Melena Guides d'étude, Notes de cours & Résumés

petite mal seizures are also know as - ANSWER absence seizures present with little or no movement What type of seizure pertains a limited portion of the brain? - ANSWER partial seizure can be localized to one side of the brain What are the management of a seizure? - ANSWER If trauma is noted c-spine precaution Check blood sugar(treat it) Provide ventilatory assistance(apnea) Prepare to intubate, if difficult to bvm assistance Benzodiazepine versed (midazalom) A patient who is exp...

The nurse is taking the health history of a patient being treated for Emphysema and Chronic Bronchitis. After being told the patient has been smoking cigarettes for 30 years, the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? 1. Increase in Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) 2. A narrowed chest cavity 3. Clubbed fingers 4. An increased risk of cardiac failure - 3. Clubbed fingers - CORRECT Clubbed fingers are a sign of a long-term, or chronic, decrease in oxygen levels. The nurse is taking the...

Melena and hematochezia (General Surgery EOR - Smarty PANCE) Exam Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is melena? A black, tarry stool indicating an upper GI bleed What is hematochezia? Bright red blood in stool indicating lower GI bleed In colorectal cancer from which site is melena more common? Right-sided colon cancer In colorectal cancer from which site is hematochezia more common? Left-sided colon cancer

Melena correct answer: Blood in stool Steatorrhea correct answer: Fatty stool Can be cause by DTI Clay-like, light colored, floats Light colored stool correct answer: Cholecystitis Green stool correct answer: Bile in stool GERD correct answer: Gastric secretions flow upward into esophagus Most common cause of GERD correct answer: incompetent sphincter Diagnostic tests for GERD correct answer: upper endoscopy ambulatory acid probe test esophageal manometry x-ray W...

NUR170/ NUR 170 Exam 4: (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Medical-Surgical Nursing |Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct - Galen Q: Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD) ulcerations in stomach or duodenum Q: PUD pain Answer: -Gastric: During/briefly after eating; a/w weight loss -Duodenal: A few hours after eating Q: PUD gastric ulcer Answer: Stomach secretes acid when you eat, irritates ulcer imme- diate response is pain Q: PUD duodenal ulcer Ans...

What is Adrenal Crisis? Physical stress from the flu or other infection, or from surgery, can send a patient with Addison disease into Addisonian crisis. Another situation that can cause symptoms of acute lack of cortisol results from prescribed treatment. What are s/s of adrenal crisis? The patient experiences generalized malaise and muscle weakness, muscle pain, orthostatic hypotension, and vulnerability to cardiac dysrhythmias. Insufficiency of the glucocorticoids affects blood gluco...

abdominal pain characteristics: viseral = correct answer: dull and poorly localized abdominal pain characteristics: parietal = correct answer: sharp and localized abdominal pain characteristics: colicky= correct answer: comes and goes abdominal pain characteristics: burning= correct answer: irritation of gastric contents abdominal pain associated factors correct answer: diarrhea constipation melena N&V dyspepsia heartburn jaundice weight loss constpation is correct...

NSG121- FINAL EXAM (UNIT 3)The nurse monitors for which complication in the client who has undergone a barium enema: a. Fluid overload B. Constipation C. Diarrhea D. Dehydration - correct answer B. Constipation The nurse places the client in which position for a gastrointestinal assessment to promote relaxation of the abdominal muscles? A. side-lying with arms above the head and knees flexed B. semirecumbent with knees extended and arms at the side C. sitting upright with arms relaxed ...

Hemorrhage CORRECT ANSWER discharge of blood from the blood vessels. Arterial bleeding CORRECT ANSWER bright red, rapid flow, bursts according to the pulse pattern Venous bleeding CORRECT ANSWER darker, tends to be slower bleed Signs and symptoms non traumatic internal bleeding CORRECT ANSWER Abdominal tenderness, guarding, rigidity pain. Signs and symptoms internal bleeding CORRECT ANSWER pain, contusions, swelling, blood from openings, hematemesis CORRECT ANSWER vomited blood ...

Final Exam: NR576 / NR 576 Differential Diagnosis in Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Exam Review | Guide with Verified Answers (2024 / 2025 Newly Updated) Q: Non ulcer dyspepsia Answer: called functional dyspepsia characterized by indgiestion with no obvious cause Q: Chornic Gastritis Answer: inflammation of inner lining of stomach secondary to mucos- al injury usually asymptomatic but may manifest as epigastric pain, heartburn, N/V and anorexia and weight loss Q: Esophageal cancer Answer: malign...