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NSG 550 DIAGNOSTICS EXAM 1 WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
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NSG 550 DIAGNOSTICS EXAM 1 WITHCORRECT ANSWERS
precision sof sa stest s- sans--Ability sof sthe stest sto syield sthe ssame sresults son smultiple
strials susing sthe ssame ssample s(repeatability)
accuracy sof sa stest s- sans--does sthe stest smeasure swhat sis sis sdesigned sto smeasure
Sensitivity s- sans--determine swho shas sthe sdisease
highly ssensitivity sgives slow sfalse sNEG
Specificity s- sans--determine swho sdoes sNOT shave sthe sdisease
highly sspecific sgives slow sfalse sPOS
Choosing sWisely sCampaign s- sans--Developed sby sthe sAmerican sBoard sof sInternal
sMedicine sto saims sto spromote sconversations sbetween sphysicians sand spatients sby
shelping spatients schoose scare sthat sis:
Supported sby sevidence
Not sduplicative sof sother stests sor sprocedures salready sreceived
Free sfrom sharm
Truly snecessary
ACTH s(adrenocorticotropic shormone) s- sans--Stimulates sadrenal scortex sto srelease
sglucocorticoids s(cortisol)
response sto sstress
fights sinfection
regulates sblood ssugar sand sblood spressure sand smetabolism
who smakes sacth s- sans--pituitary sgland
what sto sdraw swhen slooking sfor sendocrine sdisease sprocess s- sans--acth
cortisol
cushings ssyndrome svs sdisease s- sans--disease stoo smuch sacth sand scortisol
syndrome stoo smuch scortisol
Addison's sdisease s- sans--a scondition sthat soccurs swhen sthe sadrenal sglands sdo snot
sproduce senough scortisol sor saldosterone
cortisol s- sans--stress shormone sreleased sby sthe sadrenal scortex
High sACTH slevels sand shigh scortisol s- sans--Cushing sDisease sor sEctopic sACTH
sproduction
, high sacth sand slow scortisol s- sans--Addison's sdisease
Low sACTH, shigh scortisol s- sans--Cushing ssyndrome
Low sACTH, slow scortisol s- sans--hypopituitarism
ACTH sstim stest s- sans--250 smcg sCosyntropin; smeasure scortisol sbefore s& s30 s& s60
smin safter sinjxn; spre sor spost s>18: sR/O sadrenal sinsuff
Aldosterone s- sans--"salt-retaining shormone" swhich spromotes sthe sretention sof sNa+
sby sthe skidneys. sna+ sretention spromotes swater sretention, swhich spromotes sa shigher
sblood svolume sand spressure
antidiuretic shormone s(ADH) s- sans--influences sthe sabsorption sof swater sby skidney
stubules
cause sof slow sosmolality s- sans--low sadh
DI
Antithyroidglobulin santibody s- sans--level sof santibodies
protein sfound sin sthyroid scells
less sthan s116IU
Anion sGap s- sans--Difference sbetween sthe sconcentrations sof sserum scations sand
sanions: sdetermined sby smeasuring sthe sconcentrations sof ssodium scations sand
schloride sand sbicarbonate sanions.
low sanion sgap s- sans--hypoalbuminemia
high sanion sgap s- sans--diabetic sketosis, sdue sto sincreased samount sof sketones
sacquired sfrom sdiet
diarrhea s
poision
dehydration
calcitonin s- sans--decreases sblood scalcium slevels
MADE sBY sTHYROID
tumor smarker
elevated sin sthyroid scancers
low sserum sco2 sand shigh sanion sgap s- sans--could smean sDKA, sneeds sfurther
sinvestigated
what sopposes sparathyroid shormone s- sans--calcitonin
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