NURS 6550 Midterm Review Exam With
100% Correct Answers
The |least |worrisome |type |of |fluid |seen |as |a |result |of |pleural |fluid |analysis |- |Correct
|Answer-Transudate |pleural |fluid
What |test |should |be |ordered |to |confirm |a |suspected |ascending |aortic |aneurysm? |-
|Correct |Answer-CT |Scan |with |contrast
Name |risk |factors |for |long-term |care |placement |for |the |elderly |population. |- |Correct
|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? |-
|Correct |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.
What |is |the |most |common |organism |in |treating |otitis |media, |bacterial |sinusitis, |bacterial
|pharyngitis, |AND |community-acquired |pneumonia? |- |Correct |Answer-Streptococcus
|pneumoniae
What |is |the |greatest |risk |factor |for |vascular |dementia? |- |Correct |Answer-Vascular
|diseases |that |result |in |target |organ |damage |such |as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive |urgency |vs |emergency |- |Correct |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? |-
|Correct |Answer-Lipid |Panel
Name |some |atypical |antipsychotics |- |Correct |Answer-OLAnzapine
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? |-
|Correct |Answer-MRI
possible |metal |in |eye
What |is |the |least |invasive |approach |to |rule |out |a |pulmonary |embolus? |- |Correct |Answer-
D-dimer
When |treating |a |patient |with |an |unfractionated |heparin |infusion, |what |would |you |monitor
|for |(to |avoid |a |fatal |complication) |? |- |Correct |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? |- |Correct |Answer-
When |the |primary |symptom |identified |is |a |sense |of |spinning |this |means |vertigo |and |is
|usually |an |inner |ear |problem.
Ataxia |is |neurological
near-syncope |may |be |cardiac, |neuro |or |both.
When |a |patient |is |concerned |about |a |family |member |not |supporting |wishes |in |end-of-life
|care, |what |legal |document |should |be |used? |- |Correct |Answer-advanced |directive
What |is |contraindicative |of |rTPA |therapy? |- |Correct |Answer-ST |segment |depression
Transtheoretical |Model |of |Change |- |Correct |Answer-1. |Precontemplation
2. |Contemplation
3. |Preparation
4. |Action
5. |Maintenance
psychotic |disorder |vs |neurotic |disorder |- |Correct |Answer-psychotic: |distinct |alteration |in
|perception |of |reality
Neurotic: |remain |aware |and |interactive |with |reality
Cholinergics |(Miotics) |- |Correct |Answer-Pilocarpine
100% Correct Answers
The |least |worrisome |type |of |fluid |seen |as |a |result |of |pleural |fluid |analysis |- |Correct
|Answer-Transudate |pleural |fluid
What |test |should |be |ordered |to |confirm |a |suspected |ascending |aortic |aneurysm? |-
|Correct |Answer-CT |Scan |with |contrast
Name |risk |factors |for |long-term |care |placement |for |the |elderly |population. |- |Correct
|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? |-
|Correct |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.
What |is |the |most |common |organism |in |treating |otitis |media, |bacterial |sinusitis, |bacterial
|pharyngitis, |AND |community-acquired |pneumonia? |- |Correct |Answer-Streptococcus
|pneumoniae
What |is |the |greatest |risk |factor |for |vascular |dementia? |- |Correct |Answer-Vascular
|diseases |that |result |in |target |organ |damage |such |as:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive |urgency |vs |emergency |- |Correct |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? |-
|Correct |Answer-Lipid |Panel
Name |some |atypical |antipsychotics |- |Correct |Answer-OLAnzapine
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? |-
|Correct |Answer-MRI
possible |metal |in |eye
What |is |the |least |invasive |approach |to |rule |out |a |pulmonary |embolus? |- |Correct |Answer-
D-dimer
When |treating |a |patient |with |an |unfractionated |heparin |infusion, |what |would |you |monitor
|for |(to |avoid |a |fatal |complication) |? |- |Correct |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? |- |Correct |Answer-
When |the |primary |symptom |identified |is |a |sense |of |spinning |this |means |vertigo |and |is
|usually |an |inner |ear |problem.
Ataxia |is |neurological
near-syncope |may |be |cardiac, |neuro |or |both.
When |a |patient |is |concerned |about |a |family |member |not |supporting |wishes |in |end-of-life
|care, |what |legal |document |should |be |used? |- |Correct |Answer-advanced |directive
What |is |contraindicative |of |rTPA |therapy? |- |Correct |Answer-ST |segment |depression
Transtheoretical |Model |of |Change |- |Correct |Answer-1. |Precontemplation
2. |Contemplation
3. |Preparation
4. |Action
5. |Maintenance
psychotic |disorder |vs |neurotic |disorder |- |Correct |Answer-psychotic: |distinct |alteration |in
|perception |of |reality
Neurotic: |remain |aware |and |interactive |with |reality
Cholinergics |(Miotics) |- |Correct |Answer-Pilocarpine
