MSK/Immune
Risk factors for this condition include smoking, alcohol use, long-term steroid use, low estrogen levels, low calcium levels, and a sedentary lifestyle. This condition is also more common in women, Caucasian race, & persons with small frames.
What is Osteoporosis?
The #1 most common cause of cancer
What is Tobacco Use/Smoking?
Type of incontinence that is caused by sudden strain (laughing, sneezing, etc)
What is Stress Incontinence?
Name the two main types of dialysis:
What is Hemodialysis & Peritoneal Dialysis?
Eye condition in which there is loss of central vision.
What is Macular Degeneration?
Typically the first medication of choice for osteoarthritis
Name a secondary prevention strategy for early detection of breast cancer:
What is BSE (breast self-exam), clinical breast exam, or mammography?
Condition where an infection is caused by bacteria ascending into the urinary tract via an indwelling catheter.
What is CAUTI (catheter-associated urinary tract infection)?
Name 2 complications that can occur if a patient misses their dialysis treatment:
What is Electrolyte Imbalance, Fluid Overload, or Dysrhythmias?
The nurse is completing a care plan for a patient with Meneiere's disease. Which major symptom of this disease process places the patient at higher risk for falls?
What is Vertigo?
Name two laboratory tests that can help determine inflammation in the body (these levels are often elevated in conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, etc).
This virus linked to the development of cervical cancer. A vaccine is available against this virus and is recommended to be given around age 11-12 (ideally prior to an individual becoming sexually active).
What is HPV (human papilloma virus)?
List three possible causes of urinary retention:
What is BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), obstructing kidney stone, neurogenic bladder, post-anesthesia effects, medication side effects (anticholinergics, opioids, etc),
A condition in which there is inflammation of the glomeruli that results in kidney dysfunction, and can eventually lead to CKD.
What is Glomerulonephritis?
A condition of the ear that involves ear pain, pressure, headache, bulging tympanic membrane, may have conductive hearing loss, fever, and purulent or bloody drainage.
What is Otitis Media?
HIV stage 3, with a CD count <200, can also be described as _____________.
What is AIDS (acquired immunodeficiency disease)?
Condition categorized by decreased number of platelets, which places patient at higher risk of bleeding. This condition can often occur as a result of the cancer itself, or can be a side effect of chemotherapy.
What is Thrombocytopenia?
This type of catheter is utilized for continuous bladder irrigation, often after a procedure such as TURP (transurethral resection of the prostate):
What is a 3-way catheter?
A treatment for kidney stones in which ultrasonic energy/shock waves are used to help break up the stone into smaller pieces and allow them to pass.
What is Lithotripsy?
This eye condition is a frequent cause of blindness, and is known as the "silent thief" of sight. Characterized by increased ocular pressure which causes damage to the optic nerve.
What is Glaucoma?
Name 5 alternative (non-pharmacological, non-surgical) therapies that can help patients with back pain:
What is Application of Heat/Cold, Yoga/stretching, Massage Therapy, TENS unit, Acupuncture, Physical Therapy, Progressive Muscle Relaxation?
Name the two avenues by which cancer can spread throughout the body/metastasize?
What is the Vascular System/Bloodstream & Lymphatic System?
Describe the formula to calculate the minimum acceptable amount of urinary output related to patient body weight:
What is 0.5ml per kg of body weight per hr (0.5ml/kg/hr)?
A patient is admitted to the hospital for acute kidney injury related to dehydration. This would be considered a ___________(pre-renal, intrarenal, or postrenal) cause of AKI.
What is Prerenal?
The timeframe in which a patient who had cataract surgery can expect to reach their "best vision".