MARYVILLE NURS 623 Tests Bundle

Which of the serum laboratory findings are present in the client with Cushing's syndrome? Answer Increased cortisol, HYPERnatremia, and HYPOkalemia Alice, age 48, has a benign thyroid nodule. The most common treatment involves: Answer Watchful waiting with an annual follow-up ACE inhibitors a...

What is important to note when a patient has traumatic injury Answer If taking Blood Thinners Define delirium Answer Underlying acute cause, abrupt onset, hours to days, reversible, hallucinations, incoherent speech, confusion Define Dementia Answer Various causes, gradual change with mental s...

What are the typical demographics of a patient with MS (what type of person does this disease normally effect) Answer Young, caucasion female of eastern European desent At the onset of alzheimers, what category of medications should be initiated Answer Cholinesterase inhibitors What factors co...

Mode of transmission for parasitic skin infections Answer Close direct skin contact. Clinical presentation for Scabies Answer Intense itching, worse at night. Burrows noted between webs of fingers. Commonly prescribed medications for Scabies Answer Permethrin Cream 5% (Elimite) is the first-li...

What are the Stages of Lyme Disease? Answer Early localized Early disseminated Late Lyme Early Localized Lyme Disease Answer -occurs days to months after exposure -Symptoms nonspecific: malaise, fever, cervical stiffness, myalgias, arthralgias -Can have a " bulls eye rash aka "erythema migr...

•Anterior drawer test has a low sensitivity and high specificity for confirming ACL pathology, so a positive test strongly suggests a problem but a negative test does not rule out an ACL tear. Answer A positive test strongly suggests a problem but a negative test does not rule out an ACL tear. ...