Maryville NURS 612 Exams Questions and Answers

NUR 612 Questions and Answers

NUR 612 Questions and Answers What is hypospadias?

Osteoblasts ~ Primary bone-producing cells -young immature cell Osteocytes ~ Transformed osteoblasts that are surrounded by new bone tissue Osteoclasts ~ The major reabsorptive cells of the bone (breaks down bone) New bone is soft and hardens when it gets mineralized by _______ and _______...

Which of the following will best facilitate the interview when obtaining a history from a deaf patient who can read lips? A. Speaking loudly B. Speaking slowly C. Using gestures D. Sitting to the side of the patient ~ B Approximately what percentage of patients interviewed have a sexual or...

Subjective data of a client with CP ~ Substernal chest pain, pain radiating to jaw, pain radiating to L arm; SOB, fatigue Objective data of a client with CP ~ How long has the CP been occuring What makes the CP better What makes the CP worse What can cause heart sounds to be diminished? ~ ...

Macule ~ a flat, circumscribed area that is a change in color of the skin; less than 1 cm in diameter Examples: freckles, flat nevi, petechiae, measles Papule ~ an elevated, firm, circumscribed area; less than 1cm in diameter Examples: wart (verruca), lichen planus Patch ~ a flat, nonpal...

EXOTROPIA IA WHEN ~ ONE EYE IS MORE LATERAL ESOTROPIA IS WHEN ~ ONE EYE IS MORE MEDIAL WHAT IS "BULGING EYES" OR OUTWARD DEVIATION CALLED ~ EXOPHTHALMOS IF THE PALPEBRAL CONJUNCTIVA IS PALE THAT CAN SIGNIFY ~ ANEMIA WHAT IS ANISCORIA ~ unequal pupil size What 6 muscles move the eye?...

These breath sounds are continuous, low-pitched snoring sounds caused by: airway obstruction from thick secretions, muscular contractions, or masses; long snoring sounds; located over the bronchi. ~ Rhonchi. Chest pain differential diagnosis? ~ Angina, MI, Pericarditis, Thoracic/abdominal a...

Polycythemia vera Treatment ~ •Hydroxyurea drug of choice to decrease the number of blood cells in bone marrow (less chance for leukemia) •Phlebotomy, 300-500mL, to reduce the blood volume and iron levels •Low dose Aspirin to prevent clotting Hemolytic disease of fetus and newborn ~ A...

ABNORMAL SKIN: ~ • 5th disease: caused by Parvo virus, dangerous for pregnant women in 1st trimester • 1 Hand, 2 Feet: type of tinea corporis, treat with oral Diflucan 200 mg x10-14 d, check liver function • Impetigo: honey crusted lesion • Herpes Simplex: vesicular, can be Type 1 or ...

Do not need to be activated; have no memory With Local Manifestations of Inflammation _______ is the main thing released ~ Fluid (exudate) Two causes of chronic inflammation ~ •Recurrent or progressive acute inflammation, OR •Low-grade responses that fail to evoke acute responses Chronic...

What is a cause of proliferative diabetic retinopathy ~ Anoxic stimulation TM bulging with no mobility indicates ~ Otitis serous TM retracted with no mobility indicates ~ Obstruction of Eustachian tubes with or without middle ear effusion TM has white flecks and dense white plaques which in...

Elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis; 1 to 2 cm in diameter ~ Nodule Elevated, circumscribed encapsulated lesion; filled with liquid or semisolid material. ~ Cyst Elevated, firm, circumscribed area ;Less than 1 cm in diameter ~ Papule Elevated lesion filled with purulent f...

i.Longer/higher the wheeze, the worse the obstruction. If wheeze suddenly stops, assume the worst - airflow is completely obstructed. ii.Bilateral wheeze may be asthma bronchospasm or acute/chronic bronchitis iii.Unilateral wheeze may be foreign body/swelling/tumor What are vesicular sounds? ...