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Medical Surgical II Cumulative Final - Respiratory and Cardio Questions With Complete Solutions
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Medical Surgical II Cumulative Final - Respiratory andCardio Questions With Complete Solutions
2 main purposes of the sinuses (12) Correct Answer Reduce the
weight of the skull and influence voice quality
4 classes of medication to treat hypertension (18) Correct
Answer Diuretics
Beta Blockers
Calcium Channel Blockers
ACE Inhibitors
Another phrase for asthma? (14) Correct Answer Reactive
airway disease
Aspirin considerations (13) Correct Answer Do not give to
persons under the age of 19 - can cause Reye's Syndrome,
especially if fighting a viral infection concurrently.
At what age does plaque begin to build in your arteries? (17)
Correct Answer 20
Bell's Palsy Signs and Symptoms (23) Correct Answer
Numbnessa and partial or total paralysis of the facial muscles
Drooping eyelid
Taste disturbances
Mouth drooping (causes drooling)
Benefit of pursed lipped breathing? (12) Correct Answer
Promotes CO2 elimination
,Best way to monitor edema and fluid build up? (17) Correct
Answer Daily weight
Blood pressure measurement during ventricular contraction?
(17) Correct Answer Systolic
Blood pressure measurement during ventricular relaxation? (17)
Correct Answer Diastolic
Can cause patient to have "barrel chest" symptoms (14) Correct
Answer Emphysema
Characteristics of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS/ Lou
Gehrig's disease) (24) Correct Answer Progressive
degeneration of gray matter of spinal cord
Rapid progression (death usually w/i 3 years)
Patient remains mentally alert with only motor neurons damaged
Characteristics of grand mal seizures (23) Correct Answer
Bilateral jerks of extremities
Loss of consciousness and incontinence
Postictal phase of drowsiness and confusion
Characteristics of Multiple Sclerosis (24) Correct Answer
demyelination of neurons
autoimmune disease
MRI's show white matter lesions throughout spinal cord
Relapse and remission are considered normal pattern
Characteristics of Myasthenia Gravis (MG) (24) Correct
Answer Autoimmune disease
, Severe muscle weakness
Ptosis (drooping upper eyelid)
Diplopia (double vision)
Restricts acetylcholine uptake
NO LOC effect
Common cold is viral or bacterial? (13) Correct Answer Viral
Definition (parameters) of respiratory failure? (12) Correct
Answer PaO2 < 50mmHg and PCO2 > 50mmHg
Definition of a congenital disease (17) Correct Answer a
condition you develop while forming in utero
Definition of hypertension (18) Correct Answer systolic
pressure over 130 and diastolic pressure over 80 taken at least
twice and averaged over 2 weeks apart
Definition of status epilepticus (23) Correct Answer seizure
lasting 5+ minutes that can lead to irreversible brain damage
Diagnosis of Myocardial Infarction (20) Correct Answer ECG,
WBC, Troponin levels (most definitive), CPK, and CK-MB
Difference between complete and incomplete spinal cord injury
(22) Correct Answer Complete has no chance of regaining
function or feeling below that point, incomplete is a partial tear
and some degree of function may be regained.
Difference between hypertensive crisis and hypertensive
urgency (18) Correct Answer Crisis is symptomatic (headache,
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