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ASTHMA correct answer: Affects smaller airways CHRONIC BRONCHITIS correct answer: Chronic thickening of bronchial walls CHRONIC BRONCHITIS correct answer: Affects smaller airways PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA correct answer: decreased surface area of alveoli PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA correct answer: Destruction of alveolar walls CHRONIC BRONCHITIS correct answer: Hypercapnia PULMONARY EMPHYSEMA correct answer: Hypercapnia CHRONIC BRONCHITIS correct answer: Impaired mucociliary clear...

Due to the risk of runaways, what should be used on all long vertical cable pull correct answer: Braking system Mandrels should be approximately what percentage of the conduit size? correct answer: 80% A good place to find data for supporting cable in vertical conduit runs is from correct answer: Manufactures catalogs manufactures catalogs Straight and swivel are two types of correct answer: Clevises The feed-in set up should unreal big cable correct answer: Along it's natural ...

A patient has HIV with disseminated candidiasis. What is the correct code assignment? a. B20, B37.0 b. B37.7, B20 c. B20, B37.7 d. B20, B37.89, B37.7 correct answer: c Patients who are admitted for an HIV-related illness should be assigned a minimum of two codes in the following order: code B20 to identify the HIV disease and additional codes to identify the related diagnosis, which in this case is disseminated candidiasis code B37.7 A patient was admitted for removal of the left lobe of...

In analyzing the reason for changes in a hospital's Medicare case-mix index over time, the analyst should start with which of the following levels of detail? Account level MS-DRG level MDC level MS-DRG triples, pairs, and singles correct answer: MS-DRG triples, pairs, and singles What is the term that means evaluating the appropriateness of the setting for the healthcare service and the level of service? Coordination of service benefits Community rating Outcomes assessm...

A 24 year old female patient with SLE tells the nurse she wants to have a baby and is considering getting pregnant. Which response by the nurse is most appropriate? A. "Temporary remission of your signs and symptoms are common during pregnancy." B. "SLE symptoms usually peak during the first trimester." C. "Autoantibodies transferred to the baby during pregnancy will cause congenital heart defects." D. "The best time to plan pregnancy is during a remission when the symptoms are ...

Surgery correct answer: ○ Sometimes surgery might be enough but there are limitations ○ Considered a local therapy ○ Diagnosis ○ Cure ■ Different surgeries to help cure Palliative correct answer: ■ Option for palliation ■ Max for quality of life and relieving symptoms for those with terminal disease like cancer ■ Ex. large tumor compressing nerve and have chronic name ● Palliative surgery is an option for that patient Prevention correct answer: ■ Removal of mo...

Type I DM correct answer: 3p's Type II DM correct answer: Insulin resistance Pancreas has decreased insulin production Inappropriate glucose production by liver Altered production of hormones/cytokines Nonspecific symptoms: fatigue, infections, delayed wound healing, visual changes Metabolic syndrome correct answer: Abdominal obesity >40in >35in Triglycerides >150 HDLs <40 <50 BP >130/85 Fasting glucose >110 How to diagnosis DM correct answer: H...

Type I DM correct answer: 3p's -polyphagia -polydipsia -polyuria Type II DM correct answer: Insulin resistance Pancreas has decreased insulin production Inappropriate glucose production by liver Altered production of hormones/cytokines Nonspecific symptoms: fatigue, infections, delayed wound healing, visual changes Metabolic syndrome correct answer: Abdominal obesity >40in >35in Triglycerides >150 HDLs <40 <50 BP >130/85 Fasting glucose >110 ...

What is nursing presence? correct answer: multidimensional unified whole, fluidly existing in the cognitive, affective, behavioral, and spiritual experiential domains all at once - nurses wear many hats and we must be prepared to use these different types of presence in different situations experienced by invitation only, meaning the patient must invite the nurse to be present with him or her "doing for" and "being with" - doing for is doing what nurses do i.e. medications, pain add...

Diabetes prevalence correct answer: - leading cause in blindness, end stage renal disease, and amputations Diabetes is a major contributing factor to: correct answer: heart disease and stroke Pathophysiology Type 1 Diabetes correct answer: - autoimmune disorder - not enough insulin for the person to survive - manifestations occur when the body is unable to make enough insulin to maintain normal glucose levels - absence of endogenous insulin type 2 diabetes correct answer: - com...