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1. Which of the following is not found in an adolescent with untreated Graves' disease? 2. A fifteen-year-old male patient reports a three-day history of sore throat, fever, and malaise. Physical examination reveals pharyngitis, anterior cervical adenopathy, and an oral temperature of 101.6 degree Fahrenheit (38.7 degree Celsius). Which diagnostic test does a pediatric primary care nurse practitioner order next? 3. The adolescent should be screened for Type 1 diabetes _______________. 4. Wha...

NSG 6001 Knowledge Check Week 2 1. A patient develops a dry, non-productive cough and is diagnosed with bronchitis. Several days later, the cough becomes productive with mucoid sputum. What may be prescribed to help with symptoms? 2. A primary care provider is performing a Tzanck test to evaluate possible herpes simplex lesions. To attain accurate results, the provider will: 3. A primary care provider notes painless, hard lesions on a patient’s external ears that expel a white crystalline subs...

NSG 6001 Midterm Exam 1. Your patient is morbidly obese and cannot sit on a bicycle or walk a treadmill. She also has marked and severe emphysema. You need to make an assessment of the risk of significant CAD and your patient’s family says that their relative had their diagnosis based on an ultrasound echocardiography. What facts would influence your decision regarding the family request for echo assessment? 2.Medicaid is mandated to be provided by each state through federal codes. Each state...

NSG 6001 Knowledge Check Week 1 1. Which of the following best describes the objective portion of a SOAP note? 2. A 50-year-old female patient has a blood pressure of 118/72mm Hg, a negative family history for breast and ovarian cancer, a normal Pap smear 2 years prior and a Framingham Risk screening within normal limits. Which should be part of this patient’s routine annual well-patient exams? 3. An asymptomatic 63-year-old female has a low-density lipoprotein level of 135 mg/dL. Which tes...

NSG6435 Week 5 Assignment 4 Midterm Exam / NSG 6435 Week 5 Midterm Exam -Family Health - Pediatrics- South University Question 1. The incidence of congenital heart defects is estimated to be ________ of all live births. 20% 10% 5% 1% Question 2. 2 Breastmilk can be safely stored in a freezer below 0 degrees Fahrenheit for how long? Three months Six months One year Two years Question 3. 3 Which foreign body needs immediate removal from a five-year-old boy’s nose? Bean Bead Stone Battery Ques...

NSG 6435 Peds week 6 discussion 1. Which essential questions will you ask a pediatric patient or his or her caregiver when the presenting complaint is bloody diarrhea? Will these questions vary depending upon the child’s age? Why or why not? What clinical or historical findings will indicate the need for diagnostic studies and why?Which diagnostic studies will you initially order and why? What would be three differential diagnoses in this case? How do the common causes of vomiting differ i...

An ACE inhibitor and what other class of drug may reduce proteinuria in patients with diabetes better than either drug alone? Adam has type I diabetes and plays tennis for his university. He exhibits knowledge deficit about his insulin and his diagnosis. He should be taught that: Age is a factor in different responses to pain. Which of the following age-related statements about pain is not true? Alterations in drug metabolism among Asians may lead to: Amiodarone has been prescribed in a patient ...

The nurse practitioner knows that a highly valuable assessment tool for evaluating urinary incontinence and contributing factors in daily life is: The nurse practitioner is counseling a 57 year-old patient with urinary incontinence. The patient desires to try non-pharmacological, non-invasive methods of treatment at this time. Which of the following should be included in the patient’s plan of care? Select all that apply. The nurse practitioner is performing a bimanual exam on a new OB patient ...

South University, Savannah - NSG 6020Final exam study guide

NSG 3023 FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE/ Winter 2018 CHAPTER 18 Know the difference between, diffusion, osmosis, filtration and active transport (TB Q#1) Be able to describe and give rationale with examples of isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic fluids(TB Q#2, #3) Be able to describe the mechanism behind thirst(TB Q#4) Describe insensible water loss and the effects on particular organs (TB Q#5) Be able to describe the mechanism in which fluid and electrolyte balance is maintained or regulated partially ...