A noninvasive ultrasonic frequency test to reflect direction and velocity of blood movement in cerebral vessels.
Transcranial Doppler Study
100
Lab test done to test thyroid hormone concentration
TSH
100
Clinical assessment tool/lab value to determine renal function; plasma cleared of a given substance per minute
GFR (glomerular filtration rate)
100
a concept denoting the experience of multiple stimuli; perceived as unpleasant by the person involved. An individual and personal experience
Pain
100
an ethical principle that refers to self-determination, freedom of choice for competent patients
patient autonomy
200
What cranial nerve is tested when the caloric irrigation test is performed?
3, 6, 8
200
True or False: elevated thyroid hormone levels inhibit TSH and TRH
True
200
Renal blood flow receives what percent of cardiac output?
20-25%
200
psychic or emotional numbness, altered lifestyle, re-experiencing of traumatic event are characteristics of
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
200
"do no harm"
non-maleficence
300
The kind of glial cells that secrete CSF
Ependymal cells
300
increased secretion of PTH; hypoparathyroidism or hyperparathyroidism?
Hyperparathyroidism
300
Normal serum phosphate concentration
3.0-4.5 mg/dl
300
Validated tool used to assess delirum in the ICU
CAM-ICU
300
True or False: It is supported by the Joint Commission that it is morally permissible for a nurse to refuse to participate in withdrawing or withholding on grounds of personal beliefs or patient advocacy as long as a nurse replacement is available and the patient is not abandoned.
True
400
The formula for cerebral perfusion
MAP-ICP
400
Eyelid lag, retracted eyelids, stare, exophthalmos, irritated eyes: patient presentation for what disease
Thyrotoxicosis (Thyroid Storm)
400
Kidney Anatomy & Physiology: major function is concentration or dilution of urine
Loop of Henle
400
a neurological scale which aims to give a reliable and objective way of recording the conscious state of a person for initial as well as subsequent assessment
Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
400
Name one resource for addressing ethical issues
ANA, AACN, American College of Emergency Physicians, Institutional Ethics Committee
500
A rare, slow-growing tumor in adults, arising from oligodendrocytes; occurs in the cerebral hemisphere
Oligodendroglioma
500
Present in islet cells, hypothalamus, and gastrointestinal tract; inhibits secretion of insulin, glucagon, GH, TSH, gastrin, and secretin
Somatostatin
500
Primary cause of anemia seen in chronic renal failure with bleeding as the second most common cause
Erythropoietin deficiency
500
Pupils not dilated or pinpoint, sweating, decreased muscle tension, agitation, combative, withdrawn are all signs of ________?