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Asexual - Answer- person who experiences little to no sexual attraction or desire for sexual activity Binary Gender - Answer- person who is attracted to people with both male and female gender identities Cisgender - Answer- individuals whose gender identity matches his or her natal sex Gay - Answer- person with male gender identity attracted to others with male gender identity, umbrella term for non-heterosexual people Gender - Answer- social construction assigning roles and attribut...

Surgery risk classes - Answer- Class 1: benefits outweigh risk, should be done Class 2a: reasonable to perform Class 2b: should be considered Class 3: rarely appropriate General rules for surgery: testing - Answer- ECG before surgery only if coronary disease, except when low risk surgery Stress test not indicated before surgery Do not do prophylactic coronary revascularization Meds before surgery - Answer- - Diabetic agents: Use insulin therapy to maintain glycemic goals(iii) Disconti...

2 year old - Answer-speaks in 2 to 3 word sentences (family understands) Understands simple commands knows first name can copy straight line easily frustrated goes up stairs using same foot 3 year old - Answer-speaks in complete sentences speech understood by most strangers knows full name, has sexuality identity copies circle stack nine cubes throws ball overhead pedals tricycle walks up stairs with alternating feet Strabisma - Answer-Eye disorder -Eyes unable to to focus on...

An 80-year-old man with hypertension and hyperlipidemia presents with complaints of the rapid onset of severe low-back pain accompanied by abdominal pain that is gradually worsening. The patient appears pale and complains that he does not feel well. During the abdominal exam, the nurse practitioner detects a soft pulsatile mass just above the umbilicus as she palpates this area with her hand. Which of the following conditions is most likely? - Answer-Abdominal aortic aneurysm Which of the fol...

Describe cytochrome p450 system - Answer-Cytochrome p450 system is a series of enzymes used to metabolize medications Inhibitors - Answer-block metabolic activity from one or more CYP450 enzymes Inducers - Answer-increase CYP450 enzyme activity by increasing enzyme synthesis Describe effect on low and high albumin levels on active drug levels especially for drugs that are highly protein bound - Answer-Albumin is the plasma protein with the greatest capacity for binding drugs. Binding pl...

Potassium - Answer-Select the serum assessment that is used when prescribing drugs to treat psychiatric disorders in psychosomatic patients Erickson - Answer-Select the theorist who developed the eight stages of the psychosocial life cycle Sexual abuse and Partner Betrayal - Answer-Select two causes of dissociative amnesia AIMS - Answer-Select the patient evaluation scale to be used before and during prescribing antipsychotic drugs Autism and Intellectual disability - Answer-Select t...

1. What is nursing - Answer-• Both an art and science. A profession that uses specialized knowledge and skills to promote wellness and provide care for others. 2. The word nurse originated from the Latin word nutix - Answer-to nourish 3. What is the science of nursing - Answer-• The knowledge base for the care that is given 4. What is the art of nursing - Answer-• The skilled application of that knowledge to help others achieve maximum health and quality of life. 5. Who was the...

Parasympathetic Nervous System - Answer-Conserves energy and the body's resources day to day needs of the body Autonomic Nervous System - Answer-made up of parasympathetic, and sympathetic nervous system. Sympathetic Nervous System - Answer-Responds to stress by preparing the body to defend itself (fight or flight). Releases catecholamines (epinephrine), mobilizes energy stores, for instance, glucose to muscles, decreases the release of insulin, redirects blood supply from the gut( decre...

Pathophysiology associated with Type 1 & 2 DM - Answer-autoimmune loss of B cells in the pancreatic islet Development of insulin resistance in a characteristic of: - Answer-Type 2 DM Lack of all anterior pituitary hormones is called? - Answer-panhypopituitarism Clinical manifestations of hypothyroidism - Answer-low basal metabolic rate, cold intolerance, lethargy, tiredness, and slightly lower basal body temperature Characteristics of diabetes insipidus - Answer-an insufficiency of A...

Hypocalcemia (<8.5 mg/dl) Calcium - bone, teeth, blood clotting, muscle contraction (heart) - Answer-Inadequate intestinal absorption, massive blood administration, decreases in PTH and vitamin D levels; nutritional deficiencies - malnutrition; alkalosis, elevated calcitonin level; pancreatitis; hypoalbuminemia Hypocalcemia (<8.5 mg/dl) Calcium - bone, teeth, blood clotting, muscle contraction (heart) - Answer-Increased neuromuscular excitability; tingling, muscle spasms (particular...

.Conserving energy, digesting, metabolism, and rest - Answer-Review: the parasympathetic system is all about what? Parasympathetic System - Answer-Conserving energy, digesting, metabolism, and rest 2.Increases blood sugar levels, increases body temperature, and increases blood pressure - Answer-The sympathetic nervous system primarily serves to protect an individual by doing which of the following? (select all that apply) C.Sympathetic Nervous System - Answer-Increasing body temperature...

What is Apoptosis? - Answer-A programmed cell death What is necrosis? - Answer-Death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue due to disease, injury, or failure of the blood supply. Characteristics of tissue necrosis - Answer-1) Rapid loss of the plasma membrane structure 2) Organelle swelling 3) Mitochondrial dysfunction Hypoxia - Answer-What is the #1 major cause of cellular injury leading to necrosis. (especially the kidney and heart) What is hypertrophy? - Answer-Is an...

obesity - Answer-BMI >30 kg/m2; caloric intake > caloric expenditure leading causes of death associated with obesity - Answer-cardiovascular disease; type 2 DM; cancer visceral obesity - Answer-aka intra-abdominal, central, or masculine obesity; distribution of body fat is localized around abdomen and upper body, resulting in apple shape visceral obesity is associated with - Answer-accelerated lipolysis; increased risk for inflammation, metabolic syndrome, type 2 DM, CV complicati...

3 types of joints - Answer-1. Synovial (freely movable, knee and shoulder) 2. Cartilaginous (slightly movable, vertebral bodies, symphysis pubis, sternomanubrial joint) 3. Fibrous (immovable, skull sutures) Types of synovial joints - Answer-1. Ball and socket (shoulder/hip) 2. Hinge (wrist, interphalangeal joints of hands/foot) 3. Condylar (knee, temporomandibular joint) Tips for assessing joint pain - Answer-1. Point to the pain 2. Clarify onset, mechanism of injury, activity 3. Ar...

Autocrine - Answer-Communication within the same cell Paracrine - Answer-Communication between local cells Endocrine - Answer-Communication between remote cells Functions of the endocrine system - Answer-Differentiation of the reproductive and central nervous system in the developing fetus Stimulation of sequential growth and development during childhood and adolescence Coordination of the male and female reproductive systems Maintenance of an optimal internal environment throughout ...

Neurogenic Diabetes Insipidus - Answer-Swelling commonly seen after traumatic brain injury (TBI) can lead to dangerous increases in intracranial pressure. This increase can push on the pituitary leading to decreased ADH secretion = polyuria. Parasympathetic Nervous System - Answer-Mediated by acetylcholine; controls rest and digest; conserves energy and the body's resources; controls everyday metabolism Sympathetic Nervous System - Answer-Mediated by catecholamines (epi and norepi); prepa...

Cardiac Enzymes/Lipids - Answer-→ Purpose: enzymes are released into bloodstream during heart ischemia and a lipid profile helps with early detection → Indication: Angina MI Heart Disease Hyperlipidemia → Considerations: fasting for 12-14 hr is recommended prior to lipid profile Transthoracic echocardiography - Answer-→ Purpose: used to diagnose valve disorders & cardiomyopathy and assess heart function and ejection fraction → Indications: Cardiomyopathy HF Angina M...

Nucleus - Answer- contains the nucleolus, a small, dense structure composed largely of RNA; most of the cellular DNA; and the DNA-binding proteins, the histones, that regulate its activity. The DNA chain in eukaryotic cells is so extensive that the risk of breakage is high. Therefore, the histones binding to DNA cause DNA to fold into chromosomes. The wrapping of DNA into tight packages of chromosomes is essential for cell division in eukaryotes. Ribosomes - Answer- RNA-protein complexes (nuc...

Apoptosis -Answer-A programmed cell death that is regulated or programmed. Cellular self-destruction for elimination or unwanted cell populations Necrosis -Answer-Rapid loss of the plasma membrane structure, organelle swelling, mitochondria dysfunction What is the #1 cause of cellular injury leading to necrosis (especially the kidney and heart) -Answer-hypoxia What is the #1 cause of hypoxia? -Answer-ischemia Main component of a cell -Answer-nucleus What does the nucleus contain? ...

Sodium - Answer-Main ECF ion. Potassium - Answer-Main ICF ion. Mitochondria - Answer-Organelle that produces ATP. Ribosomes - Answer-Organelles responsible for protein synthesis. Lysosomes - Answer-Organelles that degrade and recycle waste. Peroxisomes - Answer-Organelles that break down chemicals into H202, produces free radicals. Golgi Apparatus - Answer-Organelle responsible for packaging and distribution. Smooth Endoplasmic Reticulum - Answer-Organelle that synthesizes s...