Pruritus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

HESI PN OB/ HESI PN PEDIATRICS/ HESI PN MATERNITY EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES | (2023/ 2024 UPDATE) 1. A client LMP began July 5. Her EDD should be which of the following? A. January 2 B. March 28 C. April 12 D. October 12 ~ Answer: C Rationale: To determine the EDD when the date of the client's LMP is known use Nagele rule. To the first day of the LMP, add 7 days, subtract 3 months, and add 1 year (if applicable) to arrive at the EDD as follows: 5 + 7 = 12...

Genetics correct answer: The study of genes and their role in inheritance Genomics correct answer: The study of all a person's genes Epigenetics correct answer: The study of chemical modification of specific genes Germline correct answer: Inherited from parent Somatic correct answer: Acquired Anemia correct answer: Deficiency in erythrocytes (RBCs) Anemia is diagnosed by correct answer: CBC Blood smear Anemia clinical manifestations based on severity correct answer:...

ATI Capstone Maternal Newborn Assessment Updated 2023 1. A nurse is performing a vaginal exam on a client who is in active labor. The nurse notes the umbilical cord protruding through the cervix. Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Administer oxytocin to the client via intravenous infusion. Apply oxygen at 2 L/min via nasal cannula. Prepare for insertion of an intrauterine pressure catheter. Assist the client into the knee-chest position. 2. A nurse is assessing a new...

acob, a 33-year-old construction worker, complains of a "lump on his back" over his scapula. It has been there for about a year and is getting larger. He says his wife has been able to squeeze out a cheesytextured substance on occasion. He worries this may be cancer. When gently pinched from the side, a prominent dimple forms in the middle of the mass. What is most likely? - sebaceous cyst A new patient is complaining of severe pruritus that is worse at night. Several family members also ha...

NSG 6020 Final Exam – Question with Answers – South University 1. Question : You are beginning the examination of the skin on a 25-year-old teacher. You have previously elicited that she came to the office for evaluation of fatigue, weight gain, and hair loss. You strongly suspect that she has hypothyroidism. What is the expected moisture and texture of the skin of a patient with hypothyroidism? Student Answer: Moist and smooth Moist and rough Dry and smooth D...

Final Exam: NR511 / NR 511 Differential Diagnosis and Primary Final Exam Questions and Verified Answers | (2023/ 2024 Newly Updated) Chamberlain 1. Jason, age 14, appears with tender discoid breast tissue enlargement (2-3 cm in diameter) beneath the areolae. Your next action would be to: A. Perform watchful waiting for one year. B. Order an ultrasound. C. Obtain laboratory test. D. Refer Jason to an endocrinologist.' Answer: Perform watchful waiting for one year. ...

Gynecomastia causes -Aging -Neonatal period, puberty (tall/overweight teenagers) -Obesity Hypothyroidism -85% women -May be due to failure or resection of the thyroid gland itself or deficiency of pituitary TSH Goiter -May be present with thyroiditis, iodine deficiency, genetic thyroid enzyme defects, drug goitrogens (lithium, iodine, propylthiouracil or methimazole, sulfonamides, amiodarone, interferon-alpha, interferon-beta, interluekin-2, food goitrogens in iodine-deficien...

Chapter 1 72-Year-Old Male with Itchy, Erythematous Papules on His Trunk Amy Mehlman, Austin Cusick, and Shannon C. Trotter A 72-year-old male presented with itchy, erythematous papules on his trunk, most concentrated in the middle of his chest and back. The eruption had been present for 6 months and treated unsuccessfully with topical clotrimazole and over the counter emollients. He reported using a hot tub on a daily basis and stated that the lesions often look like a blister and they ...

Ulcerative Colitis - Ulcerative colitis is a chronic ulcerative and inflammatory disease of the mucosal and submucosal layers of the colon and rectum that is characterized by unpredictable periods of remission and exacerbation with bouts of abdominal cramps and bloody or purulent diarrhea. The inflammatory changes typically begin in the rectum and progress proximally through the colon Crohn's Disease - Crohn's disease is characterized by periods of remission and exacerbation. It is a suba...

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should identify which of the following findings is a manifestation of fluid volume excess? • Decreased bowel sounds • Distended neck veins • Bilateral muscle weakness • Thready pulse Distended Neck Veins A nurse is caring for a client with hyponatremia and is receiving an infusion of a prescribed hypertonic solution. Which of the following findings should indicate to the nurse that the treatment is effe...