Diabetic neuropathy - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

med surg 2 exam 1 (test bank) A patient has been on opioids for 3 months to control pain caused by injuries from a motor vehicle crash. The patient asks about the risk of withdrawal symptoms when the drugs are no longer needed. How should the nurse respond to the patient? - ANS "As long as you taper the drug dose down slowly, you should not experience withdrawal symptoms." The nurse is caring for a patient with lung cancer who has been receiving morphine for 2 weeks and reports the medic...

diabetic neuropathy • common complication associated with diabetes mellitus (DM) • A progressive disorder with nerve fiber loss, atrophy, manifested by deteriorating neural function, progressively decreasing sensation and strength • Usually the involvement occurs in a distal, symmetric pattern termed diabetic polyneuropathy • can be focal or diffuse, and involve the ANS or somatic PN Incidence • greater in type I (insulin dependent) than type II • 50% Never develop sympt...

CERTIFIED FITTER OF THERAPEUTIC SHOES REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//GRADED A+ Which type of nerve is typically unaffected by diabetic peripheral neuropathy? CERTIFIED FITTER OF THERAPEUTIC SHOES REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//GRADED A+ Which type of nerve is typically unaffected by diabetic peripheral neuropathy? CERTIFIED FITTER OF THERAPEUTIC SHOES REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS//GRADED A+ Which type of nerve is typically unaffected by diabetic peripher...

Exam 3: NURS 660/ NURS660 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Psychopharmacology and Advanced Mental Health Guide | Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A (Verified Answers)- Maryville Q: Peripheral Neuropathy pain Answer: Damage to/dysfunction of peripheral nervous system. Responds to peripherally and centrally acting drugs, NSAIDs and opioids. Ex: diabetic neuropathy, post herpetic neuralgia Q: Pathophysiology of chronic pain Answer: Chronic pain results from changes in sensitivity i...

WEB WOC Continence Care Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Reflexively relaxes by rectal filling - ANSWER Internal anal sphinter The reflex that allows an individual to differentiate amoung stool, liquid and gas is the - ANSWER Sampling Reflex Complains of loss of gas and occasional liquid stool is what type of fecal incontinence? - ANSWER Flatus incontinence and internal anal sphincter damage Unintentional weight loss - ANSWER Requires referral Bowel motility can be negatively af...

AANP Exam PearlS 2022/ 2023 complete solution (A+ GRADED 100 % VERIFIED) • AANP FNP exam contains very few nonclinical questions • Certification tests are designed for entry-level practice • AANP has 15 pilot questions which are not graded [there is NO WAY to identify the pilot test questions from the graded questions] • New clinical info [treatment and/or guidelines] released in the last 10 months won’t be on the exam • Questions will be on primary care disorders – if yo...

CDCES EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% CORRECT LATEST UPDATE What is diabetic nephropathy? - Answer- When someone has frequent high blood sugars it can damage the nephron and glomerulus capillaries and cause proteins to leak into the urine from the blood (i.e. albuminuria) High blood sugars also can cause scarring of the glomerulus, which can decrease their ability to filter out waste products (202) What is diabetic retinopathy? - Answer- "Diabetic retinopathy is a highly specific ...

1. Vaccinations and immunosuppression. 2 keypoints: - give inactive agents instead of live agents - might not work as effectively 2. live virus vaccine types: Virus: - measles - mumps - polio (oral) - rubella - varicella - yellow fever - herpes zoster Bacteria: - typhoid 3. inactive vaccine virus: Virus: - Hep A and B - HPV - influenza - polio (subq) - rabies Bacteria: - anthrax - cholera - diphteria - Lyme - meningococcus - pertussis - plague - pneumococcus - tetanus 4...

Exam 2: NR302 / NR 302 (New 2024/2025 Update) Health Assessment I |Review with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | A Grade -Chamberlain QUESTION the image formed on the retina is _______? Answer: upside down & reversed from actual appearance QUESTION red reflex Answer: light shining off the back of the eye, blood vessels QUESTION what is the leading cause of reversible blindness? Answer: cataracts QUESTION presbyopia A...

Primary manifestations of SRMD GI bleeding Cushing Ulcers Stress ulcers that occur as a result of TBI or brain surgery Upper GI bleed any source of bleeding which occurs in the esophagus, stomach or the duodenum. Upper GI bleed is characterized by... frank, bright red or "coffee ground" emesis Upper GI bleed causes bleeding varices (varicose veins) in the esophagus or stomach peptic ulcers gastritis Mallory-Weiss tear (tearing of the esophagus from the stoma...