Diagnosis of effusions - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Test Bank For Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice 5th Edition by Terry Mahan Buttaro & JoAnn Trybulski & Patricia Polgar-Bailey & Joanne Sandberg-Cook 5018, 3, 5193, 6 1 The Changing Landscape of Collaborative Practice 2 Transitional Care 3 Translating Research into Clinical Practice 4 The Patient, the Provider, and Primary Care 5 Population-Based Care for Primary Care Providers 6 Health Literacy, Health Care Disparities, and Culturally Responsive Primary Care 7 Genetic C...

patho 370 - week 2 questions and answers graded A+ What is type I hypersensitivity and antigen form? IgE and soluble antigen What is type II hypersensitivity? IgG OR IgM and cell-bound antigen What is type III hypersensitivity? IgG AND IgM and soluble antigen What is type IV hypersensitvity? T Cells and soluble or cell-bound antigen What is type I hypersensitivity mechanism of activation? -Allergen-specific IgE antibodies bind to mast cells via their Fc receptor...

Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) - -Advanced age, male, smoking hx, HTN -Acute abdominal pain + hypotension + pulsatile abdominal mass -US: 100% sensitive -CT: 100% sensitive, detects rupture/leak -AAA > 5 cm: ↑ risk of rupture -Renal colic in elderly: r/o AAA Absence Seizures - -5-10 yo -Sudden mental status alteration without motor activity -Blank stare -No aura, postictal state -Ethosuxamide ACE Inhibitors - -Use: HTN, DM II -MOA: block the conversion of angiotensin I to angio...

causes of pulmonary embolism - Answer - usually caused by DVT that has been freed and moved to the lungs. Can be air or tumor tissue. Risk factors of PE - Answer Known DVT, PMHx of DVT or PE, FHx, Recent surgery, Cancer, A-Fib, Immobility, Pregnancy, BCP, Smoking Treatment of PE - Answer Unfractionated heparin given IV is standard treatment. Enoxaparin (outpatient treatment) Transudative pleural effusions should make you think of what diagnosis? - Answer CHF, PE, cirhhros a...

Level 4 - Exam 1: Heart Failure Questions and Answers Already Passed While assessing a 68-year-old with ascites, the nurse also notes jugular venous distention (JVD) with the head of the patient's bed elevated 45 degrees. The nurse knows this finding indicates a. decreased fluid volume. b. jugular vein atherosclerosis. c. increased right atrial pressure. d. incompetent jugular vein valves. ANS: C The jugular veins empty into the superior vena cava and then into the right atrium, so JV...

A 20-year-old Caucasian man complains of a mass in his left testicle. In addition to his age and race, what else is a risk factor for testicular cancer? a. Colon cancer in his mother b. Personal history of cryptorchidism c. Urinary tract infection last month d. Congenital hydrocele - b A 20-year-old male patient presents with scrotal pain. A suspected diagnosis that requires immediate referral is a. testicular torsion. b. hydrocele. c. epididymitis. d. inguinal hernia - a A 26-year-o...

Test Bank For Primary Care: A Collaborative Practice 6th Edition By Terry Mahan Buttaro; Patricia Polgar-Bailey; Joanne Sandberg-Cook; JoAnn Trybulski 0152, 1 , 4578, 3 1 Interprofessional Collaborative Practice 2 Translating Research Into Clinical Practice 3 Empowering Patients as Collaborative Partners 4 Coordinated Chronic Care 5 An Introduction to Health Care Disparities and Culturally Responsive Primary Care 6 Patient/Family Education and Health Literacy 7 Genetic Considerations in Primary ...

A 72 y/o man develops severe pain and swelling in both knees, shortly after undergoing an abd hernia repair Sgx. PEx shows warmth and swelling of both knees with large effusions. Arthrocentesis of the right knee reveals the presence of intracellular and extracellular weakly positive birefringent crystals in the synovial fluid. Gram stain is negative. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis? A. Gout B. Septic arthritis C. Calcium oxalate deposition disease D. Reactive arthritis E...

HCC-RxHCC Coding Updates & Documentation Standards Questions and Answers Diagnosis Limit - Answer-Maximum of 12 diagnoses per encounter Best Judgement - Answer-Using discretion to select additional diagnoses Toxic Metabolic Encephalopathy - Answer-Brain dysfunction due to toxic substances Septic Shock - Answer-Life-threatening organ dysfunction from infection Bilateral Pleural Effusions - Answer-Fluid buildup in the lungs on both sides Moderate Mitral Stenosis - Answer-Narrowi...

A 5-year-old girl, previously healthy, presents with an erythematous, vesicular rash on the palms and soles and a high fever for several days. Upon examination, she is also found to have ulcers in her mouth. A few days later, the fever and rash resolve. What is the most likely pathogen? correct answers. This presentation is consistent with infection by cocksackie A, an enterovirus. Following an incubation period of three to five days, patients have fever, tender vesicles on their hands and feet,...