RASMUSSEN MDC III EXAM 1- WELL REVISED
ASSESSMENT EXAM WITH PERFECTLY
ANSWERED QUESTIONS
Primary syphilis - correct-answer -Which stage of syphilis is this?
▪ Ulcer called chancre develop at the site of entry and can occur anywhere.
▪ Highly infectious stage, begins as a small papule, then breaks down to a painless,
indurated, smooth weeping lesion
Secondary syphilis - correct-answer -Which stage of syphilis is this?
▪ Develops 6 weeks to 6 months, becomes systemic circulating in the blood.
▪ Commonly mistaken for the flu. Rash appears on the palmar surfaces of hands
and feet. Patchy alopecia
▪ Penicillin G
▪ What do you ask before giving? "Do you have any allergies?" - correct-answer -
Treatment: *Syphilis*
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acute pyelonephritis - correct-answer -A 35-year-old patient is admitted to the ED
with fever, chills, and severe right flank pain. His heart rate is 112/min and
respiratory rate is 32/min. He was recently treated for a urinary tract infection.
Assessment reveals tenderness of the right costovertebral angle (CVA).
What diagnosis does the nurse expect?
acute glomerulonephritis - correct-answer -________ occurs suddenly and result
from an infection (often **streptococcal**) within the body often caused by
streptococcal infections that originate in the upper respiratory tract, middle ear,
and strep throat.
▪ fatigue
▪ anergia
▪ **hematuria**
▪ **proteinuria**
▪ nocturia
▪ **decreased urination**
▪ altered urinary elimination
▪ **painful urination*
▪ weight loss
▪ N/V
▪ dyspnea
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▪ edema lower extremities
▪ **elevated BP**
▪ jugular vein distention
▪ anemia from reduced production of erythropoietin
▪ hypercholesterolemia
▪ **"cardiac complications"** - correct-answer -S/S: *Acute Glomerulonephritis*
**Genetics**
▪ autosomal dominant, which usually appears between the ages of 30 to 50
▪ autosomal recessive, which has a childhood onset and progresses rapidly to end-
stage kidney disease. - correct-answer -Risk Factors: *Polycystic Kidney Disease*
▪ **pain - first symptom**
▪ **CVA tenderness**
▪ constipation
▪ cyst bleeding
▪ changes in urine color or frequency
▪ hypertension
▪ headaches
▪ abdominal distention and pain