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Which vitamin deficiency would most significantly impair the active transport of calcium across the intestinal mucosa into the bloodstream?
Vitamin D
Reference: NIH – Vitamin D
After initial confirmation by X-ray, which bedside method best confirms NG tube placement before feeding?
pH testing of gastric aspirate
Reference: NICE NG1
What is the safest intramuscular injection site in the hip region, minimizing risk to the sciatic nerve and superior gluteal vasculature?
Ventrogluteal muscle
Reference: Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
Which infection is linked to antibiotic-associated diarrhea
Clostridium difficile
(C. diff)
Which condition involves uncontrolled white blood cell production.
Leukemia
Which class of medication ends in “-pril.”
ACE inhibitors
What type of wound dressing maintains a moist environment.
Hydrocolloid dressing
Which medication is used as a vasodilator to reduce myocardial oxygen demand in acute coronary syndrome.
Nitroglycerin
An enzyme is released by the heart during acute myocardial injury and is considered a sensitive marker for cardiac damage
Creatine Kinase-MB (CK-MB)
This ventilation mode is used for patients who are unable to initiate adequate breaths and require full support, with controlled rate and volume.
Assist-control ventilation.
What is This medication is used to manage increased intracranial pressure by pulling water out of the brain and excreting it through the kidneys.
Mannitol
Is a preferred treatment for patients in end-stage renal failure who are not candidates for kidney transplantation is this.
Hemodialysis
What condition is diagnosed by the presence of a positive Kernig's sign, along with a stiff neck and fever?
Meningitis
A 64-year-old patient with known Type 2 diabetes presents to the Emergency Department with confusion, dry flushed skin, severe dehydration, and a blood glucose level of 42 mmol/L. Laboratory results show no acidosis and no ketones in blood or urine.
What is the most likely diagnosis?
Hyperosmolar Hyperglycemic State (HHS)
A nurse notes a peaked T wave and prolonged PR interval on a patient’s ECG. What electrolyte disturbance should the nurse suspect?
Hyperkalemia