NURS 620 Exam II Questions and
Answers
The most common cause of sepsis in older adults is: - Correct Answers: :UTI
What is the usual clinical presentation of an adult patient with cystitis? - Correct Answers: :Complaints
of dysuria, urgency, frequency, nocturia, and suprapubic heaviness. (not sure)
Which statement characterizes functional incontinence? - Correct Answers: :Mainly caused by factors
outside the urinary tract, especially immobility, that prohibit proper toileting habits.
What are the two most common pathogens in community-acquired UTIs? - Correct
Answers: :Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis
When prescribing oxybutinin (Ditropan) for the patient with overactive bladder symptoms, the nurse
practitioner must consider which
disorder in the medical history before prescribing? - Correct Answers: :Narrow-angle glaucoma
The clinical presentation of a client with urolithiasis would include: - Correct Answers: :Pain starting in
the flank and localizing in the costovertebral angle (not sure)
What is the most common cause of chronic renal failure (CRF)? - Correct Answers: :Hypertension* &
Diabetes
The most frequent sign of bladder cancer is: - Correct Answers: :Hematuria
The inability to empty the bladder, resulting in overdistention and frequent loss of small amounts of
urine, describes which type of urinary incontinence? - Correct Answers: :Overflow incontinence
A factor contributing to stress incontinence is: - Correct Answers: :Bladder irritation from a urinary tract
infection (look up)
, How quickly can acute tubular necrosis resolve (leading cause of ARF)? - Correct Answers: :7-21 days
with appropriate treatment such as rehydration or discontinuing the offending drug.
Diagnostic of Prerenal Azotemia - Correct Answers: :increased BUN and Serum Creatinine
Metabolic Syndrome Consists of : - Correct Answers: :Metabolic syndrome is not a disease in itself.
Instead, it's a group of risk factors -- high blood pressure, high blood sugar, unhealthy cholesterol levels,
and abdominal fat.
These risk factors double your risk of blood vessel and heart disease, which can lead to heart attacks and
strokes. They increase your risk of diabetes by five times.
Large Waist Size: For men: 40 inches or larger
For women: 35 inches or larger
High Triglycerides: 150 mg/dL or higher
or Using a cholesterol medicine
HDL (good Cholesterol): For men: Less than 40 mg/dL
For women: Less than 50 mg/dL
or
Using a cholesterol medicine
High Blood Pressure: Having blood pressure of 135/85 mm Hg or greater or Using a high blood pressure
medicine
What is the gold standard for Dx of DVT? - Correct Answers: :Venography- reference gold standard for
dx
Gold Standard Diagnoses of CAP - Correct Answers: :Infiltrates on Chest x-Ray
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