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NURS 6531 Final Exam Study Guide (90 Pages) Hydrocele Definition Presenting Symptoms Differential Diagnose Review question Chronic Kidney failure: Definition Differential diagnosis Acute tubular necrosis Definition Differential diagnosis Treatment Options: Review Questions: Indirect inguinal hernia Definition Presenting Symptoms 3 Differential Diagnoses Treatment options Review questions: Orchitis Definition Presenting Symptoms 3 Differential Diagnoses Pattern Recognition Treatment options Rev...

NURS 6531N Final Exam 2 – Question and Answers Which of the following symptoms suggests a more serious cause of back pain? The Institute of Medicine’s recommended daily allowance (RDA) for Vitamin D in adults over age 70 years of age is: Potential causes of septic arthritis include which of the following? The cardinal sign of infectious arthritis is: Which of the following characteristics are associated with prepatellar bursitis? A middle-aged man presents to urgent care complaining of pain...

NURS 6531N Final Exam – Question with Answers Central obesity, “moon” face, and dorsocervical fat pad are associated with: An elderly man is started on lisinopril and hydrochlorhiazide for hypertension. Three days later, he returns to the office complaining of left great toe pain. On exam, the nurse practitioner notes an edematous, erythematous tender left great toe. The likely precipitant of this patient’s pain is: The most effective treatment of non-infectious bursitis includes:Conser...

NURS 6531N Final Exam – NURS6531N Adv. Practice Care of Adults A patient complains of generalized joint pain and stiffness associated with activity and relieved with rest. This patient history is consistent with which of the following disorders? What diabetic complications result from hyperglycemia? Which factors are associated with high risk for foot complications in a patient with diabetes mellitus? Which of the following is not a common early sign of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)?What...

NURS 6521N Final Exam 2 – Question and Answers What will the PMHNP most likely prescribe to a patient with psychotic aggression who needs to manage the top-down cortical control and the excessive drive from striatal hyperactivity? The PMHNP is selecting a medication treatment option for a patient who is exhibiting psychotic behaviors with poor impulse control and aggression. Of the available treatments, which can help temper some of the adverse effects or symptoms that are normally caused by ...

NURS 6521N Final Exam 1 – Question and Answers Which of the following would the nurse include in a teaching plan about the signs and symptoms of thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism that should be reported by a patient taking estrogen? A 38-year-old pregnant patient admits to the nurse that she is an alcoholic and has been consuming alcohol during her pregnancy. The nurse knows that using alcohol during pregnancy may result in a child who presents with A nurse practitioner orders 150 mg of or...

NURS 6512N Final Exam Review (Week 7-11) HEART, LUNGS, AND PERIPHERAL VASCULAR (WEEK 7: CH. 13, 14, & 15) Examination techniques of the Heart, Lungs, and PV systems (See Notes) Examination findings of arterial blood flow in infants (339) (345) Examination findings of the heart and lungs in a patient with illegal drug use (266) Description: shortness of breath (orthopnea, platypnea. Tachypnea, bradypnea) (265) Symptoms associated with intrathoracic infection Percussion techniques when examining ...