METABOLISM
True or False: Getting older makes metabolism faster.
False
What are the two major organs of the endocrine system?
Hypothalamus and the Pituitary Gland
Where does most of the digestion process happen?
Small Intestine
The nursing theorist known for the 21 Nursing Problems Theory
Faye Glenn Abdellah
What does F.C. mean?
Foley Catheter
The sum of all the interactions between an organism and the food it consumes is called:
Nutrition
What hormone stimulates ovaries for ovulation and the testes for sperm production?
Luteinizing hormone (LH)
What do you call the presence of excess fat or increased fat in the feces?
Steatorrhea
What does "D" in "LADME" mean?
Distribution
What type of trash goes to an orange bin?
Radio-active trash
Difficulty swallowing is also called:
Dysphagia
What do you call the local hormones that do not enter the bloodstream ?
Prostaglandins
How do you assess the abdomen?
Inspection - Auscultation - Palpation - Percussion
The nursing theorist known for the "Care, Cure, Core Theory"
Lydia Hall
What ward in San Pedro Hospital is private, has 18 bed capacity and has an executive suite?
Santa Rosa Ward
A severe type of malnutrition most commonly presented by too much fluid in the body's tissues, which causes swelling under the skin or edema
Kwashiorkor
The primary function of T3 and T4 is to:
Increase metabolic rate
What do you call the concave curves or sunken side of the stomach?
Lesser Curvature
Give me the format in writing a Risk diagnosis
Risk for + as evidenced by
In folding the top sheet, what acronym should you remember?
R.O.T.S (Right Side Outside Top Sheet)
Two processes involved in metabolism
Anabolism and Catabolism
What is the "love hormone"?
Oxytocin
What is Responsible for Water and Electrolyte Reabsorption?
Large Intestine
How many levels of health care facilities do we have?
Three (Primary, Secondary, Tertiary)
What type of fever has wide range of temperature fluctuations (more than 2 degrees celsius) that occurs over the 24 hour period, all of which are above normal?
Remittent Fever