Copd treatment - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 620 Adult 1 Exam 2 Latest 2024/2025 100% Verified -Maryville University Claudication is the classic presenting symptom associated with which of the following? - Answer ️️ -arterial insufficiency Risk factors for chronic arterial insufficiency?- - Answer ️️ -tobacco use You are using the CURB 65 clinical tool, for determining which patient dx with CAP should be hospitalized or treated at home. Mabel's score is 2- what should we do? - Answer ️️ -Short inpatient stay; if sh...

NEW GENERATION(NGN) NCLEX QUESTIONS & Answers FOR 2023 EXAM   All Answers are correct. All the Best! The New Gen Nclex has 150 questions 1. A nurse is caring for a patient with diabetes. Which of the following actions should the nurse take when administering insulin? Select all that apply. A. Verify the correct dose with another nurse. B. Administer insulin via intramuscular injection. C. Monitor the patient's blood glucose level. D. Check the expiration date of the insul...

ATI COMPREHENSIVE EXIT EXAM Version 2 | 180 Questions and Verified Answers| 2023/ 2024 Q: A nurse is collecting data from a client who is 4 hr postop following a hemicolectomy. Which of the following findings is a nurse's priority, requiring immediate intervention? Answer: O2 sat 89% Q: A nurse in a provider's office is collecting data from a client who has a history of hypertension during his annual physical examination. Which of the following findings should the nurse report ...

Common CAP pathogens Correct Answer S. Pneumoniae (most common) H. Influenzae (smokers/COPD) P. Aeruginosa (CF) CAP first line treatment Correct Answer Macrolides, Doxycyline, Amoxicillin what to give if 1st CAP treatment doesn't work? Correct Answer Respiratory Fluoroquinolone if not received abx in the past 3 months Mycoplasma pneumoniae Correct Answer atypical pneumonia; commonly seen in children pediatric atypical pneumonia treatment Correct Answer Macrolides (Erythromycin), i...

What is tiotropium? Answer (Spiriva) Tiotropium bromide (INN) is a long-standing, 24 hour, anticholinergic bronchodilator used in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, (COPD). What is tiotropium used for maintenance treatment of? Answer COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Tiotropium Answer is not used in the treatment for acute exacerbations of COPD and bronchitis Tiotropium Answer is a muscarinic receptor antagonist, often referred to as an antimus...

A physician has ordered subcutaneous injections of morphine, a narcotic, every 4 hours as needed for pain for a motor vehicle accident victim. The nurse is aware that there is a high abuse potential for this drug and that it is categorized as a Selected Answer: C-II drug.  Question 2 1 out of 1 points Glargine (Lantus) is an insulin analog that essentially has no peak and is usually administered: Selected Answer: Once a day.  Question 3 0 out of 1 points The NP is examining ...

Question 4: A patient with COPD has been prescribed home oxygen. How often must the patient wear the nasal cannula for optimal benefit? a. only as needed b. 4-6 hours per day c. 10-12 hours per day d. 18 hours a day correct answers d. - 18 hours a day Question 5: The CURB 65 is used to: a. Diagnosis DVT b. Predict prognosis in CAP and help determine outpatient vs inpatient treatment c. Assess risk for SBE d. Assess need for anticoagulation correct answers b. - Predic...

1-What characteristic should make the nurse practitioner suspect that a pneumonia is secondary to DRSP? Your answer is incorrect Recent airplane travel Exposure to another patient who has DRSP Adolescence Recent antibiotic exposure 2-What characteristic best distinguishes asthma from COPD? Your answer is incorrect Severity of shortness of breath Need for rescue medicine Use of steroids for exacerbations Presence of inflammation 3- A 70 year old smoker presents with righ...

AANP Board 146 Questions with Answers INR values below ____ increase stroke risk sixfold. - CORRECT ANSWER 2 What allergy contradicts the use of thiazide diuretics? - CORRECT ANSWER Sulfa Why should ACE-Is be avoided with renal stenosis? - CORRECT ANSWER Leads to ARF Adverse effects of aldosterone antagonists (Aldactone) - CORRECT ANSWER Galactorrhea and hyperkalemia What are beta blocker indications? - CORRECT ANSWER HTN, post-MI< angina, arrhythmias, migraine prophylaxis,...

Pharmacology for Nurses 6th Edition A Pathophysiological Approach by Michael P. Adams; Norman Holland; Carol Quam Urban 8334, 0 , 8438, 5 1 Introduction to Pharmacology 1.1 History of Pharmacology 1.2 Pharmacology: The Study of Medicines 1.3 Pharmacology and Therapeutics 1.4 Classification of Therapeutic Agents as Drugs, Biologics, Biosimilars, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine Therapies 1.5 Therapeutic and Pharmacologic Classification of Drugs 1.6 Chemical, Generi...