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NURS 6550 Midterm Review Exam
Questions And All Correct Answers.
The least worrisome type of fluid seen as a result of pleural fluid analysis - Answer Transudate pleural
fluid



What test should be ordered to confirm a suspected ascending aortic aneurysm? - Answer CT Scan
with contrast



Name risk factors for long-term care placement for the elderly population. - Answer Male gender

80 y.o.+

Living Alone

bowel/bladder incontinence

Hx of falls

dysfunctional coping

Intellectual impairment



A patient with anterior epistaxis has been treated with direct pressure for 20 minutes. What are
expected findings when the patient is instructed to gently blow their nose? - Answer Successful
treatment will be indicated by dark residual blood or clots being discharged from the nose.

If bleeding has not stopped you will see a bright red steady trickle of blood requiring more invasive
measures.



What is the most common organism in treating otitis media, bacterial sinusitis, bacterial pharyngitis,
AND community-acquired pneumonia? - Answer Streptococcus pneumoniae



What is the greatest risk factor for vascular dementia? - Answer Vascular diseases that result in target
organ damage such as:

hypertension

dyslipidemia

, diabetes



Hypertensive urgency vs emergency - Answer - Hypertensive urgency: BP >200/120 w/o sx; Tx with PO
furosemide, clonidine or captopril



- Hypertensive emergency: BP >200/120 WITH sx or evidence of end organ damage; Tx with IV
nitroprusside, labetalol or nicardipine

*Both req immediate treatment



What annual lab testing should be done for patients taking atypical antipsychotics? - Answer Lipid
Panel



Name some atypical antipsychotics - Answer OLAnzapine

CLOZapine

QUETIapine

RISPERidone

Aripiprazole

Ziprasidone



"It's ATYPICAL for OLd CLOSets to QUIETly RISPER from A to Z"



If you are treating a car mechanic for a possible eye injury what test would you avoid? - Answer MRI

possible metal in eye



What is the least invasive approach to rule out a pulmonary embolus? - Answer D-dimer



When treating a patient with an unfractionated heparin infusion, what would you monitor for (to avoid a
fatal complication) ? - Answer Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT). aka monitor for low platelets.

d/c heparin and intiate thrombin inhibitors!

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