Nsg 550 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Exam 2: NSG550 / NSG 550 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: A comprehensive test used to diagnose sleep disorders that records your brain waves, the oxygen level in your blood, heart rate, and breathing, as well as eye and leg movements during the study. Answer: Polysomnography Q: Indications for polysomnography Answer: -Sleep apnea -Periodic limb movement disorder sometimes associa...

Exam 3: NSG550 / NSG 550 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: Acetylcholine receptor antibody test Answer: Used to diagnose acquired myasthenia gravis and monitor pt response to immunosuppressive therapy. MG is an autoimmune disease caused by antibodies that block or destroy receptors for Ach. MG s/s=muscle weakness and fatigue Q: Cholinesterase Answer: Identify patients with PChE def...

Exam 1: NSG550 / NSG 550 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images of soft tissue. MRI scans show brain anatomy. Q: MRI is useful in these following evaluations Answer: Head and surrounding structures, face neck mediastinum heart and great vessels liver and biliary tr...

Exam 2: NSG550/ NSG 550 (New 2024/ 2025) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| A Grade QUESTION pulmonary function tests can be used for what? Conducted to evaluate the response of bronchodilator therapy Pre-op evaluation of lung function Determination between restrictive and obstructive forms of pulmonary disease QUESTION Bronchoscopy can be used for what? Answer: Direct visualization of the tracheobron...

Diagnostic Reasoning Study Guide - Quiz 1  Clinical Reasoning o Knowledge + cognition = metacognition o Collect H&P, complete physical exam, interpret diagnostic studies o Clinical decision making is multifaceted and encompasses the patient, clinical problem, and the practitioner’s perspectives. o Critical thinking involves application of analysis, evaluation, and inference o Accuracy: does the test measure what it was designed to measure; proportion of all tests (positive and negat...

Exam 3: NSG550/ NSG 550 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Diagnostic Reasoning for Nurse Practitioners Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A Q: Acetylcholine receptor antibody test Answer: Used to diagnose acquired myasthenia gravis and monitor pt response to immunosuppressive therapy. MG is an autoimmune disease caused by antibodies that block or destroy receptors for Ach. MG s/s=muscle weakness and fatigue Q: Cholinesterase Answer: Identify patients with ...