent a total proctocolectomy and a permanent ileostomy 12 hours ago. The nurse should contact the physician immediately if Mrs. Warren has which of these findings? 1) The stoma appears pale and dry. 2) The stoma appears red and shiny. 3) There is 200 mL of dark green output from the stoma. 4) There is 50 mL of serosanguinous drainage from the stoma...

NYSTCE CST BUNDLED EXAMS

Phonics A method of teaching students to read by correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters in an alphabetic writing system. Children are taught, for example, that the letter n represents the sound /n/, and that it is the first letter in words such as nose, nice and new. Phonological Processing The use of phonemes to process spoken and written language. The broad category of phonological processing includes phonological awareness, phonological working memory, and phonological ...

Phonics A method of teaching students to read by correlating sounds with letters or groups of letters in an alphabetic writing system. Children are taught, for example, that the letter n represents the sound /n/, and that it is the first letter in words such as nose, nice and new. Phonological Processing The use of phonemes to process spoken and written language. The broad category of phonological processing includes phonological awareness, phonological working memory, and phonological ...

Emphesyma abnormal condition of the lungs marked by decreased respiratory function; resulting from smoking Nephritis inflammation of the kidney symptoms: hypertension, decreased renal function, blood in urine, swelling Heart attack When cardiac muscle tissue dies, usually from coronary artery blockage Stroke When nervous tissue in the brain dies due to blockage of arteries in the head Autoimmune disease A disease in which the immune system attacks the organism...

Affixes parts added to the beginning (prefix) or end (suffix) of a root word to create new words. Prefix a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning Root word The base word you start with before adding prefixes or suffixes Suffix a syllable found at the end of some words (-ing, -ment, -en, -ient, etc.) Four types of commonly used context clues Synonyms- A word with the same meaning as the unknown word is placed close by for comparison ...

100% phonic development is solidified by age Age 5 Children demonstrate a speech pattern that is at least 75% intelligible to strangers by age Age 4 Metaphor A comparison without using like or as. (Ex. He was a frozen statue, motionless by the door.) The ability to understand the abstraction in metaphors is not developed until later in childhood. Symbolism An object represents an idea. Similie A comparison using "like" or "as". Repetition Repeated ...

whole numbers numbers that tell you how many, infinite 0,1,2,3,4,5, 6...... infinity prime number A whole number that has exactly two factors, 1 and itself. Examples: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 composite number a whole number greater than 1 that has more than two factors examples: 4, 6, 8, 9 cardinal numbers how many of something there are Example: a cardinal bird has 100 feathers ordinal numbers tell the order of how things are set, they show the position or the r...

Phonics A method of teaching students to read by correlating sounds with letters/groups of letters Phonological Processing The use of phonemes to process spoken and written language Phonological Awareness Awareness of the sound structure of a language and the ability to analyze and manipulate the structure. Phonological Working Memory storing phoneme information in a temporary short-term memory store Phonological Retrieval ability to retrieve phonological informa...

commutative property (of addition and multiplication) states that the order of the numbers when adding or multiplying does not change the sum or product. ADDITION: a + b = b + a MULTIPLICATION: a b = b a associative property (of addition and multiplication) states that the grouping of numbers when adding or multiplying does not change the sum or product ADDITION: (a + b) + c = a + (b + c) MULTIPLICATION: (a b) c = a (b c) distributive property (of addition and multiplicati...

Integer set of whole positive and negative numbers includes zero. Does not include fractions, decimals, or mixed numbers Prime number whole number greater than one, only has two factors (itself and 1) Composite number whole number greater than one, has more than two factors Even number any integer that can be divided by evenly divided by 2 without leaving a remainder Odd number any integer that cannot be evenly divided by 2 Decimal number number that uses...

If X is 8, what will be the value of Y? 50 Simplofy the expression: 9X2 + 3X+6 3(3x2+X+2) Simplify the expression 3X2+9X+6 3(X2 + 3X + 2) Find the ratio between the area of the circle and the square below (pie symbol infront of number) 4 Which of the following would be most appropriate when displaying percentages? Circle graph On greg's map 1 inch represents 30 miles. On Lori's map, 1 inch represents 20 miles. The area of a 1 by 1 inch square represents ...