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NURS 6552 revision test 2024 A 10-year-old boy complains of sudden onset of scrotal pain upon awakening that morning. He is also complaining of severe nausea and vomiting. During the physical examination, the nurse practitioner finds a tender, warm, and swollen left scrotum. The cremasteric reflex is negative and the urine dipstick is negative for leukocytes, nitrites, and blood. Testicular torsion A 10-year-old boy complains of sudden onset of scrotal pain upon awakening that morning. ...

NURS 6552 practice exam 2024 When should a woman start getting Pap tests? A. When she becomes sexually active B. At age 21 C. During her first pregnancy D. Before birth control is prescribed Answer B Women are advised to begin Pap testing either 3 years after the onset of vaginal intercourse or at the age of 21, whichever comes first. For a young teenager, birth control may be prescribed without first performing a pelvic exam Mimi, age 52, asks why she should perform a monthly...

NURS 6552 Chapter 40: Cancer Pharmacology - Signal Transduction What are the six targets in which the EGF pathway can be inhibited to treat cancer? Inhibition of ligand binding of the receptor Inhibition phosphorylation of tyrosine kinase Inhibition of ABL and SRC (intracellular tyrosine kinases) that activate RAS Inhibition of RAS to stop down stream phosphorylation Inhibition of RAF, and MEK which ultimately activate MAPK (turns on cell progression genes in nucleus) What are the t...

NURS 6552 Unit 9- Women and Heart Disease revision questions and answer What is the #1 cause of death in women? Heart Disease Cardiovascular Disease - disease of the heart and blood vessels - high blood pressure - heart attack - heart failure - stroke High blood pressure - hypertension - pressure in your arteries is consistently above the normal range (systolic over diastolic) -systolic: high number= contraction - diastolic: low number = relaxation - high bp= no symptoms ...

NURS 6552 Women's health- Chapter 19 book reviewCharacteristic of normal vaginal discharge pH = 3.5-4.5; normal flora; white/clear thin/mucoid discharge; doesn't have an odor Bacterial vaginosis characteristics - pH = > 4.5' - wet prep with saline - positive for clue cells and - thin, homogenous, grayish-white adherent; - amine (fishy) odor; - mild vulvar pruritis; - occassional dysuria and dyspareunia; - risk of PID; - no pelvic pain; Characteristic of vulvovaginal c...

NURS 6540- Abdominal, renal, urological and gynecologic disorders Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)/how does kidney function rapid loss of renal function, over hours to days. 1. blood is washed 2. filtered and rinsed in the glomeruli 3. ultrfiltrate is rinsed and removed 4. renal tubules are pathway to bladder and out. AKI is defined as Serum creatinine increased by 0.3 mg/dL or volume less than 0.5 ml/kg/min for 6 hours What is eGFR? What does it do? The serum level that assesses renal fu...

NURS 6552 practice questions and answer 1. Which of the following is appropriate advice to give to a mother who is breastfeeding her 10-day-old infant? A. "Your milk will come in today." B. "To minimize breast tenderness, the baby should not be kept on either breast for more than 5 to 10 minutes." C. "A clicking sound made by the baby during feedings signifies a good latch and suck." D. "The baby's urine should be light or colorless." D 2. Which of the following is appropriate...

NURS 6552 WOMEN'S HEALTH - REVIEW EXAM 1 Cyclic mastalgia is more likely to be caused by? Hormonal changes and Menstrual cycle The possibility of cancer is associated with MASTALGIA when the pain is ______? Accompanied by skin changes & palpable abnormalities What is the 1ST treatment effective for 85% of mild to moderate SX's of MASTALGIA ? Reassurance

NURS 6552 final exam prediction 2024 How is the menstrual period dated? From the first day of the last normal period to the first day of the next. LMP-- measured on the first day of period-- ( full flow) During Monica s pelvic exam you note that her anterior vaginal wall bulges when you ask her to bear down. What is the most likely cause? A cystocele An anterior vaginal wall bulge when coughing or bearing down is due to a cystocele Healthy_______ are not palpable or tender on exam...

Nurs 6552 Women's Health & Pregnancy For post menopausal bleeding: DO ULTRASOUND FIRST OR REFER FOR ENDOMETREAL BIOPSY Dominant breast/breast cancer: characteristics and diagnostics mass one side feels hard, irregular, immobile, located tail of spence, skin color peu d orange (resembles orange peel), dimpling retraction, painless, bloody nipple discharge DX: order mammogram, refer to breast surgeon Paget's disease of the breast characteristics: chronic red scaly rash resemblin...