Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing‚ 8th Edition Chapter 50: Nursing Management: Endocrine Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A patient with suspected acromegaly is seen at the clinic. To assist in making the diagnosis‚ which question should the nurse ask? a. “Have you had a recent head injury?” b. “Do you have to wear larger shoes now?” c. “Are you experiencing tremors or anxiety?” d. “Is there any family history of acromegaly?” ANS: B Acromegaly causes an enlargement of the hands and feet. Head
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A new platform of an electronic pill with bidirectional communication system for miniaturized and low power biomedical applications Nidal Fawaz‚ Dirk Jansen Institute for Applied Research Offenburg Badstrasse 24‚ 77652 Offenburg‚ Germany Tel.: +49781205128‚ Email: Fawaz@fh-offenburg.de Abstract Electronic pills‚ smart capsules or miniaturized microsystems swallowed by human beings or animals for various biomedical and diagnostic applications are growing rapidly in the last years. This
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Coding Applications The following Coding Application statements are intended to familiarize you with the coding process in a more concentrated and definitive manner. Please feel free to share with your instructor and with your fellow students your findings and methods. If you have questions this is the time to ask for clarity and explore the outcomes. Review the ten Coding Application statements below and provide the answer for each problem as instructed. To print and review the problems before
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ADN 253 FINAL STUDY GUIDE 1. Describe the pathophysiology‚ assessment‚ signs and symptoms‚ nursing diagnosis‚ medical and nursing interventions for the patient with MODS. Pathophysiology • Progressive impairment of 2 or more organ systems • Caused by immune system’s uncontrolled inflammatory response to a severe illness or injury o Inflammatory response: cytokines and chemokines out of control ▪ Peripheral vasodilation = hypotension ▪ Capillary
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High Risk Pregnancy- is one in which a concurrent disorder‚ pregnancy related complications or external factor jeopardizes the health of the woman‚ the fetus or both. Complications with POWER Dystocia- can arise from any of the four main component of the labor process: Power‚ Passenger‚ Passageway and Pysche. -defined as a long‚ difficult‚ abnormal labor. Causes -Power: dysfunctional labor -Passageway: alterations in pelvic structure - Passenger: fetal
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MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which action demonstrates that the nurse understands the purpose of the Rapid Response Team? a. Monitoring the client for changes in postoperative status such as wound infection b. Documenting all changes observed in the client and maintaining a postoperative flow sheet c. Notifying the physician of the client’s change in blood pressure from 140 to 88 mm Hg systolic d. Notifying the physician of the client’s increase in restlessness after medication change ANS: C The Rapid
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ICU Planning and Designing in India – Guidelines 2010 Guidelines Committee ISCCM Dr Narendra Rungta (Convenor) Members – Dr Deepak Govil‚ Dr Sheila Nainan‚ Dr Manish Munjal Dr J‚Divatia (President) ‚ Dr C K Jani (Secretary) Background ICU is highly specified and sophisticated area of a hospital which is specifically designed‚ staffed‚ located‚ furnished and equipped‚ dedicated to management of critically sick patient‚ injuries or complications. It is a department with dedicated medical
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Pediatric Respiratory Assessment General History General History Questions to Ask -Ask about gestational age -Any past medical history‚ including onset of current s/s. ****recurrent sore throats‚ eczema‚ resp problems at birth -Detailed family hx****chronic resp conditions-asthma -Exposures to enviormental irritants ****pets‚ smoke -Feeding and sleeping patterns -Growth -Milestones for age -International travel Things to Remember Before Assessment of Child -Childs airway is shorter
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ARF Case Study Acute Renal Failure Case Study Directions: Please carefully read the following case study and answer the following questions in typed format. The resources that you will need to complete this case study include your textbook and drug book. Please include in text citations. This independent assignment is worth 25 points. Ann Hayes‚ age 68‚ initially was admitted to the hospital for elective surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Her surgery was documented
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Cara Capozucca Core 191: Global History since 1914 Mrs. Sandra Kase November 15‚ 2012 Women in the Twentieth Century It started on May 2‚ 1914 according to Jessica Jenkins: “women‚ men‚ and children across the United States celebrated ‘National Suffrage Day.’ Parades‚ speeches‚ and demonstrations in support of the proposed women suffrage amendment to the United States Constitution took place in every state and territory in the country” (131). It started in Connecticut‚ where more than 531
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