Nu 607 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NU 607 Week 1 Lecture Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Why is medication formulation and bioavailabilty important? - Answer- Consider...Mr. G is on digoxin tablets and runs out of his medication but he knows his neighbor Mrs. T is on digoxin so he goes and borrows some of hers. However, Mrs. T's dig is capsule form. So, Mr. G goes from have 70% bioavailability of the digoxin to 90% meaning more is available to reach systemic circulation and possibly cause dig toxicity what is...

NU 607 PATHO MOD 1 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT What organ regulates potassium - Answer- Kidneys, they excrete it when theres high levels to keep it regulated Hyperkalemia - Answer- ICF to EVF shift, low renal excretion S/S: tall t wave, cardiac arrythmias in general, weakness Tx: calcium gluconate, dialysis if kidneys is issue Hypokalemia - Answer- GI or renal disorders cause this/ low intake/ increase body excretion S/S: neuromuscular weakness, dysrythmias Low sodium ...

NU 607 Exam 1 Questions with All Correct Answers What does a decrease in the hormone Erythropoietin result in? - Answer- anemia s/s of anemia - Answer- hypoxia, low hemoglobin, dizziness, syncope, light headedness What is the best measurement of effectiveness of iron therapy - Answer- ferritin ---- levels lower than 15 ish are concerning?? according to google Thrombocytopenia - Answer- low platelets Average life span of platelets - Answer- 10 days Disseminated Intravascular Coag...

NU 607 Module 1 & 2 Quiz Questions and Answers All Correct Pericarditis is most commonly triggered by? - Answer- Viral infections Valvular disorders cause what? - Answer- Disruption of normal blood flow through the heart Normal flow through the aortic valves occurs when? - Answer- The left ventricle pressure becomes higher than the aortic pressure causing the valve to open Disruptions in blood flow the valves result in? - Answer- Stenosis and regurgitation Yearly mammograms should ...

NU 607 Module 2 Exam Questions and Answers All Correct 2024 New Update What is a major source of drug-drug interactions? - Answer- altered metabolism through drugs that increase the metabolism of other drugs or decrease the metabolism of other drugs through inhibiting or inducing What is a classic example of food reducing drug absorption? - Answer- the interaction between calcium-containing foods and tetracycline antibiotics; if tetracyclines are administered with milk products or calcium...

NU 607 Final Study Guide Questions and Correct Answers New Update Diagnostics for a breast mass - Answer- Mammograms not routinely ordered in women under 35, ultrasound determines if mass is cyst or solid tumor HRT education - Answer- Estrogen is a short-term option, contraindicated in women with history of breast cancer, coronary heart disease, previous DVT or CVA, active liver disease Tx for urinary incontinence - Answer- Lifestyle changes: adjust fluid intake, reduce caffeine, regula...

NU 607 Patho Quiz 1 with Complete Solutions (Already Graded A+) systemic lupus erythematosus - Answer- diagnosis consists of evolving clinical criteria and varying clinical manifestations based on age. dx can be difficult and often takes time stages of HIV/AIDS - Answer- first acute retroviral syndrome, then clinical latency or chronic HIV infectious stage, then AIDS (this is when the presence of opportunistic infxn occurs) Pneumocystic jiroveci pneumonia - Answer- the opportunistic infec...

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