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Final Exam: NR507/ NR 507 Advanced Pathophysiology Exam | Questions and Verified Answers (2023/ 2024)- Chamberlain Q: One of the first pathophysiological responses to the decreased GFR in acute renal failure is: Answer: Activation of the renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system. Q: One of the major markers for glomerular filtration rate is creatinine. Answer: true Q: Pre-renal is the most common cause of acute renal failure. Answer: true Q: The most common cause o...

Midterm Exam: NR565/ NR 565 Advanced Pharmacology Fundamentals Exam | Questions and Verified Answers (2024 / 2025 Update)- Chamberlain Q: When is it used - ASCVD Risk Score Answer: In children a screening should be done between ages 9 and 11 and then again at ages 19 and 21. For adults every 5 years after the age of 20. Some people are at greater risk like those with diabetes and a risk score greater than 7.5% and should be screened more often Q: ezetimibe- when can it be used? Answer: pregnancy...

NEW GENERATION(NGN) NCLEX QUESTIONS & Answers FOR 2023 EXAM   All Answers are correct. All the Best! The New Gen Nclex has 150 questions 1. A nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when administering insulin? Select all that apply. A. Verify the correct dose with another nurse. B. Administer insulin via intramuscular injection. C. Monitor the patient's blood glucose level. D. Check the expiration date of the insul...

The overarching element of any planning process is the: Organizations vision Cimetidine can increase the risk of bleeding in a patient receiving Warfarin therapy by what MOA? Inhibition of warfarin metabolism Prior to entering a pharmacy clean room a pharmacist must be wearing: Shoe coverings pH at the surface of normal skin: 4.5-5.5 The standard of substituted judgement as it relates to situations when a patient is unable to express treatment preferences: A fami...

Test Bank For Lehnes Pharmacotherapeutics for Advanced Practice Nurses and Physician Assistants 2nd Edition Rosenthal 9780323554954 Chapter 1-92 Complete Guide. Table Of Contents Chapter 1 Prescriptive Authority Chapter 2 Rational Drug Selection and Prescription Writing Chapter 3 Promoting Positive Outcomes of Drug Therapy Chapter 4 Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics, and Drug Interactions Chapter 5 Adverse Drug Reactions and Medication Errors Chapter 6 Individual Variation in Drug Responses Cha...

ABFM ITE 2023 Test Questions With Answers All Correct Persistent HTN is defined as ______. - ANS- HTN despite 3 or more antiHTN rx, including a diuretics HTN + Hyperkalemia + low renin + elevated aldosterone. Dx? - ANS- Primary hyperaldosteronism A ______ would be used to evaluate for a neuroendocrine tumor, which can present as chronic flushing and diarrhea. - ANS- 24-hour urine collection for 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) ______ level can be checked if Cushing syndrome is s...

Describe how your body responds to an infection. - ANSWER T cells produce cytokines, which stimulate B cells. B cells produce antibodies. Identify role of DNA changes in congenital abnormalities. - ANSWER Mutations in genes or chromosomal abnormalities How does development disrupts congenital abnormalities? - ANSWER Alterations of DNA Describes factors that disrupt homeostasis and how disruptions affect wellbeing. - ANSWER (ex) Fluid and electrolyte shifts can cause n/v or dysrhythmias....

NU 636 Quiz 2 (Questions and Answers) Latest Update Graded A+. A 77-year-old patient with a history of hypertension comes in newly diagnosed with heart failure. Understanding the treatment guidelines for heart failure which of the following would you anticipate the patient to have been initially prescribed for NYHA class I/AHA stage A heart failure? A. Diurectic B. Calcium Channel Blocker C. ACE inhibitor D. Beta Blocker 4. You are seeing an 88 year old female patient in follow up for h...

WGU D236 Pathophysiology Final Exam // D236 Pathophysiology Lesson 1 TO Lesson 11 (100% Verified Answers) 2022/2023 1. What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? Starling’s Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which ...

What is a hormone and how does it act? - ANSWER-Hormones are chemical messengers that are responsible for regulation. They are secreted into body fluids, mainly blood. It has specific actions on target tissues, which are any tissue that has specific receptors for that particular hormone. What is a paracrine gland? - ANSWER-a secretion that enters interstitial fluid but affects only neighboring cells What is an autocrine gland? - ANSWER-A secretion that only affects the secreting cell. W...