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IgE mediated allergic reaction that happens after the 2nd exposure to the antigen? - Type I Immediate hypersensitivity Delayed Allergic reaction involving T cell in the skin? - Type IV Reaction Primary treatment for a Type 1 Allergic response? - Epinephrine Adjunctive treatment for a Type 1 Allergic response - ‣ H1 Blockers ‣ Corticosteroids help prevent bi phasic reactions ‣ Bronchodilators provide some reliefOne of the most Severe forms of a Type IV allergic reactions. - ‣ Stev...

What are the five essential components of pathophysiology? - 1. Etiology (Causative mechanisms) 2. Epidemiology (risk factors and distribution in populations) 3. Pathogenesis (disease mechanism) 4. clinical manifestations (signs, symptoms and diagnostic criteria) 5. Outcomes (cure, remission, chronicity, or death) The "why" of disease- what is the reason for it- what caused it to happen? May be simple/complex. - etiology Looks at the pattern of disease among groups or aggregates or po...

In regards to chromosomal mutation, nondisjunction is known as what? - Failure of homologous chromosomes to separate during cell division What is an example of an autosomal-dominant disease? - Huntington's disease What is an example of an autosomal-recessive disease? - Cystic fibrosis What is an example of an X-linked condition? - Red - green color blindness What is an example of multifactorial inheritance? - Pyloric stenosis Knowing physiologic signs of injury you might expect the follow...

A 32-year-old man is complaining of burning, itching, photophobia, and severe pain in his right eye after swimming in the ocean. To determine that the eye condition is corneal rather than a conjunctival disease, which of the following would be the distinguishing symptom? - Severe pain A woman with a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes has been ordered by her primary care provider to have a hemoglobin A1C test for the first time. The woman states, "I don't see why you want to test my blood cells ...

A 34-year-old male patient has diagnoses of liver failure, ascites, and hepatic encephalopathy secondary to alcohol abuse. The patient's family is questioning the care team about why his abdomen is so large even though he is undernourished and emaciated. Which of the following statements most accurately underlies the explanation that a member of the care team would provide to the family? - An inordinate amount of interstitial fluid is accumulating in the patient's abdomen. The transcellul...

Which findings would support cardiac tamponade? Bradycardia Hypertension Restlessness Muffled heart sounds Widened pulse pressure Distended neck veins - Restlessness Muffled heart sounds Distended neck veins Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening condition caused by the accumulation of fluid in the pericardium. This fluid, which can be blood, pus, or air, compresses the heart and restricts blood flow to the ventricles. Symptoms of cardiac tamponade include elevated venous pressure, d...

After a lengthy labor, a primigravid client gives birth to a healthy newborn boy with a moderate amount of skull molding. What information would the nurse include when explaining to the parents about this condition? a)It is typically seen with breech births. b)It usually lasts a day or two before resolving. c)It is unusual when the brow is the presenting part. d)Surgical intervention may be necessary to alleviate pressure. - b)it usually lasts a day or two before resolving Explanation: M...

Which is an expected outcome when a client is receiving an IV administration of furosemide? - increased urine output The nurse is caring for a 5-year-old child who had a hernia repair 1 day ago. The child is vomiting, has a nasogastric (NG) tube to low intermittent suction, and has diarrhea. Which of the following laboratory results would be the immediate priority for the nurse to assess? - potassium level The nurse is caring for a primigravid client at about 9 weeks' gestation. After expl...

An adolescent is brought to the emergency department (ED) after accidentally taking an overdose of heroin. The adolescent is semiconscious, unable to respond appropriately to questions, slurs words, and has constricted pupils; the client's vital signs are blood pressure 60/50 mm Hg, pulse 50 beats/min, and respirations 8 breaths/min. Naloxone is administered to temporarily reverse the effects of the heroin. Which finding would first indicate that the naloxone administration has been effecti...

the client who is being treated for pneumonia has a persistent called and Report severe pain on a cough which instruction should be given to help the client reduce discomfort - what your chest wall with a pillow when you cough a nurse is talking to a client with bulimia nervosa about the complications of laxative abuse which statement by the client indicates an initial understanding of risks associated with laxative abuse - using laxatives prevent my body from absorbing essential nutrients ...

A 19-year-old client comes to the emergency department with acute asthma. His respiratory rate is 44 breaths/min, and he is in acute respiratory distress. What is the nurse's priority action? - Give a bronchodilator by nebulizer A nurse is attempting to resuscitate a neonate. Thirty seconds of chest compressions have been completed. The neonate's heart rate remains less than 60 bpm. Epinephrine is given. What is the expected outcome for a neonate who has received epinephrine during resusc...

patient comes in with new onset astham, bilateral wheeze. facial pain and nasal polyps are found A chest x-ray demonstrated pulmonary infiltrates. what is the most likely diagnosis and investigations - chrug straus syndrome and investigations check pANCA levels treatment with high dose of corticoid steroids and if not controlled then add immunosuppressants treatment once an individual with mrsa is found - nasal mupirocin and chlorhixadine what is neurofibromatosis - its a benign tumour t...

1. A 30 year old climber is experiencing sever shortness of breath after reaching an elevation of 12000feet. The PT is very anxious and has rales noted to all quadrants but is otherwise healthy. He is not accustomed to high altitudes. What should you do? - Administer oxygen while descending to a lower altitude. 2. A 26 year old female does not respond to verbal stimuli but moans in response to pain. A friend states the patient has ingested approx 150 amitriptyline tables. Vital Signs are BP...

Laboratory tests are ordered for a child who has been vomiting for 3 days and is diaphoretic, tachypneic, lethargic and pale. Which test would the provider use to determine the adequacy of oxygen delivery? - Lactate A provider is forming an initial impression of a child using the Pediatric Assessment Triangle (PAT). During which step of the PAT may the provider use the mnemonic TICLS to assess the patient? - Appearance A child being cared for in the pediatric telemetry unit suddenly display...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO₂ detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3°C. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be p...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3oC. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be prov...

A 5-year-old child with a history of a chronic neuromuscular disease is experiencing respiratory distress. The child is breathing spontaneously and receiving supplemental oxygen. Which additional intervention is a critical component of airway management for this patient? - Airway clearance (e.g., suctioning) A child being cared for in the pediatric telemetry unit suddenly displays the following ECG waveform. The provider prepares to intervene because the child is demonstrating which type of ...

Mikey, a 2-year-old boy, is sitting upright on a hospital bed in room 3 of your emergency department. Your initial impression from the door does not raise immediate concern. On your entry to the room, you are able to look at Mikey more closely and notice on inhalation his nostrils are flaring. This is a sign of: - Respiratory distress The proper site for a peripheral pulse assessment in the infant patient is: - brachial You are called to the scene of a 3-year-old patient who was found anxio...

You are caring for a child who was resuscitated after a drowning event. The child is intubated and ventilated with 100% oxygen with equal breath sounds and exhaled CO2 detected. The heart rate is slow and the monitor shows sinus bradycardia. The skin is cool, mottled, and moist; distal pulses are not palpable and the central pulses are weak. Intravenous access has been established. The core temperature is 37.3oC. Based on the PALS bradycardia algorithm, which of the following should be prov...

In which cloud computing service model does a provider's applications run on a cloud infrastructure and the consumer does not manage or control the underlying infrastructure? A. Platform as a Service (PaaS) B. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) C. Software as a Service (SaaS) D. Public Cloud - C Business intelligence (BI) software consists of tools and techniques used to surface large amounts of raw unstructured data to perform a variety of tasks including data mining, event processing, ...