Nutrition
What is the most common type of anemia in the world?
What is Iron Deficiency Anemia
Symptoms of a TIA will resolve within what time frame?
What is less than 24 hours
What stage of Alzheimer's is a patient that forgets their keys and has a hard time recalling information?
(Early, Middle, Late)
What is early-stage AD
What condition of the eye is caused by an increased lens density that distorts visual images?
What are cataracts
What is the cause of Type II diabetes?
What is insulin resistance
What is one sign or symptom that would be present in the cardiovascular system in a patient with anemia
What is tachycardia
What type of stroke is the result of bleeding in the brain?
What is a hemorrhagic stroke
What are three signs and symptoms can be present in Multiple Sclerosis?
What is the cause of glaucoma?
What is increased intraocular pressure
Identify one lab test that can be used to diagnosis diabetes and the range expected if a patient has a positive diagnosis for diabetes
What are three common complications of under nutrition?
What is reduced cardiac output, cold intolerance, anorexia, diarrhea, impaired protein synthesis, weight loss, poor wound healing
What test should be completed immediately to diagnose a stroke?
What is a CT scan
What medication combination is a primary treatment for Parkinson's disease?
What is levodopa/carpidopa (dopamine agonist-stimulates dopamine in the brain).
Name on strategy for a visually impaired patient to help them maintain their independence?
What is using pill organizers, large numbers, leave everything positioned in the same way, use delivery services, safety devices, handrails, large print books.
If a patient is at home and has a blood sugar of 55, what actions should they take?
What is have 15 grams of fast acting carbs, wait 15 minutes, recheck and administer 15 more grams of carbohydrate if still low.
What are three reasons that an older adult may have under nutrition?
What does the BEFAST acronym stand for?
What is balance, eyes, face, arms, speech, and time
What is a sign or symptom of Parkinson's disease
What is a shuffling gate, slumped over posture, pill rolling, tremor, masked-list facial expression
A patient has significant amount of ear wax causing hearing loss. What time of hearing loss would this be?
What is conductive hearing loss
If a patient with diabetes is sick and unable to eat, what instruction should the nurse give the patient about taking their scheduled diabetes medication?
What lab value would assess if a patient is protein deficient?
What is albumin
Name one symptom of a left-sided stroke
What are language difficulties, math skills, analytic thinking, right-sided weakness
What is the pathology of MS?
What is destruction of myelin and nerve fibers of the brain and spinal cord.
A patient has hearing loss from years of constructive work. What type of hearing loss would this patient most likely have?
What is sensorineural hearing loss
What condition are diabetics at a higher risk for for that makes them more prone to foot ulcers?
What is peripheral neuropathy