Septicemia Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

1. A nurse is providing teaching to a client who has renal failure and an elevated phosphorous level. The provider instructed the client to take aluminum hydroxide 300 mg PO three times daily. For which of the following adverse effects should the nurse inform the client? A. Constipation B. Metallic taste C. Headache D. Muscle spasms 2. A nurse is caring for a client who has chronic renal disease and is receiving therapy with epoetin alfa. Which of the following laboratory results shou...

A 4-month old baby was recently hospitalized with septicemia and now has a severe diaper rash. Which primary immunodeficiency disorder does the nurse suspect? Antibody deficiency: B-cell disorder Combine deficiency: T- and B- cell disorder Complement defect disorder Phagocyte defect disorder Correct Answer-Combined deficiency: T- and B- cell disorder A 10-month-old child is in the pediatric clinic for his eighth ear infection. Which assessment is most important for the nurse to p...

GTC Microbiology Final Review UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers What is septicemia? - Correct Answer- a systematic disease caused by presence of pathogenic microorganisms or toxins in the blood How does it differ from bacteremia? - Correct Answer- bacteremia is bacteria in the blood. Septicemia is the presence of microoganisms in the blood. What is the cause of endotoxic shock? - Correct Answer- the LPS layer of gram negative bacteria contains endotoxins that are released wh...

Exam 1: NUR2392/ NUR 2392 (New 2023/ 2024) Multidimensional Care II/ MDC 2 Exam Review| Complete Guide with Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct- Rasmussen QUESTION Oncological emergency classification types Sepsis, Intravascular coagulation, syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone, spinal cord compression, hypercalcemia, superior vena cava syndrome, tumor lysis syndrome. QUESTION Sepsis (septicemia) Answer: blood stream infection QUE...

symptoms of endocarditis - CORRECT ANSWER Fatigue and weakness, Fever and Chills, Night Sweats and other excessive sweating, weight loss, Muscle aces and pains, joint pain, shortness of breath, blood in urine, abnormal urine color, red painless skin spots on palms and soles, red painful nodes in the pads on fingers and toes, Nail abnormalities All of the following are symptoms of endocarditis except - CORRECT ANSWER Leg Swelling Septicemia is what? - CORRECT ANSWER ...

If a patient has an excision of a malignant lesion of the skin, the CPT code is determined by the body area from which the excision occurs and which of the following? A) Length of the lesion as described in the pathology report B) Dimension of the specimen submitted as described in the pathology report C) Width times the length of the lesion as described in the operative report D) Diameter of the lesion as well as the margins excised as described in the operative report (Ans - D) Diameter...

HESI: NUR204 / NUR 204 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Leadership and Management | Questions and Verified Answers 100% Correct | Grade A - Fortis Question: The charge nurse is making client assignments in the intensive Care Department. The healthcare team consists of one nurse with 10 years experience, one nurse with 5 years experience, and a new graduate nurse who just completed a 12-week internship. Which client should the nurse assign to the new graduate Answer: A client in end stage li...

Exam 1: NUR155/ NUR 155 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Foundations of Nursing Complete Guide| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A- Galen Q: define disease a systematic problem and usually shows evidence Q: define illness Answer: a personal state or feeling Q: define acute illness Answer: comes and goes quickly Q: define chronic illness Answer: lasts greater than 6 months. includes remission and exacerbation Q: What are the 5 ...

GMS6121 Exam 4: Questions with Complete Solutions Listeria monocytogenes characteristics - Answer--Gm(+) rod -Non-spore forming -Serogrouped by type of teichoic acid -Motile Listeria monocytogenes encounter - Answer--Soil -Foodborne (meat, dairy) -Genital tract of mother Listeria monocytogenes disease outcome - Answer--Newborn meningitis -Opportunistic -Septicemia -Abortion (miscarriages) Listeria monocytogenes entry - Answer--Oral -Transplacental Listeria monocytogene...

Med-Surg 130 Final Exam The client is admitted into the ED with diaphoresis, pale, clammy skin, and BP of 90/70. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? a. start an IV w/ an 18-gauge catheter b. administer dopamine intravenous infusion c. obtain arterial blood gases (ABGs) d. Insert an indwelling urinary catheter - ANSWER a. start an IV w/ an 18 gauge catheter there are many types of shock but the one common intervention which sh...