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CDIP Practice Exam 2 Practice Questions and Answers | 100% Pass A physician admits a patient with shortness of breath and chest pain, then treats the patient with Lasix, oxygen, and Theophylline. The physician's final documented diagnosis for the patient is acute exacerbation of COPD. What is missing from this diagnosis that would make it reliable information in the treatment of this patient? a.No additional information is needed. b.The type of COPD c.The reason the patient was treate...

NURS 6550-I-Human Case Samantha Higgins New Study-LATEST UPDATE2023/2024 Problem Statement: I-Human Management Plan Based upon initial neurologic examination in ED Samantha Higgins is in Grade 2 (severe headache, stiff neck, no neurologic deficit except cranial nerve palsy) according to Hunt and Hess grading system for Problem Lists: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Migraine History of HTN/Family Hx HTN (Mom) History of Bell’s Palsy History of Tension Headache Status/Condition: Critical Code Sta...

CDIP test bank Exam 2 questions answered latest 2023 graded A+ A physician admits a patient with shortness of breath and chest pain, then treats the patient with Lasix, oxygen, and Theophylline. The physician's final documented diagnosis for the patient is acute exacerbation of COPD. What is missing from this diagnosis that would make it reliable information in the treatment of this patient? a.No additional information is needed. b.The type of COPD c.The reason the patient was treated with L...

NIHSS Score > 15 is associated with? - CORRECT ANSWER Patient at greater risk of death from stroke Examples of items not scored on NIHSS which could represent a clinically significant posterior circulation stroke - CORRECT ANSWER Diplopia, dysphagia, gait instability, hearing, nystagmus Hunt and Hess grading system - CORRECT ANSWER Used for SAH, score ranges from 0-5, significance of damage increases with score Fisher score - CORRECT ANSWER Used for SAH and specifically graded the ...

coup-contrecoup injury Dual impacting of the brain into the skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact; contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite side of impact, as the brain rebounds. Scalp laceration: what, effect, management Primary head injury profuse bleeding - signs of hypovolemia Apply direct pressure Suture/ staple laceration Lidocaine 1% with epi to control bleeding, not close to nose/ ears Skull fracture: types, effect, management Primary head injury Simple...

NIHSS Score > 15 is associated with? - CORRECT ANSWER Patient at greater risk of death from stroke Examples of items not scored on NIHSS which could represent a clinically significant posterior circulation stroke - CORRECT ANSWER Diplopia, dysphagia, gait instability, hearing, nystagmus Hunt and Hess grading system - CORRECT ANSWER Used for SAH, score ranges from 0-5, significance of damage increases with score Fisher score - CORRECT ANSWER Used for SAH and specifically graded the thi...

coup-contrecoup injury Dual impacting of the brain into the skull; coup injury occurs at the point of impact; contrecoup injury occurs on the opposite side of impact, as the brain rebounds. Scalp laceration: what, effect, management Primary head injury profuse bleeding - signs of hypovolemia Apply direct pressure Suture/ staple laceration Lidocaine 1% with epi to control bleeding, not close to nose/ ears Skull fracture: types, effect, management Primary head in...

Assign code(s) for the following diagnosis: Congestive heart failure due to hypertension. I10 Essential (primary) hypertension I11.9 Hypertensive heart disease without heart failure I11.0 Hypertensive heart disease with heart failure I50.9 Heart failure, unspecified I50.1 Left ventricular failure I50.20 Unspecified systolic (congestive) heart failure I50.21 Acute systolic (congestive) heart failure I50.22 Chronic systolic (congestive) heart failure I50.23 Acute on chronic systolic (cong...

NIHSS Score > 15 is associated with? - Answer- Patient at greater risk of death from stroke Examples of items not scored on NIHSS which could represent a clinically significant posterior circulation stroke - Answer- Diplopia, dysphagia, gait instability, hearing, nystagmus Hunt and Hess grading system - Answer- Used for SAH, score ranges from 0-5, significance of damage increases with score Fisher score - Answer- Used for SAH and specifically graded the thickness of blood clot. Corre...