Week 7 8 patho - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

The nurse obtains a health history from a patient with a prosthetic mitral valve who has symptoms of infective endocarditis. Which question by the nurse is most appropriate? a. "Do you have a history of a heart attack?" b. "Have you any recent immunizations?" c. "Have you been to the dentist lately?" d. "Is there a family history of endocarditis?" - Answer-C Rationale: Dental procedures place the patient with a prosthetic mitral valve at risk for infectious endocarditis (IE). My...

PATHO 370 Final Exam Self-Assessment 2023. PATHO 370 Pathophysiology A manager is looking at his previous quarter and determining the causes for the sudden sales spike to gain a better understanding of the actions and outcomes. If using analytics, which kind of analytics would the manager use?  a) Predictive Analytics  b) Prescriptive Analytics  c) Descriptive Analytics  d) Proactive Analytics Feedback: The correct answer is C. The manager should use descriptive analytics bec...

PATHO 370 Final Exam Self-Assessment 2023. The first stage of Davenport and Kim's Three-Stage Model of quantitative decision making is to  a) communicate the results.  b) frame the problem.  c) solve the problem.  d) None of the above. Feedback: The correct answer is B. It is important to frame the problem by understanding the environment of a problem. After that, one can solve the problem and communicate the results to others. Question 3 A manager is looking at his previous...

NUR 265 EXAM #1: CONTENT REVIEW Unit 1: Care of Patients with Complex Renal & Gastrointestinal Problems Renal A & P • What do the kidneys do? o Kidneys receive 20-25% of cardiac output under resting conditions – more than 1L blood/min o Kidneys are controller of fluid & electrolyte homeostasis in the body o Kidneys secrete erythropoietin that inc. RBC synthesis in bone marrow o Kidneys convert Vitamin D into its active form o Loop of Henle concentrates urine and allows water reab...

NURS 6512 Final Exam Review (Week 7-11) Study guide Heart, Lungs, and Peripheral Vascular Examination techniques of the Heart, Lungs, and PV systems Examination techniques of the Heart: • Inspection - use tangential lighting; stand to the patient’s right, patient should sit erect and lean forward, lye supine, and left lateral recumbent position; apical pulse midclavicular line 5th left intercostal space; check the skin for cyanosis, venous distention, nail bed for cyanosis and capil...

PATHO 370 Final Exam Self-Assessment 2023. Amanda is measuring the temperature. She looks at the thermometer and sees that it is somewhere between 65 and 66 degrees Fahrenheit. She is okay with the temperature in between two integers because she knows temperature is not ________ data, but temperature is _________ data.  a) Nominal, Ordinal  b) Nominal, Discrete  c) Continuous, Discrete  d) Discrete, Continuous Feedback: The correct answer is D. Temperature is not a measure tha...

Pediatric ATI testing material for procrored exam ATI: Pediatric topics Review Priority intervention for physical maltreatment: What are the four types of Maltreatment? a. Physical abuse: Physical harm or pain b. Sexual abuse: Sexual contact without consent c. Emotional abuse: Intimidation, humiliation, threatening. d. Neglect: Failure to provide physical care (ex: food, clean clothes, emotional care-ex. Interaction with child, education, and/or health care. Nursing care/Intervention: 1...

PATHO 370 Week 5 Midterm Exam 2023 COMPLETE. .Blood flow throughout the periphery is regulated by the autonomic nervous system. 2.Pulse pressure is defined as systolic pressure – diastolic pressure 3.The patient who requires the most careful monitoring for development of metabolic acidosis is a patient who has had diarrhea for over a week. 4.Uncompensated metabolic alkalosis would result in increased pH, increased HCO 3 – . 5.A common characteristic of viral pneumonia is increased c...

NCLEX-RN QUESTION 1 A 25-year-old client believes she may be pregnant with her first child. She schedules an obstetric examination with the nurse practitioner to determine the status of her possible pregnancy. Her last menstrual period began May 20, and her estimated date of confinement using Nägele's rule is: A. March27 B. February1 C. February27 D. January3 Correct Answer: C Section: (none) Explanation Explanation/Reference: Explanation: (A)March 27 is a miscalculation. (B) Februa...

PATHO 370 FINAL EXAM GUIDE 2023 COMPLETE. Manifestations from sodium imbalances occur primarily as a result of cellular fluid shifts. 8.The consequence of an upper urinary tract obstruction in a single ureter is hydronephrosis. 9.Accumulation of fluid in the pleural space is called pleural effusion. 10.A patient presenting with a severe, pounding headache accompanied by nausea and photophobia is likely experiencing a ________ headache. migraine 11.Which dysrhythmia is thought to be associat...