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HEALTH AND ILLNESS PNG 2251 EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What is DMT1? - Ans:-Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 What does DKA stand for? - Ans:-Diabetic ketoacidosis What can DKA be mistaken for? - Ans:-Acting Intoxicated What are 4 clinical manifestations of DKA? - Ans:-1. Fruity Breath 2. Po...

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HEALTH AND ILLNESS PNG 2251
EXAM PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS


What is DMT1? - Ans:✔✔-Diabetes Mellitus Type 1


What does DKA stand for? - Ans:✔✔-Diabetic ketoacidosis


What can DKA be mistaken for? - Ans:✔✔-Acting Intoxicated


What are 4 clinical manifestations of DKA? - Ans:✔✔-1. Fruity Breath


2. Polyuria


3. Polydipsia (extreme thirst)


4. Polyphagia


5. Slurring words


6. Unsteady Gait


7. Vomiting
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8. Decreased LOC


What is an important teaching with further preventing DKA? - Ans:✔✔-Manage blood glucose and

ketones levels to avoid prolonged damage to legs and eyes.


What is a UTI (urinary tract infection)? - Ans:✔✔-It is an infection in ANY part of the urinary system.

Kidneys, ureter, bladder, urethra


What is Cystitis? - Ans:✔✔-Infection of the bladder or lower urinary tract


What is pyelonephritis? - Ans:✔✔-An infection of the kidney or upper urinary tract


What type of infection is a UTI? - Ans:✔✔-Bacterial


When elderly patients have a UTI, what s/s could be the ONLY one present? - Ans:✔✔-Delirium or

confusion


If a urinalysis is performed, what would indicate a UTI is present?


Colour:


Clarity:


Odour:


pH:



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Nitrites:


Casts:


RBC: - Ans:✔✔-Colour: dark, concentrated


Clarity: cloudy


Odour: foil


******* pH: Alkaline *******


Nitrites: Positive


Casts: WBC with acute pyelonephritis


RBC: hematuria


What type of procedure is a urinalysis? - Ans:✔✔-Non-invasive


What urine is the best to use for testing? - Ans:✔✔-FIRST urine - provides most accurate results


Clean technique should be used when performing a urinalysis. (T/F) - Ans:✔✔-False - it's a sterile

procedure


Why is it important to treat a UTI? - Ans:✔✔-Can lead to urosepsis - septic shock


Name the 3 treatments for cystitis. - Ans:✔✔-Antibiotics - Bactrim (sulphamethoxazole or trimethoprim)
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Ciprofloxacin for reoccurring UTI


Increase fluid intake - including cranberry juice


Name the 2 treatments for uncomplicated pyelonephritis and the additional 1 treatment that would be

included if it was complicated. - Ans:✔✔-Uncomplicated:


1. Antibiotics


2.Heat


Complicated:


1. IV Levaquin with IV isotonic fluids


What is the Creatinine Clearance Test?


What would indicate decreased kidney function and eGFR? - Ans:✔✔-The BEST indicator of renal

function. It compares the Cr in the blood and the Cr in the urine.




Increased blood Cr and decreased urine Cr = poor kidney function and low eGFR.


How long is the Creatinine Clearance test for and what occurs during that time? - Ans:✔✔-The test is 24

hours long. Urine will be collected that entire time and at the end of the 24 hours, blood will be drawn.

Medications required to be stopped will be discussed by the physician prior to the test.

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