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Mental Health Chapter 15 Varcarolis Questions (Anxiety and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders) What defense mechanisms can only be used in healthy ways? A. Suppression and humor B. Altruism and sublimation C. Idealization and splitting D. Reaction formation and denial - Answer- B. Altruism and sublimation Altruism and sublimation are known as mature defenses. They cannot be used in unhealthy ways. Altruism results in resolving emotional conflicts by meeting the needs of others, and sublima...

Varcarolis Ch 15 Anxiety & Obsessive - Compulsive Disorders A nurse wants to teach alternative coping strategies to a patient experiencing severe anxiety. Which action should the nurse perform first? a. Verify the patient's learning style. b. Lower the patient's current anxiety. c. Create outcomes and a teaching plan. d. Assess how the patient uses defense mechanisms. - Answer- B. Lower the patient's current anxiety. A patient experiencing severe anxiety has a markedly...

Varcarolis' Chapter 14 Depressive Disorders..... NO 1. Pt depress 6 mon ago when 6 fam mem move out. Pt repeatedly says, "No one cares about me. I'm not worth anything." Which response by RN =the most helpful? a."Things will look brighter soon. Everyone feels down once in a while." b."Our staff members care about you & want to try to help you get better." c."It is difficult for others to care about you when you repeatedly say the same negative things d."I...

VARCAROLIS CH 14- EATING DISORDERS Over the past year, a woman has cooked gourmet meals for her family but eats only tiny servings. She wears layered, loose clothing and now has amenorrhea. Her current weight is 95 pounds, a loss of 35 pounds. Which medical diagnosis is most likely? a. Binge-eating disorder b. Anorexia nervosa c. Bulimia nervosa d. Pica - Answer- B Disturbed body image is the nursing diagnosis for a patient diagnosed with an eating disorder. Which outcome indicator is ...

Varcarolis Ch. 14: Eating Disorders Over the past year, a woman has cooked gourmet meals for her family but eats only tiny servings. She wears layered, loose clothing and now has amenorrhea. Her current weight is 95 pounds, a loss of 35 pounds. Which medical diagnosis is most likely? a. Binge eating disorder b. Anorexia nervosa c. Bulimia nervosa d. Pica - Answer- b. Anorexia nervosa Overly controlled eating behaviors, extreme weight loss, amenorrhea, preoccupation with food, and we...

VARCAROLIS CHAPTER 14: DEPRESSIVE DISORDERS Chapter 14: Depressive Disorders MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient became severely depressed when the last of the family's six children moved out of the home 4 months ago. The patient repeatedly says, "No one cares about me. I'm not worth anything." Which response by the nurse would be the most helpful? a. "Things will look brighter soon. Everyone feels down once in a while." b. "Our staff members care about you and want t...

USMLE PHARM DRUG LIST BY CLASS Antihistamines - Answer-H1 Receptor Antagonists, 1st Gen • Chlorpheniramine • Diphenhydramine • Terfenadine H1 Receptor Antagonists, 2nd Gen • Desloratadine • Fexofenadine • Loratadine • Cetirizine Other • Cromolyn sodium • Nedocromil Immunosuppressants: Corticosteroids - Answer-Prednisone Immunosuppressants: Calcineurin Inhibitors - Answer-Cyclosporin A Tacrolimus (FK506) Immunosuppressants: Antiproliferative Agents - Answ...

HIGH YIELD DRUGS FOR USMLE AND COMLEX Hypertension in pregnancy - Answer-Hydralazine, methyldopa, labetalol, nifedipine Patient has heparin induced thrombocytopenia - Answer-STOP the heparin and give a direct thrombin inhibitor (agatroban) Patient needs NSAID but has gastric ulcers - Answer-celecoxib (COX-2 inhibitor) patient needs furosemide but has a sulfa allergy - Answer-ethacrynic acid gynecomastia - Answer-spironolactone & ketaconazole switch to eplerenone diuretics - A...

USMLE step 3 - drug MOA (indications) Erythromycin - Answer-50S ribosome, inhibits TRANSLOCATION (movement of tRNA-aa from acceptor site to peptidyl site) clindamycin, chloramphenicol - Answer-50 ribosome, inhibits PEPTIDYL TRANSFERASE (incorporation of new a.a.'s into growing strand) linezolid - Answer-50S protein synthesis inhibitor tetracycline - Answer-30S ribosome, blocks tRNA-aa from binding to ACCEPTOR SITE on mRNA aminoglycosides - Answer-30S ribosome, blocks INITIATION...

First Aid USMLE STEP 1: Microbiology Cell Wall Overall Picture - Compare *Gram (+) to Gram (-)* - Answer- *Flagellum* on bacteria is composed of what? What is the function? - Answer-Composition: Proteins Function: motility *Pilus/Fimbria* on bacteria is composed of what? What is the function? - Answer-Composition: Glycoprotein Function: Mediate adherence of bacteria to cell surface, sex plus during conjugation. *Spore* formation is ONLY possible is what type of bacteria? Why is the...

First Aid-USMLE STEP 1 High Yield Abdominal pain, ascites, and hepatomegaly - Answer-Budd-Chiari syndrome (posthepatic venous thrombosis) -Absence of JVD Abdominal pain, diarrhea, leukocytosis, recent antibiotic use - Answer-Clostridium difficile infection Achilles tendon xanthoma - Answer-Familial hypercholesterolemia (decreased LDL receptor signaling) Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - Answer-Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (menengococcemia) Anaphylaxis following blood tra...

USMLE STEP 1 Abdominal pain, ascites, hepatomegaly, (also high D dimer, CHF without JVD) - Answer-Budd-Chiari syndrome Achilles tendon xanthoma - Answer-Familial hypercholesterolemia Adrenal hemorrhage, hypotension, DIC - Answer-Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome (meningococcemia) Arachnodactyly, lens dislocation, aortic dissection, hyperflexible joints - Answer-Marfan's (fibrillin defect) Athlete with polycythemia - Answer-Erythropoietin injection Back pain, fever, night swea...

RIBO (IBAO) Which of the following parties must be identified on an insurance policy, as mandated by the Insurance Act? - Answer-The insurer and the insured In Ontario, automobile insurance is: - Answer-Regulated by the Compulsory Automobile Insurance Act In Ontario, which act contains the legal rules governing the operation of the insurance industry, as well as rules applying specifically to insurance contracts? - Answer-The Insurance Act According to the Insurance Act, when does a ...

RIB Equivalency Course Notes Who can pass change to the RIB act? - Answer-Province of Ontario Are the Regulations Legislated? - Answer-No. changes to the Act or Regulations that need to be made by RIBO must be approved by RIBO's Council What are bylaws? - Answer-They are changes to the Act or Regulations that need to be made by RIBO must be approved by RIBO's Council Do Bylaws need to be approved by the RIBO Council? - Answer-Yes. They are NOT linked to the Act or the Regulatio...

RIBO Which of the following statements best describes actual cash value? - Answer-The replacement cost at the time of loss less depreciation Personal injury liability under the Commercial General Liability Policy covers sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay: - Answer-Because of injury to a person's character by such things as false arrest or malicious prosecution. Under an automobile policy, property damage means damage to which of the following? - Answer-Property of...

RIBO 1 d) The law of large numbers always tells a good underwriter which specific risks will have losses - Answer-Which of the following statements is not correct? a) With pure risk there is a chance of loss but not a chance of profit b) with speculative risk there is a chance of either loss and or profit c) There are a number of ways to deal with the risk that are not insurance d) The law of large numbers always tells a good underwriter which specific risks will have losses a) A peril...

RIBO EXAM Risk - Answer-Chance of Loss- where the object of insurance maybe exposed Peril - Answer-Cause of loss (wind, fire, water) Indemnification - Answer-When insurer provides exact amount of loss, no more no less - provided in money or another item of similar value Covered losses - Answer-Accidental and future (not on purpose or in the past) Alternatives to payment - Answer-Repair or replacement three types of insurers - Answer-Stock-Operates on private funds from the stoc...

RIBO LEVEL 1 EXAM Indemnify - Answer-The action of compensating an insured following a loss under the insurance policy. Risk - Answer-The chance of loss; or an object or activity that is insured (about to be insured) Peril - Answer-An event that may cause a loss to occur Object of Insurance - Answer-The item that is insured or covered in an insurance policy Indemnity - Answer-to put you back in the same financial position (just prior to loss) NO BETTER NO WORSE Insured / Poli...

D220 WGU 1. Which data in a medical record would inform the nurse that a PRN pain medication can be administered to the patient? - Answer- The medication administration record and the nursing assessment notes from the last shift indicate the patient's level of comfort. 1. Which information in a patient's medical record will help a nurse plan and manage the patient's pain? - Answer- Physician orders 1. A patient completes the course of treatment for tuberculosis and is ready to ...

CGSS Chapter 5: Sanctions Investigations Generally, what is involved in a sanctions investigation? - Answer- A sanctions investigation is the process of obtaining, evaluating, recording, and storing information about an individual or legal entity with whom one is conducting business, in response to an alert indicating a possible sanctions violation. Investigations often begin with simple checks before progressing to further investigation such as 1) account review 2) customer outreach ...