Is uremia a disease Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Which cavity contains the mediastinum? a. abdominal b. dorsal c. pelvic d. ventral - ANSWER d. ventral What is a syndrome? a. A communicable disease b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases c. A disease that is neither acute nor chronic d. A widespread disease - ANSWER b. A disease accompanied by a characteristic group of signs and diseases Which of the following is part of the internal non-specific response to infection? a. tears ...

Pediatric ATI Practice Exam 3 (final) 100% accurate answers. Rated A+ a nurse is reviewing sick-day management with a parent of a child who has type 1 DM. which of the following should the nurse include in the teaching (SATA) a. monitor blood glucose levels every 3 hours b. discontinue taking insulin until feeling better c. drink 8 oz of fruit juice every hour d. test urine for ketones e. call the provider if blood glucose is greater than 2540 mg/dL A D E a nurse is teaching a ch...

WGU D236 Pathology Pre-Assessment Already Graded A+ A patient's records indicate a diagnosis of a staph skin infection which caused a boil to develop on the patient's buttock region. Symptoms included red, swollen skin with pus. Which additional symptom can appear in the affected area? Warm to touch A patient presents with anemia, jaundice, fever, and malaise due to the destruction of red blood cells. Which infectious disease does this describe? Malaria A patient's record shows a diagnosis...

WGU D236 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FINAL EXAM 300+ REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES LATEST UPDATE 2023 Describe how your body responds to an infection. - ANSWER- T cells produce cytokines, which stimulate B cells. B cells produce antibodies. Identify role of DNA changes in congenital abnormalities. - ANSWERMutations in genes or chromosomal abnormalities How does development disrupts congenital abnormalities? - ANSWERAlterations of DNA Describes factors that disrupt homeo...

NUR265/ NUR 265 Exam 1: (2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Med-Surg | Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Galen Q: Anemia in kidney disease when kidneys are damaged they do not make enough EPO (this prompts the bone marrow to make RBCs, which than carry oxygen throughout the body), as a result the bone marrow makes fewer RBCs, causing anemia Q: Hypernatremia Answer: weakness, disorientation, irritability, muscle twitching, decreased reflex, HTN Q: ...

What are the functions of a healthy kidney? - REGULATE, SYNTHESIS, ENDOCRINE: Regulate fluid balance, blood volume, electrolytes, acid-base balance, synthesize calcitrol (active vitamin D), secrete erythropoietin and release renin what is the glomerular filtration rate in the five stages of kidney disease? - flow rate of filtered fluid through the kidney stage 1: 90+ stage 2:60-89 stage 3: 30-59 stage 4: 15-29 stage 5: <15 what are the types and stages of kidney failure? - acute ren...

The patient with CKD is receiving dialysis, and the nurse observes excoriations on the patient's skin. What pathophysiologic changes in CKD can contribute to this finding (select all that apply)? a. Dry skin b. Sensory neuropathy c. Vascular calcifications d. Calcium-phosphate skin deposits e. Uremic crystallization from high BUN - Answer-a, b, d. Pruritus is common in patients receiving dialysis. It causes scratching from dry skin, sensory neuropathy, and calcium-phosphate depositio...

Which of the following is a condition associated with purpura? A. Direct endothelial damage B. Inherited disease of the connective tissue C. Mechanical disruption of small venules D. All of the above D. All of the above Match the following platelet disorders with the appropriate morphology (use an answer only once). Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome May-Hegglin anomaly Bernard-Soulier syndrome A. Giant platelets B. Smallest platelets seen C. Large platelets Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome - B. Sma...

What is Starling's Law of Capillary forces? How does this explain why a nutritionally deficient child would have edema? - ANSWER Starling's Law describes how fluids move across the capillary membrane. There are two major opposing forces that act to balance each other, hydrostatic pressure (pushing water out of the capillaries) and osmotic pressure (including oncontic pressure, which pushes fluid into the capillaries). Both electrolytes and proteins (oncontic pressure) in the blood affe...

SSS/BETS (small sharp waves / benign epileptiform transients of sleep) Low voltage, short duration, diphasic spikes with a steep descending limb. Usually seen in drowsiness and light sleep. SREDA (subclinical rhythmic electrographic discharges of adults) Sharply contoured theta activity in the posterior head region. A normal variant in older adults during wakefullness. 14 and 6 positive spikes 1-2 seconds of sharply contoured discharges in the posterior head regions in light sle...