Periumbilical pa - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

MN580 PEDIATRIC FINAL EXAM: Question 1 2 / 2 points An 18-year-old man presents with periumbilical pain, vomiting, and abdominal cramping over the past 48 hours. Physical examination reveals rebound tenderness and laboratory a nalysis shows the presence of bandemia and a total WBC of 28,000 mm3. To support the diagnosis of acute appendicitis with suspected appendiceal rupture, you consider obtaining the following abdominal imaging study: Question options: 1) Magnetic resonance image (MRI). 2) Co...

Myxedema coma is also known as... A. Thyroid storm B. Adrenal insufficiency C. Hypothyroidism D. Hyperaldosteronism Hypothyroidism Most common presentation of a patient with hypothyroidism are all of the following, Except... A. Cold intolerance with coarse hair B. Almost exclusively over the age of sixty C. >90% of cases occur in the winter D. Primarily in men Primarily in men Hypothroidism occurs primarily in women, almost exclusively over the age of sixty, with 90% o...

NURS 4704 Critical Exam 3 DIABETES  Type 1 DM: pancreatic islet beta cell destruction; absolute insulin deficiency  Type 2 DM: combination of insulin resistance & insulin secretory defects; relative insulin deficiency  Cardiometabolic risk syndrome: HTN, atherogenic dyslipidemia, hyperglycemia; significantly increases risk of developing Type 2 DM  Other risk factors for DM:  Pregnancy, corticosteroids, genetic disorders (CF), pancreatic damage, viruses, pituitary/adrenal g...