CANCER/HEMO
Age-specific monthly exams and annual mammograms are preventive measures against this type of cancer.
BREAST CANCER
Most patient with ____________ have a severe, progressively deteriorating course, and the majority older than 55 years die within 2 years of the onset of signs and symptoms
CARDIOMYOPATHY
An ___________ is inserted to keep the stomach empty until peristalsis resumes after a general anesthetic or any condition that interferes with peristalsis.
NASOGASTRIC TUBE
(NG TUBE)
Most important vital sign to take prior to administering levothyroxine.
HEART RATE
A 55 y/o patient mentions that she is postmenopausal and not taking estrogen supplements. A review of her normal dietary intake indicates high consumption of caffeine and limited ingestion of calcium. based on her history, she faces an increased risk for what condition?
OSTEOPOROSIS
Administering prescribed antiemetics 1 hour before this treatment is encouraged.
CHEMOTHERAPY
This is the most common acquired heart disease in children, usually affects the aortic and mitral valves in the heart and may have an elevated ESR
RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
______________ are caused by an ulcerating process resulting from cancer, radiation, weakening tissue from pregnancies, or surgical interventions
VAGINAL FISTULAS
SUPERFICIAL (FIRST DEGREE)
The nurse is reviewing the culture and sensitivity reports for a patient being treated for pyelonephritis. what pathogen will most likely be identified as the infecting agent?
ESCHERICHIA COLI
(E.COLI)
_________ is a coagulation disorder characterized initially by clotting and secondarily by hemorrhage. it results from an alteration in the balance between clotting factors and fibrinolytic factors.
DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION
(DIC)
____________ is required for patients with COPD because higher oxygen concentrations depress their body's own respiratory regulatory centers
LOW-FLOW OXYGEN THERAPY
In a patient with Crohn's disease, this complication is the result of granulomatous cobblestone lesions of the small intestines
MALABSORPTION OF NUTRIENTS
A sign of tetany with symptoms that include tingling sensation in the hands, soles of the feet, and around the lips.
HYPOCALCEMIA
A gradual and insidious onset of symptoms, with mild tremor and decreased arm swing in the beginning with progression to a shuffling propulsive gait with flexed arms and loss of postural reflexes
PARKINSON'S DIESEASE
The aim of this care is to provide compassionate comfort care and pain management in the last stages of the dying.
HOSPICE
hypertension in the upper extremities and decreased pulses in the lower extremities, are common findings of
Coarctation of the aorta
This medication is used to decrease serum ammonia in patients with liver impairments.
LACTULOSE
a patient has been diagnosed with scabies. What does the nurse anticipate to assess with this patient that is unique to scabies
WAVY BROWN LINES ON THE SKIN
The purpose of this procedure following a TURP is to keep the catheter from being occluded by blood clots.
IRRIGATION
________________ occurs when RBCs become deoxygenated , thus causing stasis and obstruction of the microvasculature, leading to organ infarction and necrosis
SICKLE CELL CRISIS
Because ___________ impairs oxygen exchange, its hallmark is acute unexplained dyspnea with abrupt, constant, non-radiating pain that worsens with inspiration.
PULMONARY EMBOLISM
(PE)
A 40 year old patient has a history of multiple births in the past 15 years. Her healthcare provider is concerned that she has a __________, when the patient states she has urinary frequency
CYSTOCELE
First line of drug administered to patients with "thyroid storm" in the ER.
METHIMAZOLE
______________ is characterized by excruciating, burning pain that radiates along one or more of three divisions of the fifth cranial nerve
TRIGEMINAL NEURALGIA