NURS 6550 MIDTERM REVIEW
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The bleast bworrisome btype bof bfluid bseen bas ba bresult bof bpleural bfluid banalysis b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔Transudate bpleural bfluid
What btest bshould bbe bordered bto bconfirm ba bsuspected bascending baortic baneurysm?
b- bcorrect banswer✔✔CT bScan bwith bcontrast
Name brisk bfactors bfor blong-term bcare bplacement bfor bthe belderly bpopulation. b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔Male bgender
80 by.o.+
Living bAlone
bowel/bladder bincontinence
Hx bof bfalls
dysfunctional bcoping
Intellectual bimpairment
A bpatient bwith banterior bepistaxis bhas bbeen btreated bwith bdirect bpressure bfor b20
bminutes. bWhat bare bexpected bfindings bwhen bthe bpatient bis binstructed bto bgently
bblow btheir bnose? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Successful btreatment bwill bbe bindicated bby
bdark bresidual bblood bor bclots bbeing bdischarged bfrom bthe bnose. b
If bbleeding bhas bnot bstopped byou bwill bsee ba bbright bred bsteady btrickle bof bblood
brequiring bmore binvasive bmeasures.
What bis bthe bmost bcommon borganism bin btreating botitis bmedia, bbacterial bsinusitis,
bbacterial bpharyngitis, bAND bcommunity-acquired bpneumonia? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Streptococcus bpneumoniae
What bis bthe bgreatest brisk bfactor bfor bvascular bdementia? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Vascular bdiseases bthat bresult bin btarget borgan bdamage bsuch bas:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive burgency bvs bemergency b- bcorrect banswer✔✔- bHypertensive burgency:
bBP b>200/120 bw/o bsx; bTx bwith bPO bfurosemide, bclonidine bor bcaptopril
, - bHypertensive bemergency: bBP b>200/120 bWITH bsx bor bevidence bof bend borgan
bdamage; bTx bwith bIV bnitroprusside, blabetalol bor bnicardipine
*Both breq bimmediate btreatment
What bannual blab btesting bshould bbe bdone bfor bpatients btaking batypical
bantipsychotics? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Lipid bPanel
Name bsome batypical bantipsychotics b- bcorrect banswer✔✔OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's bATYPICAL bfor bOLd bCLOSets bto bQUIETly bRISPER bfrom bA bto bZ"
If byou bare btreating ba bcar bmechanic bfor ba bpossible beye binjury bwhat btest bwould byou
bavoid? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔MRI
possible bmetal bin beye
What bis bthe bleast binvasive bapproach bto brule bout ba bpulmonary bembolus? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔D-dimer
When btreating ba bpatient bwith ban bunfractionated bheparin binfusion, bwhat bwould byou
bmonitor bfor b(to bavoid ba bfatal bcomplication) b? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Heparin-induced
bThrombocytopenia b(HIT). baka bmonitor bfor blow bplatelets.
d/c bheparin band bintiate bthrombin binhibitors!
What bsymptom bdifferentiates bvertigo bfrom bnear-syncope band bataxia? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔When bthe bprimary bsymptom bidentified bis ba bsense bof bspinning bthis
bmeans bvertigo band bis busually ban binner bear bproblem.
Ataxia bis bneurological
near-syncope bmay bbe bcardiac, bneuro bor bboth.
When ba bpatient bis bconcerned babout ba bfamily bmember bnot bsupporting bwishes bin
bend-of-life bcare, bwhat blegal bdocument bshould bbe bused? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔advanced bdirective
What bis bcontraindicative bof brTPA btherapy? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔ST bsegment
bdepression
Transtheoretical bModel bof bChange b- bcorrect banswer✔✔1. bPrecontemplation
2. bContemplation
3. bPreparation
4. bAction
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
The bleast bworrisome btype bof bfluid bseen bas ba bresult bof bpleural bfluid banalysis b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔Transudate bpleural bfluid
What btest bshould bbe bordered bto bconfirm ba bsuspected bascending baortic baneurysm?
b- bcorrect banswer✔✔CT bScan bwith bcontrast
Name brisk bfactors bfor blong-term bcare bplacement bfor bthe belderly bpopulation. b-
bcorrect banswer✔✔Male bgender
80 by.o.+
Living bAlone
bowel/bladder bincontinence
Hx bof bfalls
dysfunctional bcoping
Intellectual bimpairment
A bpatient bwith banterior bepistaxis bhas bbeen btreated bwith bdirect bpressure bfor b20
bminutes. bWhat bare bexpected bfindings bwhen bthe bpatient bis binstructed bto bgently
bblow btheir bnose? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Successful btreatment bwill bbe bindicated bby
bdark bresidual bblood bor bclots bbeing bdischarged bfrom bthe bnose. b
If bbleeding bhas bnot bstopped byou bwill bsee ba bbright bred bsteady btrickle bof bblood
brequiring bmore binvasive bmeasures.
What bis bthe bmost bcommon borganism bin btreating botitis bmedia, bbacterial bsinusitis,
bbacterial bpharyngitis, bAND bcommunity-acquired bpneumonia? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Streptococcus bpneumoniae
What bis bthe bgreatest brisk bfactor bfor bvascular bdementia? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔Vascular bdiseases bthat bresult bin btarget borgan bdamage bsuch bas:
hypertension
dyslipidemia
diabetes
Hypertensive burgency bvs bemergency b- bcorrect banswer✔✔- bHypertensive burgency:
bBP b>200/120 bw/o bsx; bTx bwith bPO bfurosemide, bclonidine bor bcaptopril
, - bHypertensive bemergency: bBP b>200/120 bWITH bsx bor bevidence bof bend borgan
bdamage; bTx bwith bIV bnitroprusside, blabetalol bor bnicardipine
*Both breq bimmediate btreatment
What bannual blab btesting bshould bbe bdone bfor bpatients btaking batypical
bantipsychotics? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Lipid bPanel
Name bsome batypical bantipsychotics b- bcorrect banswer✔✔OLAnzapine
CLOZapine
QUETIapine
RISPERidone
Aripiprazole
Ziprasidone
"It's bATYPICAL bfor bOLd bCLOSets bto bQUIETly bRISPER bfrom bA bto bZ"
If byou bare btreating ba bcar bmechanic bfor ba bpossible beye binjury bwhat btest bwould byou
bavoid? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔MRI
possible bmetal bin beye
What bis bthe bleast binvasive bapproach bto brule bout ba bpulmonary bembolus? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔D-dimer
When btreating ba bpatient bwith ban bunfractionated bheparin binfusion, bwhat bwould byou
bmonitor bfor b(to bavoid ba bfatal bcomplication) b? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔Heparin-induced
bThrombocytopenia b(HIT). baka bmonitor bfor blow bplatelets.
d/c bheparin band bintiate bthrombin binhibitors!
What bsymptom bdifferentiates bvertigo bfrom bnear-syncope band bataxia? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔When bthe bprimary bsymptom bidentified bis ba bsense bof bspinning bthis
bmeans bvertigo band bis busually ban binner bear bproblem.
Ataxia bis bneurological
near-syncope bmay bbe bcardiac, bneuro bor bboth.
When ba bpatient bis bconcerned babout ba bfamily bmember bnot bsupporting bwishes bin
bend-of-life bcare, bwhat blegal bdocument bshould bbe bused? b- bcorrect
banswer✔✔advanced bdirective
What bis bcontraindicative bof brTPA btherapy? b- bcorrect banswer✔✔ST bsegment
bdepression
Transtheoretical bModel bof bChange b- bcorrect banswer✔✔1. bPrecontemplation
2. bContemplation
3. bPreparation
4. bAction
