NURS 5335

STUDY GUIDE MSK OA and RA What are the signs and symptoms of Osteoarthritis?  Destruction of cartilage and narrowing of the joint space  Most common in females after 55  Fingers, knees, hips and spine most commonly affected joints (most common fingers)  Usually asymmetrical joint pain that develops slowly and accompanies or follows physical activity  Morning stiffness that lasts <1 hour, resumes at end of the day or after activity  Joints are cool with possible crep...

Glaucoma - increased intraocular pressure fluorescein staining - applying fluorescein eye drops to cornea to look for corneal abrasions Allergic Conjunctivitis cause - allergens Suppurative conjunctivitis causes - s. aureus, s. pneumoniae, and h. influenza Viral conjunctivitis (pink eye) cause - Adenovirus chalazion - a nodule or cyst, usually on the upper eyelid, caused by obstruction in a sebaceous gland hordeolum - (stye) red, painful pustule that is a localized infection of...

acute cough duration - less than 3 weeks common causes of acute cough - - respiratory infection - COPD exacerbation - asthma exacerbation - pneumonia - PE subacute cough duration - 3-8 weeks chronic cough - 8 weeks Chronic cough causes - 1. chronic conditions (asthma, COPD) 2. use of ACE inhibitors Asthma symptoms - A chronic allergic disorder characterized by episodes of severe breathing difficulty, coughing, and wheezing. Asthma Diagnostic Tests - Spirometry: Most useful...

§Cough<3 §Acute < 3 weeks duration §Common etiologies §Acute respiratory infection (bronchitis, PND) §COPD exacerbation, asthma exacerbation §Pneumonia §PE §Subacute cough ----- duration 3-8 weeks §Chronic cough §Asthma §GERD §Infection (pertussis, atypical pneumonia §ACE inhibitors §Chronic bronchitis (smokers) §Bronchiectasis (bronchial wall thickening on CT scan) §Lung cancer > 8 weeks duration Asthma §Symptoms consistent with asthma: recurrent co...

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STUDY GUIDE EENT Eye: Patho Risk Factors Signs & Symptoms Differentials Diagnostics & Treatment F/U & Referral Blepharitis Non-Ulcerative: A/W seborrhea; seen commonly with trisomy 21; affects those with psoriasis, seborrhea, eczema, allergies and lice. Chemical and environmental irritants contribute Ulcerative: Involves the lash follicle & the Meibomian glands of the eyelid. May be pustules at the base of the hair follicle that crust & bleed. Lashes break easy. Dry Eye Freque...

STUDY GUIDE MSK OA and RA What are the signs and symptoms of Osteoarthritis?  Destruction of cartilage and narrowing of the joint space  Most common in females after 55  Fingers, knees, hips and spine most commonly affected joints (most common fingers)  Usually asymmetrical joint pain that develops slowly and accompanies or follows physical activity  Morning stiffness that lasts <1 hour, resumes at end of the day or after activity  Joints are cool with possible crep...

STUDY GUIDE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE Antibiotics ● Know the gram positive bacteria (strep, staph, and enterococcus); the rest are gram negative other than atypicals ● Review the different classes of antibiotics and what they treat. ● Penicillin: Ampicillin, Amoxicillin, Penicillin G, and Penicillin VK o Strep Group A, B, C, G, Enterococcus, Strep pneumoniae, Drug Resistant Strep pneumoniae (DRSP), Botulism (wound, not food) o Augmentin (Amoxicillin/Clavulanic acid)  Works on gram...

STUDY GUIDE EENT Eye: Patho Risk Factors Signs & Symptoms Differentials Diagnostics & Treatment F/U & Referral Blepharitis Non-Ulcerative: A/W seborrhea; seen commonly with trisomy 21; affects those with psoriasis, seborrhea, eczema, allergies and lice. Chemical and environmental irritants contribute Ulcerative: Involves the lash follicle & the Meibomian glands of the eyelid. May be pustules at the base of the hair follicle that crust & bleed. Lashes break easy. Dry Eye Freque...

Epidemiological studies show that Hashimoto’s disease occurs most commonly in: A)Middleaged to older women B)Smokers C)Obese individuals D)Older men A 21-year-old new mother reports that she has been feeling irritable and jittery almost daily for the past few months. She complains of frequent palpitations and more frequent bowel movements along with weight loss. Her blood pressure is 160/70 mmHg, pulse is 110 beats/min, and she is afebrile. All of the following conditions should be conside...