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Mammography Screening - ANSWER: -Age 45 - 54 yearly mammogram -55 and older every 2 years Fifth's Disease (Erythema Infectiosum) - ANSWER: B19: lytic infection, respiratory transmission Sx: flushed rash/fever in kids Px: fever, get better in a week pt has AOM but has hives on Amoxicillin and N/V with erythromycin, what meds to give - ANSWER: TREATMENT: Amoxicillin (first line), then Augmentin, Omnicef, Ceftin, Levaquin. If your patient is only PCN allergic do azithromycin or clarit...

Red Beefy Tongue - ANSWER: I. Signs A. Complete or patchy Tongue baldness B. Smooth, slick, sore Tongue with lost papillae C. Atrophied hyperemic papillae (small punctate red dots) II. Causes A. Diabetes Mellitus B. Anemia 1. *Folic Acid deficiency Anemia* 2. *Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia (Pernicious Anemia)* 3. Iron Deficiency Anemia C. Other possible Vitamin Deficiencies 1. Pyridoxine deficiency 2. Riboflavin deficiency 3. Niacin deficiency D. Anti-cancer drugs E. Riley-Day Dys...

17 yo with neck swelling for 2-3 weeks, 5lb weight gain, and feeling more tired. Exam shows diffusely enlarged, smooth, and non-tender thyroid. What initial test would you order for this patient? - ANSWER: TSH 6 weeks after initiating therapy with levothyroxine, you check a steadystate TSH level. The TSH decreased from 9.3 to 7.21. All of the following factors are barriers to reaching a therapeutic TSH level EXCEPT? - ANSWER: treating with levothyroxine (T4) rather than liothyronine (T3...

Nutrients, oxygen, water, normal body temperature, atmospheric pressure - ANSWER: What are needed for necessary life functions to happen? Variables - ANSWER: What produces change in the body? -receptors -control center -effector - ANSWER: The three interdependent components of control mechanisms Monitor stumuli - ANSWER: What do receptors do Determines the set point - ANSWER: What does the control center do

Monoclonal antibodies are engineered to specifically target a certain antigen, such as one found on cancer cells. Which of the following actions by monoclonal antibodies have demonstrated effectiveness in cancer therapy? (Check all that apply.) A. make the cancer cell more visible to the immune system B. block growth signals C. increase growth of new blood vessels D. deliver radiation or chemotherapy to cancer cells A client has developed a wound infection and leukocytes are leaving the ...

The 4:25 bus to the metro airport has a travel time of 1 hour and 45 minutes.The bus isrunning late today though. What will be the arrival time to the airport? A) 6:05 B) 7:35 C) 5:25 D) 5:45 - A) 6:05 A synonym of tenacity is: A) Chutzpah B) Urban C) Ineptness D) Aptitude - D) Aptitude Tenacity/Aptitude: the quality or fact of being able to grip something firmly;grip.

11. A student investigating the importance of wavelengths above and below the visible spectrum for photosynthesis sets up an experiment as follows over a 2-month period, all with illumination at 1 meter distance from plants grown with the same soil and watering conditions. 3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to ultraviolet light (UV) 3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to infrared light (IR) 3 Arabidopsis plants exposed to white light At the end of the experiment, she finds that the IR treated plants are...

49. Which of the following are used to treat symptoms of neuroleptic malignant syndrome? Dantrolene Bromocriptine Chlorpromazin e A and B only 50. The inability to recall important personal information, usually of a traumatic orstress nature that is too extensive to be explained by normal forgetfulness, direct physiological effects of a substance or other medical condition is the main feature of which of the following disorders? Dissociate amnesia Derealization disorder Depersonaliz...

41. A client has polycythemia vera, which statement indicates a need for further teaching? a. I will drink 500mL of fluid or less daily b. I will use an electric razor for shaving c. I will wear support hose when I am up d. I will eat foods low in iron 42. What are signs/symptoms of leukemia (SATA) a. Bleeding gums b. Bone pain c. hematuriad. weight loss 43. What are some interventions for a client with leukemia (SATA) a. Emotional Support b. Injury prevention/safety c. Look for blee...

51. A nurse on a medical-surgical unit is caring for four clients. The nurse should recognize that which of the following clients is the highest priority? a. A client who has peripheral vascular disease and has an absent pedal pulse in the rightfoot b. A client who is postoperative following a laminectomy 12 hr ago and is unable to void c. A client who has MRSA and has an axillary temperature of 38 C (101 F) d. A client who is newly diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is scheduled to begi...