A patient with suspected Cushing’s syndrome is being evaluated to establish the diagnosis and cause. Patients with an adrenal tumor typically will demonstrate: A. Low ACTH and low cortisol B. Low ACTH and high cortisol C. High ACTH and low cortisol D. High ACTH and high cortisol Read more…
Question 1 A patient with suspected Cushing’s syndrome is being evaluated to establish the diagnosis and cause. Patients with an adrenal tumor typically will demonstrate: A. Low ACTH and low cortisol B. Low ACTH and high cortisol C. High ACTH and low cortisol D. High ACTH and high Read more…
Question 1 S. is a 59-year-old female who has been followed for several years for aortic regurgitation. Serial echocardiography has demonstrated normal ventricular function, but the patient was lost to follow-up for the last 16 months and now presents complaining of activity intolerance and weight gain. Physical examination reveals a Read more…
Question 1 S. is a 59-year-old female who has been followed for several years for aortic regurgitation. Serial echocardiography has demonstrated normal ventricular function, but the patient was lost to follow-up for the last 16 months and now presents complaining of activity intolerance and weight gain. Physical examination reveals a Read more…
NR392 Quality Improvement in Nursing Project Milestone 1 Directions: Prior to completing this template, carefully review Course Project Milestone 1 Guidelines paying particular attention to how to name the document and all rubric requirements. After saving the document to your computer, type your answers directly on this template and save again. Read more…
What precautions does the nurse take when giving any type of Chemo medications 2. What is Superior vena cava syndrome and what are the symptoms associated with this syndrome 3. What will the nurse do for a patient following a prostatectomy and what should be done for dark red urine output? 4. What post-op care Read more…
101. The level of TSH in Graves’ disease is usually: a. high. b. low. c. normal. ____ 102. Upon palpation of the neck of a patient with Graves’ disease, what would the nurse expect to find? a. Normal-sized thyroid b. Small discrete thyroid nodule c. Multiple discrete Read more…
What is the expected electrocardiogram (ECG) pattern when a thrombus in a coronary artery permanently lodges in the vessel and the infarction extends through the myocardium from the endocardium to the epicardium? How does angiotensin II increase the workload of the heart after a myocardial infarction (MI)? A patient reports sudden onset of Read more…
What is the effect of oxidized low-density lipoproteins (LDLs) in atherosclerosis? Which inflammatory cytokines are released when endothelial cells are injured? When endothelia cells are injured, what alteration contributes to atherosclerosis? Which factor is responsible for the hypertrophy of the myocardium associated with hypertension? What pathologic change occurs to the kidney’s glomeruli as a result of hypertension? Read more…
Before donning gloves to perform a procedure, proper hand hygiene is essential. The nurse understands that the most important aspect of hand hygiene is the amount of A nurse is demonstrating postoperative deep breathing and coughing exercises to a client about to undergo emergency abdominal surgery for appendicitis. The nurse realizes the client may Read more…