Bun levels 10 20 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse is caring for a 57-year-old woman who is complaining about gaining so much weight after menopause and suggests that thyroid hormone replacement would help her lose weight and speed up her metabolism. What is the nurses best response? A) Inducing a state of hyperthyroidism would result in weight loss. B) People who are not hypothyroid should not take thyroid hormones. C) People who take thyroid hormones without cause will end up damaging their heart. D) The body compensates for th...

52 yo man - 6 hrs after onset of severe, epigastric abd pain > began at cocktail party > was there for 4 hrs - 3 martinis, lot of food PMHx: HLD (statin) 100.4F 104/min 150/92 mmHg PE: diffuse tenderness over upper quadrants BL - esp epigastrium; no guarding/rebound labs: WBC WNL, BR 3 (direct 2.4), alk phos 210, AST 325, ALT 360, amylase 1200, lipase 600 most likely cause of symptoms? - ANSWER-common bile duct obstruction choledocholithiasis = stone in CBD lipase high so th...

2024 ATI MED SURG Content Mastery Exam Questions & Answers-A charge nurse is observing a newly licensed nurse provide care for a client who is receiving internal radiation therapy for the treatment of cervical cancer. For which of the following actions by the newly licensed nurse should the charge nurse intervene? A. Leaving soiled linens in a container in the client's room i B. Instructing visitors to remain 2 m (6 feet) away from the client C. Borrowing a dosimeter film badge from another ...

A nurse is assessing a client who is receiving intravenous therapy. The nurse should identify which of the following findings as a manifestation of fluid volume excess? a) Decreased bowel sounds b) Distended neck veins c) Bilateral muscle weakness d) Thread pulse A nurse is teaching a guardian of a school-age child who has a new prescription for a fluticasone metered-dose inhaler. Which of the following information should the nurse include in the teaching? (SATA) a) "Soak the inh...

AG-ACNP DRT Exam 2 Questions and Answers Graded A Pt demonstrating AMS and free water restriction with euvolemia. Urine osmolality 270, BUN 14/0.6, urine Na 30. You suspect hyponatremia. What is the most likely cause? SIADH 45 yo. F s/p double mastectomy 2 months ago. Now complaining of pain at the incision site. What type of pain is she experiencing? Neuropathic pain caused by nerve damage during the double mastectomy. 31 M presents with blowing murmur occurring during S1 and a galloping add...

ATI PHARMACOLOGY PROCTORED EXAM RETAKE GUIDE (GRADED A+) LATEST VERSION A patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of treatment the nurse determines that the medication was effective if the: 1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL 2) Total t4 level is 2 mcg/dL A nurse providing teaching to a client who has just been prescribed prazosin (Minipress) which of the following client statement ...

Test Bank Lutz’s Nutrition and Diet Therapy 6th Edition Mazur LitchContents Chapter 1: Nutrition in Human Health .................................................................................................. 2 Chapter 2: Carbohydrates ................................................................................................................. 19 Chapter 3: Fats .................................................................................................................................

y ATI Maternal Retake Maternal Child Newborn (Rasmussen University) Maternal Retake #2: Level 2-Corrected lOMoAR cPSD| Maternal Retake #2: Level 2-Corrected 1) Which of the following assessment findings in an infant should indicate to a nurse that suctioning of the nasopharynx is needed? A) The infant is beginning to cough B) The newborns pulse oximetry is 91 C) The infant's respiratory rate is 32/min. D) The infant's respiratory rate is irregular 2) A nurse is providing teaching to a...

Serum Albumin - 3.5-5.0 g/dl visceral protein maintains colloidal osmotic pressure hypoalbumiemia associated with edema, surgery levels above range likely do to dehydration long half-life, doesn't reflect current protein intake Serum Transferrin - >200 mg/dl visceral protein that transports iron to bone marrow for production of hemoglobin. serum levels controlled by iron storage pool levels rise with iron deficiency. transferrin synthesis can be determined by TIBC= total iron bi...

When many answers are remarkably similar, they are usually _____________ wrong Interprofessional collaboration is encouraged. Collaborate is usually right. Delegate is usually wrong. 00:44 01:15 ADPIER Assessment, diagnosis, Plan, intervention, evaluate, refer out last. Lithium Normal 0.6-1.2 Lithium toxicity occurs at levels > 1.5 Signs of Lithium toxicity severe nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, confusion, drowsiness, muscle weakness, heart palpitation, c...