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Addison's Disease - ✅✅- b b b


Is an endocrine disorder that occurs when the adrenal glands do not produc
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e enough of the hormone cortisol and in some cases, the hormone aldostero
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ne. b




- The disease is characterized by weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue,
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low BP and hyperpigmentation (darkening) of the skin in both exposed
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and non-exposed parts of the body.
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2. Common symptoms of Addison's Disease - ✅✅- Weight loss
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- Hyperpigmentation
- Weakness/fatigue
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- Loss of Body hair b b b




3. Cushing's Disease - ✅✅- b b b


S/S: Hirsutism (excessive hair), moon face, purple striatum (typically in the s
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kin of the abdomen, thighs or breast), thin extremities, buffalo hump
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4. Testing for TB - ✅✅- b b b b


bA Mantoux skin test is the most accurate and valuable screening tool availabl
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e for TB. A positive result means only that the client has been exposed to TB;
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it does not meant that the client has active TB.
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- A sputum culture for acid fast bacillus (AFB) is used to confirm the diag
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nosis of pulmonary TB after a screening test and chest x-
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ray come back positive. b b b

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5. Teaching instructions for the use of a cane: -
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b✅✅(1) The cane is moved forward about 12 inches
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6. (2) Then, the weak leg is moved even with the cane.
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7. (3) Finally, the strong leg is brought forward and ahead of the cane and weak
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leg.


- Canes are held on the strong side b b b b b b


- The grip of the cane should be level with the trochanter of the femur
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8. Veracity - ✅✅- b b


Is truthfulness. This is the value that requires the nurse to tell the truth to ev
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ery client and to make sure that the client fully understands the message.
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9. Autonomy - ✅✅- b b


Is the right to independence and personal freedom, which leads to the prim
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acy of self-determination
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10.Fidelity - ✅✅- b b


Is the duty to keep promises. It refers to the obligation to be faithful to agree
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ments, commitments and responsibilities that are made.
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11.Nonmaleficence - ✅✅- Is the obligation and duty to do no harm. b b b b b b b b b b b




12.Meningococcal vaccine - ✅✅- b b b


Recommended that this vaccine be given to children who are 11 through 12
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years of age and then given a booster dose at age 16.
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13.When should the single dose of Herpes zoster vaccine be given? - ✅✅-
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To adults 60 years or older whether or not they report a previous episode of
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herpes zoster. b




14.Rotavirus should be given at what age? - ✅✅-
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During the child's first year of life.
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15.Alendronate (Fosamax) - ✅✅- b b b


This medication is used to prevent and treat postmenopausal osteoporosis a
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nd Paget's Disease.
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- Alendronate must be taken first thing in the morning on an empty sto b b b b b b b b b b b b


mach.
- The pt must be instructed to wait at least 30 minutes after taking Alen
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dronate before eating, drinking, or taking other medications.
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16.What to expect with a pt having a chest tube? - ✅✅-
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Continuous gentle bubbling in the suction control chamber
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- Crepitus (with a pneumothorax, this will persist for several hours depe
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iration are also expected. b b b




17.Symptoms of hypocalcemia - ✅✅- b b b b


Numbness and tingling in the hands, soles of the feet and around the lips.
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- A nurse would assess the client for a positive reaction by eliciting the C
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hvostek's sign. b




18.What is a potential complication of a thyroidectomy? - ✅✅-
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Hypocalcemia, which can include numbness and tingling in the hands, soles
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of the feet and around the lips.
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19.What assessment tool would a nurse use to determine hypocalcemia? -
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✅✅- Chvostek's sign
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20.What is Chvostek's sign? And how is it done? -
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✅✅Tap on the pt's face at a point just anterior to the ear and just below t
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he zygomatic bone. A positive response would be twitching of the ipsilateral (
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same side only) facial muscles, suggestive of neuromuscular excitability caus
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ed by hypocalcemia.
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21.Brudzinski's sign - ✅✅- b b b


Is an indication of meningeal irritation, which may be positive with pt's with
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meningitis. b


- To perform this, the client needs to be supine. The nurse places one ha
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nd behind the pt's head and places the other hand on the clients chest
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. The nurse then raises the clients head (with the hand behind the hea
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d) while the hand on the chest restrains the clients and prevents the cli
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ent from rising. Flexion of the clients lower extremities constitutes a p
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ositive sign. b




22.Kernig's sign - ✅✅- b b b


Is an indication of meningeal irritation. The maneuver is usually performed
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