Nurs251 Exam Study Guides 2024

To percuss the upper border of the liver of an adult client, where should the nurse begin the assessment? At the client's . . . A. Right MCL, 5th ICS B. Right MCL, below umbilicus C. Left MCL, 5th ICS D. Left MCL, below umbilicus - A. To palpate for tenderness of an adult client's appe...

Two factors that determine a person's blood pressure - Cardiac Output and Systemic Vascular Resistance Cardiac output - amount of blood ejected from the heart's left ventricle in one minute (heart rate x stroke volume) SVR (systemic vascular resistance) - amount of resistance to blood flow ...

Cystitis - Infection of the bladder Nephrotoxicity - Toxic to the kidneys Ototoxicity - Toxic to hearing HTN - Hypertension Enzyme induction - drugs stimulate the metabolism, can cause decreased pharmacological effects Enzyme inhibition - occurs with concurred administration of 2+ dru...

main function of the respiratory system - (1) to deliver oxygen to the cells of the body (2) remove carbon dioxide from the body. upper respiratory tract (URT) - outside the chest cavity and includes the nose, and nasopharynx (down to the larynx). lower respiratory tract (LRT) - includes the...

Where in the body is the pituitary gland located? - The pituitary gland is located in the brain near the hypothalamus. What is the primary substance released from the pituitary gland? - Its primary role is to release hormones into the body that control other glands within the endocrine system. ...

inflammatory mediators - end results of inflammation, help us to heal, but cause pain and swelling along the way --pain, heat, redness, swelling corticosteroids - group of steroidal hormones. cortisol - prototypical, naturally occuring (endogenous) corticosteroid -produced in the outer par...