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What is the cause of swimmers ear? moisture in ear canal Allergic reactions (psoriasis) Trauma of ear canal related to itching/scratching What are the symptoms of otitis externa? pruritis Discharge Pain with pinna and auricle movement What is the treatment for otitis externa? What are the adverse...

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NUR 426 Final Exam Questions and
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What is the cause of swimmers ear? ✅moisture in ear canal
Allergic reactions (psoriasis)
Trauma of ear canal related to itching/scratching

What are the symptoms of otitis externa? ✅pruritis
Discharge
Pain with pinna and auricle movement

What is the treatment for otitis externa? What are the adverse effects and nursing
considerations? ✅neomycin-polymxin-b hydrocortisone
Burning, stinging, ototoxicity
Let absorb for 20 mins

How do you treat necrotizing otitis externa? What are the adverse effects and nursing
considerations? ✅ciprofloxacin
Tendonitis, tendon rupture, prolonged qt interval
Contraindicated with tizanidine
Avoid dairy products

What are the symptoms and treatment of otitis media? ✅otalgia and diminished
hearing
Amoxicillin or a cephalosporin
Can cause a super infection

What are the tips for ear medication administration? ✅keep affected ear up
Straighten ear canal (up and out for adults down and back for child)
Keep at room temp
Do not occlude ear
Let absorb for 2-5 min

True or false: retinoids have a black box warning for pregnancy ✅true

What are the signs of glaucoma? ✅blurred vision
Halos
Difficulty focusing
Loss of peripheral vision
Headache

,What are the treatments for wide angle glaucoma? What are the nursing
considerations? ✅- phenylephrine - contraindicated in narrow angled glaucoma, htn,
and cardiac issues because it causes dysrhythmias
- bimatoprost - do not wear contacts for 15 mins after
- timolol - contraindicated in asthma, copd, hf, cardiac dysrhythmias, cardiogenic shock

What is the function of atropine for the eyes? What are the nursing considerations
✅relaxes and dilates pupils for diagnosing
Contraindicated in glaucoma
Can cause photophobia so wear sunglasses and do not drive after

What are the steps to eye medication administration? ✅drop med in conjunctival sac
Put pressure on inner canthus
Gently close and rotate eyes after administration
Wait five minutes

Immune globulin products can increase risk for ___ ✅thrombosis

Passive immunity can last ____ ✅1-3 months

What is the difference between vaccines and toxoids? ✅vaccines are suspensions of
microbes intended to induce antibody formation and can provide permanent immunity
Toxoids are bacterial toxins modified to destroy toxicity but retain antigenic properties -
require boosters because immunity is temporary

What are contraindications for immunizations? ✅febrile illnesses
During immunosuppressive therapies
During immunodeficient states

____ vaccine is associated with birth defects and death ✅rubella

How does estrogen and progesterone affect hdl and ldls? Glucose? ✅estrogen
increases hdl and lowers ldl

Progesterone decreases hdl and increases ldl and decreases glucose tolerance so be
careful with diabetes

Conjugated estrogen is used to treat ____ but can cause _____ so it is not
recommended in _______ ✅womens health disorders when estrogen levels are
low/absent, contraception, menopause, replacement therapies

Thromboembolic conditions

Women over 35 who smoke or used for long periods of time

, Tamoxifen is a ____ that works by ____ and used to ______ ✅serm
Blocking estrogen receptors in the breast
Increase the benefits and decrease the risk of estrogen use

Medroxyprogesterone acetate is used to ____ but can ____ so it is recommended to
___ ✅prevent hyperplasia of endometrial lining in women taking estrogen,
endometriosis, endometrial cancer

Increase the risk of cardiovascular events and cause calcium loss in bones

Use at the lowers dose for the shortest period of time

Estrogen and progesterone combinations used for contraception is ____ and the one
used or hormone replacement therapy is ____. Patients should report _____ ✅ethinyl
estradiol-norethindrone (ortho-novum)

Conjugated estrogen-medroprogesterone (prempro)

Sudden weight gain, unusual vaginal bleeding, warning signs of thromboembolism, high
bp, gallbladder disease, blood clotting disorders

Lack of sufficient testosterone can cause _____ ✅hypogonadism

Testosterone is used to treat ____ but can cause ___ so it is recommended to ____
✅- deficiency states, reestablish and maintain masculine characteristics, stimulate
development in children
- increase effects of warfarin
- have frequent pt/inr draws

Abusing androgens can cause ___ ✅stopping bone growth
Damage heart/kidneys/liver
Increase risk of clotting

Sildenafil is used to ___ but can cause ____ so it is recommended to ___ ✅improve
erectile dysfunction
Headache, flushing, dizziness
Not take on nitrates or antihypertensives, not take more than once a day, seek med
attention if erection lasts more than 4 hrs

Finasteride and tamsulosin are used together to treat ____ by ___ but patients should
know ___ ✅treat bph
Shrinking prostate and relaxing the bladder/prostate muscles

Can take 3-6 months to see effects
Can cause sexual dysfunction and decrease sperm production

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