NSG 6001 Advanced Practice Week 4 Questions and Answers Updated 2023/2024 | 100% Verified

NSG 6001 Advanced Practice Week 4 Questions and Answers Updated 2023/2024 | 100% Verified. Complete Study Guide. What are the 3 kinds of CVA - Ischemic, hemorrhagic, and arachnoid 2. What is TIA - Mini stroke, and deficits resolve in less than 24 hours 3. 10% of TIA patients will have a stroke within - 90 days 4. Stroke is the ___ leading cause of death - 3 rd 5. T or F women are 1.75xs more likely to have a CVA then men - T 6. What are the risk factors for stroke - HTN, age, smoking, fam hx, race, prior cva, carotid stenosis, mitral stenosis, prosthetic valves, sedentary lifestyle, increased cholesterol 7. How many stroke pts regain functional independence - 50-70% 8. What is the percent of stroke survivors who die within one year - 25% 9. What differentiates TIA from cva - TIME DIFFERENTIAL 10. What is amaurosis fugax - Loss of vision described as curtains going down then up 11. Signs of hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage - Often no warning signs, lapse quickly into stupor and coma, deteriorates quickly and dies within hours 12. Best test for differentiating between hemorrhagic and ischemic stroke - Non contrast ct 13. What is the tx for ischemic stroke - TPA within 3-4.5 hours if meets criteria 14. Medication preferred if BP must be reduced after CVA - Labetalol 15. Which hormone regulates thyroid function - TSH 16. An older male pt has a screening PSA which is 12. What does this value indicate - BPH 17. A male pt reports nocturia and daytime urinary frequency and urgency without changes in the force of the urine stream. What is the likely cause of this - UTI 18. A 70 year old male reports urinary hesitancy, post void dribbling, and a diminished urine stream. A digital rectal exam reveals an enlarged prostate gland that feels rubbery and smooth. Which tests will the primary care provider order based on these findings - Urinalysis and serum creatinine 19. The provider order the oral phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor sildenafil to treat erectile dysfunction in a 65 year old male patient. What will be included when teaching this patient about taking this medication - Take on an empty stomach - The medication effects may last for 24-36 hours - Medication may be taken once daily 20. Which is true about hypoactive sexual desire in older men - Hypoactive sexual desire in older men is related to sexual aversion 21. A young adult male reports a dull pain in the scrotum and the provder notes a bluish color showing through the skin on the affected side. Palpation reveals a bag of worms on the proximal spermatic cord. What is an important next step in managing this pt - Referral to an emergency department for surgical consultation 22. A pregnant woman at 30 weeks gestation has proteinuria. What will the provider do next? - Evaluate her blood pressure 23. An older male patient reports gross hematuria but denies flank pain and fever. What will the provider do to manage this patient - Refer for cystoscopy and imaging 24. A female patient reports hematuria and a urine dipstick and culture indicate a urinary tract infection. After treatment for the UTI, what testing is indicated for this patient? - No further testing if hematuria is resolved 25. A patient who has diabetes has symptoms consistent with renal stones. Which type of stone is most likely in this diabetic patient? - Uric acid 26. A patient has acute renal colic, nausea, and vomiting and a urinalysis reveals hematuria, but is otherwise normal. A radiographic exam shows several radiopaque stones in the ureter which are less than 1 mm in diameter. What will the primary provider do initially to manage this patient? - Order analgesic medication and increased fluids 27. Which factor does not increase the risk of renal stones? - Sno skiing 28. 20-year-old male patient has a positive leukocyte esterase and nitrites on a random urine dipstick during a well patient exam. What type of urinary tract infection does this represent? - Complicated