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Med Surg II Final

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Normal Adult Serum Sodium Range   136-145  
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Normal Adult Serum Potassium Range   3.5-5.0  
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Average adult temperature   98.6  
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Average geriatric temperature   96.8  
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What is the function of erythropoietin?   RBC production  
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Patient c/o N/V what type of diet is appropriate when advanced to solids   BRAT  
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Nurse reads pt chart and notices multiple TIAs. What is the significance of this information?   Can be a warning sign of possible CVA  
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Normal Female Adult serum hemoglobin range   12-16  
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Normal adult respiratory range   12-20  
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Eye disorder that results in "curtain" in the line of sight, usually related to head trauma   Retinal Detachment  
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A pt in ED reports trauma to left arm with skin intact, the nurse suspects fracture what is the priority assessment   neurovascular status  
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first symptoms of gout usually occur in which structure   Big toe  
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Describe warning signs of cancer   sore throat that doesn't heal, change in color/size of skin lesion, drainage of skin lesion, irregular borders/asymmetrical lesion, change in bowel/bladder habits, indigestion/difficult swallowing, thickening/lump in tissue  
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What causes the development of AIDS   Human immunodeficiency virus  
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What structures of the immune system are destroyed by human immunodeficiency virus   CD4-TCells  
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Baby receives mom's antibodies via breast feeding. What type of immunity is this   naturally passive immunity  
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Child has chicken pox in first grade. Later in life has a positive titer for the Herpes Varicella Zoster virus. What type of immunity is this?   Naturally Active Immunity  
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The patient has board like abdomen, no bowel sounds, and no bowel movement for 8 days. What is the patient at risk for?   Peritonitis due to bowel rupture  
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The nurse encourages increased fluids for the patient on ABT therapy for pyelonephritis. What is the rationale   to prevent crystaluria  
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inflammation of small pockets in the intestines that is commonly irritated by foods such as strawberries and tomatoes   diverticulitis  
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life threatening disorder caused by excess release of Thyroid Hormones   Thyroid Storm  
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Patient with a glasgow coma score of 15 can be described as?   alert et oriented no s/sx of coma  
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Cloudy cerebrospinal fluid indicates?   bacterial infection  
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The most lethal of the female reproductive cancers is?   ovarian cancer  
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This blood type is the universal recipient?   AB  
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What is the minimum recommendation SPF value for sunscreen?   15  
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