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3rd Trimester Final

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Position for lumbar puncture   Pt on side with knees toward chin  
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Contrast dye may cause what in an elderly pt   Renal failure  
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Place what under a pts head during a seizure   Pillow  
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ALS always progresses to   Respiratory distress--> death  
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A slight touch can trigger pain in a pt with   Trigeminal neuralgia  
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Tremors prior to the onset of dementia is a sigh of   Parkinson's  
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The medication of choice for Parkinson's   Levadopa  
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Seizure where staring/eyes is focused straight ahead   Petit Mal  
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Onset of farsightedness r/t aging   Presbyopia  
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Measured when assessing client for pancreatitis   Serum amylase  
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Hematemesis or coffee-ground emesis is indicative of   Bleeding ulcer  
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A diet low in what should be planned for a pt undergoing a choleycystectomy   Fat  
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GERD   Inadequate closure of the lower esophogeal sphincter  
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Projectile vomiting in an infant is a S/S of   Pyloric stenosis  
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Pts with what are at a higher risk for colon cancer   Crohn's and colitis  
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Butterfly/malor rash is indicative of   Lupus  
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Pts rescued from a burning building need to be monitored for   Respiratory distress  
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Wood's lamp is used for   Examination of pt with ringworm  
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Honey colored crust on face/hands, highly contagious   Impetigo  
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Cold sores   Herpes simplex 1  
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Red, itchy rash on elbows and knees is most likely   Eczema  
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A microscopic mite that burrows in the skin   Scabies  
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Ring-shaped rash from a tick bite is indicative of   Lime disease  
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Hip replacement pts should not bend more than   90 degrees  
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A pt with a halo device should be monitored for what   Swallowing difficulties  
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Hunchback is termed   Kyphosis  
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Tx for talpes/clubfoot (congenital disorder)   Casting weekly  
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Exercise may be recommended to increase density of what   Bones  
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Women with UTIs should do what before and after sex   Void  
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After a cystoscope what should patients be encouraged to do   Drink fluids in order to flush the dye from their system  
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What in the urine may cause liver damage   Bilirubin  
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This is needed to produce RBCs   Erythropoietin  
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Renin regulates   Blood pressure  
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Most common cause of status epilepticus   Stopping seizure medications  
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Common SE of anticholinergics   Drymouth, constipation, headache  
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Likely to be perscribed for spasticity   Baclofen  
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Commonly used for bowel prep before a colonoscopy   Golytely or nulytely  
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Given to pts with hepatitis to reduce ammonia levels   Lactulose  
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Lansoprazole inhibits what   Gastric acid secretion  
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Used to treat ulcers   Two abx's and one antacid  
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Type of histamine that stimulates acid production in the stomach   H2 blocker  
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