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What are the 3 primary upper intestinal disorders? - Answer Gastritis Upper gastrointestinal Bleeding Peptic ulcer disease Gastritis - Answer Breakdown and inflammation of gastric mucosa Stomach acid breaks into mucosa. May cause gastric edema, disruption of capillaries Etiology and pathophysiology of gastritis - Answer Breakdown of mucosal barrier that protects stomach from HCl. HCl can diffuse back into mucosa, results in tissue edema, disruption of capillary walls with loss...

Describe a peripheral vascular system assessment - Answer Inspection: skin color, venous flow, edema, varicose veins. Cap refill time, blanching to observe return of color should be within 3 seconds Palpation: pulses in neck and peripheral; pulsation volume (normal, bounding, weak, etc.), rigidity of vessel Describe the steps of a thorax assessment - Answer Inspection and palpation: general observation and feel areas like intercostal spaces Auscultation: should hear S1 and S2 (systole...

3 mechanisms of breathing - Answer ventilation, diffusion, perfusion Ventilation - Answer mechanical movement of airflow between atmosphere and alveoli Diffusion - Answer vital mechanism for internal and external respiration Perfusion - Answer pumping/flow of blood into tissues and organs-systemic and pulmonic systems 3 factors that influence perfusion - Answer Cardiac output - MAP Gravity Pulmonary vascular resistance Epistaxis; what is it and what are causes? - ...

4 different surgical settings - Answer Emergency; Unexpected, urgent Elective; Planned Inpatient; same-day admission Ambulatory; same-day surgery, usually under 2hrs, under 3-4hrs in PACU/PARR Pre-operative interview includes information regarding: - Answer Which medications (anticoagulants, ASA) or herbal remedies NPO instructions Pain management options Infection prevention, wound care Post-op discharge and care Why should herbal remedies be stopped pre-op? - Answer We do...

Nursing - Answer regulated health care providers with education requirements, legally defined scope of practice, a governing body Standard of practice - Answer legal and professional basis for nursing practice, promotes, guides, directs, regulates and allows for evaluation of practice 3 criteria to person and family centered care - Answer Preferences, values, and beliefs Competencies of nursing (6) - Answer 1. patient centered care 2. teamwork and collaboration 3. safety ...

4 components of donor blood - Answer RBC, platelets, cryoprecipitate and plasma What needs to be true in order for someone to receive RBC from a donor - Answer the RBC must be compatible with the ABO group and rh factor What is cryoprecipitate? - Answer prepared from plasma, contains fibrinogen and small amounts of clotting factors what is manufactured from plasma donations - Answer IVIG, Rh IG etc. ABO blood groups - Answer inherited, based on the presence of absence ...

A patient is newly diagnosed with diabetes. Which finding(s) should the nurse associate as a complication of diabetes? (Select all that apply) A. Burning sensation in client's toes B. Constipation C. Visual acuity of 60/20 D. Blood Pressure of 110/60 E. A sore on the client's foot that's not healing - Answer A and E Rationale: A: PARESTHESIA, SUCH AS A BURNING SENSATION, IS AN INDICATION OF NEUROPATHY-PROGRESSIVE DETERIORATION OF THE NERVES RESULTING IN LOSS OF NERVE FUN...

the first change in pathophysiology of aortic stenosis is ... - Answer increased resistance to LV systolic ejection the second change in pathophysiology of aortic stenosis... - Answer LV hypertrophy the third change in pathophysiology of aortic stenosis... - Answer myocardial remodeling (fibrosis) the 4th change in pathophysiology of aortic stenosis... - Answer gradual decrease in LV contractility In behind effect, what is the caused after 4th step? - Answer increased ...

HbA1c - Answer glycosylated hemoglobin 4-6% C-peptide test - Answer This peptide is created in a 1:1 ratio with insulin and is released into the bloodstream with insulin, therefor it is a proxy for insulin secretion levels. I'm type one diabetes there is low to no c-peptide non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) - Answer - Also called Type 2 - Lifestyle or later life onset - c-peptide present - impaired insulin secretion or tissue insensitivity - Insulin not ...

Abnormal cell growth is known as: - Answer Neoplasia!! Can be either benign or malignant. Lets dive into further detail now :) Cancer! A) True or false: Cancer is described as autonomous cell growth via an extrinsic li B) True or false: Cancer alters cellular morphology C) What is malignancy? How is cancer categorized (based on the _____ from which it develops) - Answer False: Cancer uses intrinsic signaling! This means it doesn't need anything to grow, will grow all by itself! ...