Chronic dz - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

25 yo F at 27 weeks w/ severe contractions x6 hours, vaginal spotting, contractions every 2-3 mins w/ FHR 130 and no decels, cervic 1-2 cm and 70% effaced, GBS is positive. next step? - IM beclamethasone THEN later can give penicillin man w/ 15 yr hx of difficult relaxing hands after tightly gripping objects or shaking hands, difficulty releasing after gripping w/ hands. dx? - myotonic muscular dystrophy pt unable to see out of R eye since awakening 2 hrs ago. visual acuity 20/200 in R eye ...

how do geriatric pts respond differently to illness? - -Seek assistance for only small part of symptoms -Perceive important symptoms as "getting old" -Delay seeking treatment -Trivialize chief complaints -Vague, poorly defined chief complaints Of patients >65, ____% have 1 chronic dz and ____% have 3 or more chronic dz. - 85% 1 chronic dz 30% have 3 or more

Community Acquired Pneumonia Exam Questions And Answers Graded A+ Epidemiology Community-Acquired Pneumonia • An estimated 5.6 million cases/year • Estimated total annual cost is $10 billion • 6th leading cause of death in U.S. - #1 cause of death from infectious diseases • Up to 80% of treatment is outpatient • Mortality rate varies - <1-5% outpatient - 12% inpatient - Up to 40% in critically ill/ICU admissions Pathogenesis Community-Acquired Pneumonia • Microor...

1. Define diagnostic reasoning Reflective thinking because thhe process involves questioning one's thinking to determine if all possible avenues have been explored & if thhe conclusions that are bein g drawn are based on evidence. Seen as a kind of critical thinking. 2. What is subjective data? Anything thhe patient tells you or complains of regarding thheir symptoms Chief complaint HPI ROS 3. What is objective data? Anything YOU can see, touch, feel, hear, or smell as part of your exam Include...

myocarditis diagnosis Post acute viral illness & cardiac dysfunction & elevated troponin Hypertension with hypokalemia Primary aldosteronism Brainpower Read More Tx for PAD (non emergency) Bypass surgery Peak T wave on ekg Hyperkalemia MR due to papillary muscle rupture Grade IV/VI systolic murmur radiation to left axilla Pt with hx of congenital heart dz now w/ murmur AR Antibiotics prophylaxis H/o AAA. What study should be done for ongoing mo...

ALU 301 - Ch 2 - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (2024) inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Term used for 2 inflammatory conditions of undetermined etiology. 1. Ulcerative Colitis (UC) 2. Crohn's Disease (CD) --Generally accepted idea that UC and CD are diff dz's but have overlapping manifestations making it difficult to distinguish one from the other --Both manifest as dz's of GI tract characterized by chronic inflammation w intermittent periods of exacerbation and remission. Both can be ass...

25 yo F at 27 weeks w/ severe contractions x6 hours, vaginal spotting, contractions every 2-3 mins w/ FHR 130 and no decels, cervic 1-2 cm and 70% effaced, GBS is positive. next step? IM beclamethasone THEN later can give penicillin man w/ 15 yr hx of difficult relaxing hands after tightly gripping objects or shaking hands, difficulty releasing after gripping w/ hands. dx? myotonic muscular dystrophy pt unable to see out of R eye since awakening 2 hrs ago. visual acuity 20/200 in R e...

MN 568 Midterm Study Guide Questions with Answers 2021 Respiratory Review 1. A chronic cough lasts longer than: 8 Weeks 2. You are doing a cerumen extraction and touch the external meatus of your pt's ear. He winces and starts coughing. What is the name of this reflex? Arnold Reflex 3. Julie has a postnasal drip along with her cough. You assess her for: Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis 4. A pt with HTN comes in and insists that one of his new meds is causing him to cough. When lo...

When should one consider COPD? - chronic cough dyspnea sputum production Hx risk factors: smoking, alpha-1antitrypsin def., and workplace exposure to gasses and fumes How is COPD dx'd? - spirometry after appropriate tx w/bronchodilator (salbutamol) How does one dx COPD by spirometry and assess the severity of COPD? - Postbronchodilator FEV1/FVC for dx Postbronchodilator FEV1 for severity What values of FEV1/FVC and FEV1 dx COPD? - FEV1 < 80% of predicted FEV1/FVC < .70 The...

MSP Exam 2 With 100% Correct And Verified Answers 2024 common causes of Septic Arthritis - Correct Answer-S. aureus H. influenza Gonococcal infection in sexually active ppl synovial membrane - Correct Answer-in Septic Arthritis, bacteria lodge in ______ pannus development - Correct Answer-in Septic Arthritis, inflammatory response in the membrane promotes: 48 hours - Correct Answer-acute form of Septic Arthritis often progresses to maximum symptomatology in _____ one week - Correc...