Duke University School Of Medicine

Chapter 02: The Physical Examination and Its Basis in Physiology Des Jardins: Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 7th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. When would induced hypothermia be indicated? a. During brain surgery b. During bowel surgery c. To break a fever d. To treat carbon monoxide poisoning ANS: A There are times during brain or cardiac surgery that hypothermia is induced to lower the patient’s metabolism so that less oxygen is needed by the body. If a...

Chapter 2. Nature of Antigens and the Major Histocompatibility Complex Multiple Choice 1. An antigenic determinant is also called: A. an immunogen. B. an epitope. C. an antibody. D. a polysaccharide. ANS: B 2. Which of the following would be the most effective immunogen? A. One that is genetically foreign and has a single epitope B. One with a molecular weight of less than 10,000 Da C. One with multiple epitopes with many specificities D. One with multiple epitopes with a single repe...

TABLE OF CONTENTS Part I: Basic Math Review Part II: Systems, Conversion, and Methods of Drug Calculation 1.Systems Used for Drug Administration and Temperature Conversion 2.Conversion within the Metric and Household Systems 3.Interpretation of Drug Labels, Drug Orders, Bar Codes, MAR and eMAR, Automation of Medication Dispensing Administration, and Abbreviations 4.Prevention of Medication Errors 5.Alternative Methods for Drug Administration 6.Methods of Calculation 7.Methods of Calcul...

Chapter 07: Methods of Calculation for Individualized Drug Dosing Kee: Clinical Calculations, 8th Edition OTHER Body Surface Area by Square Root 1. Order: cyclophosphamide 500 mg/m2 in 500 mL of normal saline solution (NSS) over 90 minutes Patient height and weight: 5 ft 10 in, 142 lb Drug available: cyclophosphamide 100 mg dilute with 5 mL of sterile water; yields 20 mg/mL a. What is the patient’s body surface area (BSA) (m2)? b. What is the total dose? c. How many milliliters shoul...

Abbas: Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 9th Edition Antibodies and Antigens Test Bank Matching Questions 1-5 Match each of the descriptions in questions 1-5 with the correct lettered antibody isotype (A-E). (Answers may be used more than once.) A. IgA B. IgD C. IgE D. IgG E. IgM 1. The secreted form of this isotype forms pentamers around a J chain ANS: E. IgM is secreted as a J chain–linked pentamer. 2. The most abundant Ig isotype in the blood ANS: D. The blood IgG conceNntUr...

Abbas: Cellular and Molecular Immunology, 8th Edition Activation of T Lymphocytes Test Bank Multiple Choice 1. All of the following protein-protein interactions are involved in activation of naive helper T cells by antigen-presenting cells (APCs) EXCEPT binding of: A. Peptide-MHC complexes on the APC to the TCR on the T cell B. CD4 on the T cell to nonpolymorphic regions of class II MHC molecules on the APC C. Integrins on the T cell with adhesion ligands on the APC D. B7-2 on the APC ...

Chapter 2: The Aging Experience Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1. The nurse is caring for an older patient. Which information about the aging process should the nurse recall that demonstrates respect for this population? 1. As people get older, they become very self-centered. 2. Getting old is a hopeless downward spiral toward death. 3. Older people maintain unique and individual characteristics. 4. Older people become very ...

Chapter 2: Nursing in Canada, 1600 to the Present: A Brief Account Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The story of the early colonization of which area in Canada parallels the development of nursing? a. New Brunswick b. New France c. Quebec d. Prince Edward Island ANS: B The story of the early colonization of New France parallels the development of nursing because the establishment of hospitals and a health care system preceded the general settlement of the colony. DIF: Knowledge REF: 19 ...

TABLE OF CONTENTS. Unit 1: Applying Pharmacology to Nursing Practice 1. Drug Definitions, Standards, and Information Sources 2. Basic Principles of Drug Action and Drug Interactions 3. Drug Action Across the Life Span 4. The Nursing Process and Pharmacology 5. Patient Education to Promote Health Unit 2: Illustrated Atlas of Medication Administration 6. Principles of Medication Administration and Medication Safety 7. Percutaneous Administration 8. Enteral Administration 9. Parenteral A...

"1. A patient with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus asks the nurse what ""type 2"" means in relation to diabetes. The nurse explains to the patient that type 2 diabetes differs from type 1 diabetes primarily in that with type 2 diabetes a. the pt is totally dependent on an outside source of insulin b. there is a decreased insulin secretion and cellular resistance to insulin that is produced c. the immune system destroys the pancreatic insulin-producing cells d. the insulin pre...