NURS 612 AHA Exams Questions and Answers

Fungal Infection (onychomycosis) ~ 1) thick and yellow or white discoloration of nail bed 2) May separate from the nail bed 3)may report associated discomfort, paresthesia, loss of manual dexterity 4)may lose ability to walk, exercise, or wear shoes Cellulitis ~ 1) Swollen, red, and painful ...

h&p cough ~ onset, duration, dry or wet, sputum?, color, thickness, smell, SOB, CP, OTC's AP diameter norms ~ 1:2 normal chest/ thorasic anatomic landmarks ~ nipples angle of louis suprasternal notch costal angle vertebral prominens clavicles normal RR ~ 12-20 normal HR to RR ratio...

Acute glomerulonephritis ~ inflammation of the capillary loops of the renal glomeruli Ascites ~ accumulation of serous fluid in the peritoneal cavity Cholecystitis ~ inflammatory process of the gallbladder most commonly due to obstruction of the cystic duct from cholelithiasis, which may b...

Maryville Exam 2 AHA 612 CARDIAC Questions and Answers

Which of the following will best facilitate the interview when obtaining a history from a deaf patient who can read lips? A. Speaking loudly B. Speaking slowly C. Using gestures D. Sitting to the side of the patient ~ B Approximately what percentage of patients interviewed have a sexual or...

Subjective data of a client with CP ~ Substernal chest pain, pain radiating to jaw, pain radiating to L arm; SOB, fatigue Objective data of a client with CP ~ How long has the CP been occuring What makes the CP better What makes the CP worse What can cause heart sounds to be diminished? ~ ...

Macule ~ a flat, circumscribed area that is a change in color of the skin; less than 1 cm in diameter Examples: freckles, flat nevi, petechiae, measles Papule ~ an elevated, firm, circumscribed area; less than 1cm in diameter Examples: wart (verruca), lichen planus Patch ~ a flat, nonpal...

What is a cause of proliferative diabetic retinopathy ~ Anoxic stimulation TM bulging with no mobility indicates ~ Otitis serous TM retracted with no mobility indicates ~ Obstruction of Eustachian tubes with or without middle ear effusion TM has white flecks and dense white plaques which in...

Elevated, firm, circumscribed lesion; deeper in dermis; 1 to 2 cm in diameter ~ Nodule Elevated, circumscribed encapsulated lesion; filled with liquid or semisolid material. ~ Cyst Elevated, firm, circumscribed area ;Less than 1 cm in diameter ~ Papule Elevated lesion filled with purulent f...

i.Longer/higher the wheeze, the worse the obstruction. If wheeze suddenly stops, assume the worst - airflow is completely obstructed. ii.Bilateral wheeze may be asthma bronchospasm or acute/chronic bronchitis iii.Unilateral wheeze may be foreign body/swelling/tumor What are vesicular sounds? ...