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Skin integrity/wound care, activity/immobility, assessment techniques, head/neck/neuro assessment & respiratory assessment define blanching: correct answer: pressure is placed on the skin to determine if coloration returns *blanch= become pale under applied pressure 3 factors that influence pathogenesis of pressure: correct answer: - pressure intensity (increased pressure) - pressure duration (length of pressure) - tissue tolerance (nutrition, age, hydration status) 3 layers of s...

Sickle Cell Anemia: - Dx = Newborn Screening - Patient having extreme leg or abdominal pain = Give Morphine - Patient with pain and fever = Blood culture to test for infection - NO CURE, but possible bone marrow transplants - If a patient with sickle cell is in pain and has had pain med but still has a headache….CALL MD… patient could be having a stroke and needs a CT scan: on test - Management = KEEP HYDRATED and TREAT PAIN this exact answer option was on the test o No strenuous e...

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Test Bank for Clinical Manifestations and Assessment of Respiratory Disease, 9th Edition 9e by Terry Des Jardins, George G. Burton. Full Chapters test bank are included - Chap 1 to 45 (Complete chapters) PART I: ASSESSMENT OF CARDIOPULMONARY DISEASE SECTION I: Bedside Diagnosis 1.The Patient Interview 2.The Physical Examination 3.The Pathophysiologic Basis for Common Clinical Manifestations SECTION II: Clinical Data Obtained from Laboratory Tests and Special Procedures — Objective Find...

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AKT-1 Flashcards Anesthesia Knowledge Test 1 (2023) Complication of Cricoid Pressure - ANS-i.e. Sellick manoeuvre Complications: 1) N/V 2) Esophageal rupture 3) Difficult tracheal and mask intubation 4) minimal hemodynamic changes 5) complete AW obs 6) fracture of cricoid cartillage Contraindications of LMA - ANS-1) small oral opening 2) "full stomach" (i.e. not npo, morbidly obese, trauma, GERD, intestinal obs) 3) dec lung compliance 4) not profoundly anesthetized 5) oropharyng...

HESI Health Assessment and Physical Examination Latest 2023/2024 (With Questions and Answers) Graded A+. A 29 year old male client informs the nurse that he came to the clinic to see if, "Maybe I have lung cancer or something," and wants to get checked out since, "I can't seem to get rid of this body-wracking dry cough that has been hanging around for the last six weeks." Which computer documentation of this client's concerns should the nurse enter? A. Presents with a hacking non-prod...

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NSG 311 - Exam 1 (Neuro Assessment), Adams, WVU 2024 | Questions and Answers | 100% Pass How many pairs of cranial nerves are there? A. 10 B. 11 C. 12 D. 13 C How many pairs of spinal nerves are there? 31 pairs Many neurologic disorders are due to: Imbalance in neurotransmitters What are PET/CT scans performed for? To detect cancer What are some rules associated with doing an EEG? Hold sedatives, seizure meds 24 to 48 hours prior to study, may mask seizure activit...