NUR 2502 EXAM 1/NUR2502 EXAM 1
LATEST EXAM QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS/MDC3 EXAM 1
/MULTIDIMENSIONAL CARE 3 EXAM 1
|ALREADY GRADED A+2024|RASMUSSEN
COLLEGE
· Patient teaching for Addison's disease - <<ANSWERS>>- Tell doctor about increased stress (SSS)
- Diet high in protein, carbs, sodium
- NEVER abruptly stop steroids
- Medication will not CURE patient
- Lifelong hormone therapy
· Signs and symptoms of myxedema - <<ANSWERS>>- Hypothermia
- Mental obtundation
- Bradycardia
- Hypotension
- Coarse, dry skin
- Myxedema facies
- Hypoglycemia
- Atonic GI tract & bladder
- Pericardial, pleural, and peritoneal effusions
· Part of the adrenal gland that secretes catecholamines - <<ANSWERS>>Inner layer of Adrenal Gland
· Most common cause of prostatic enlargement in older men - <<ANSWERS>>- Hormonal
involvement
, · Signs and symptoms of BPH - <<ANSWERS>>- Frequent or urgent need to urinate - Nocturia
- Difficulty starting urination
- Weak urine stream or a stream that stops and starts
- Dribbling at the end of urination
- Inability to completely empty the bladder
· Modifiable risk factors for prostate cancer - <<ANSWERS>>- Milk consumption (Diet), smoking
habits, exercise, large body size
· Significance of Gleason score - <<ANSWERS>>- Incorporated into a strategy of prostate cancer
staging which predicts prognosis and helps guide therapy. Higher score means higher possibility of
prostate cancer.
Signs and symptoms of type 1 diabetes mellitus - <<ANSWERS>>- Polyuria, Polydipsia, Polyphagia
- weight loss
- fatigue
- increased frequency of infections
- rapid, early onset
- INSULIN DEPENDENT
Correlation of blood glucose levels with HGA1C results - <<ANSWERS>>- As A1C % becomes more
elevated so does glucose
- 5.7 - 6.4 pre-diabetic
- 6.5 or above is diabetic!
Pathophysiology of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) - <<ANSWERS>>- Relative or absolute insulin
deficiency
Cause of osmotic diuresis in the diabetic patient - <<ANSWERS>>Increase in blood sugar
(Hyperglycemia)
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