NURS 6531 / NURS6531: Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan Final Exam Review Latest Update Walden University

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NURS 6531: Advanced Practice Care of Adults Across the Lifespan Final Exam Review 1. When you see hypochloremia, the patient may have? - 2. Hyperkalemia is associated with what cardiac abnorm... alities? - 3. A patient presents with arcus cornea, LDL 285, TG 110, HDL 45, and father died of an MI at age 45. What is his most likely diagnosis? - 4. A fasting blood glucose level of 130 mg/dL indicates: - s 5. What are risk factors for ectopic pregnancy? - 6. What hormones are most critical to replace in a patient at risk for anterior pituitary insufficiency? - 7. What is diabetes insipidus? - 8. CKD Stage 1 - 9. CKD Stage 2 - 10. CKD Stage 3a - 11. CKD Stage 3b - 12. What is the diagnosis and initial treatment of a patient with history of nonfunctional pituitary macroadenoma with severe retro-orbital headache, nausea, vomiting, mental status change, right third nerve palsy with stiff neck, and pituitary adenoma (enlarged) hemorrhage? - 13. What causes hypocalcemia in patients with end stage renal disease? - 14. What condition is associated with recurrent nephrolithiasis? - 15. What stabilizes the cardiac membrane in treatment of hyperkalemia? - 16. What medication acts rapidly to antagonize the membrane effects of potassium in hyperkalemia? - 17. What is the most common cause of euvolemic hyponatremia? - 18. What causes are associated with hypervolemic hyponatremia? - 19. What is a long-term complication of radio-active iodine therapy? - 20. 80% of acute pyelonephritis cases in women are caused by what pathogen? - 21. Most common cause of acute scrotal pain in adults? - 22. What are predisposing factors for hypocalcemia? - 23. What are prerenal causes of AKI? - 24. Post-renal causes of AKI - 25. What is are intrinsic causes of renal failure? - 26. What classification of drugs cause urinary retention? - 27. Common secondary causes of nephrotic syndrome - 28. Presenting symptoms of nephrotic syndrome - l 29. What is the initial insulin loading dose for a patient in DKA? - 30. What is Hashimoto's thyroiditis? - 31. What would you do first for an incidental finding of an adrenal mass? - 32. Clinical signs of PCOS - 33. Treatment for simple cystitis - 34. Define the acronym MUDPILES - 35. First-line evaluation of vulvovaginal candidiasis - 36. Prolonged nausea and vomiting can result in: - 37. Clinical signs/symptoms of uremic pericarditis - 38. What is hepatorenal syndrome? - 39. What complaint is common with patients who have acute on chronic urinary retention? - 40. Aside from potassium chloride as a supplement, what can be used to treat hypokalemia? - 41. For a patient who is lethargic and hyperkalemic, what is the first line therapy? - 42. Priapism is a known side effect of what medication? - 43. What is the maximum compensation of PaCO2 in metabolic acidosis? - 44. signs of preeclampsia - 45. What are signs & symptoms of SIADH (Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone)? - 46. Diabetes insipidus is associated with what sodium level? - 47. Psychogenic polydipsia results in urine that is: - 48. How would you determine the cause of a patient's AKI who presents with decreased urine output, history of neurogenic bladder, chronic foley, dark urine, and Cr increase from 1.3 to 2.1 over 3 months? - 49. When a female patient presents to the ER after sexual assault, what medications should be offered prior to discharge? - 50. Manifestations of Conn syndrome (hyperaldosteronism)? - 51. What causes Cushing syndrome? - 52. Manifestations of Cushing syndrome? - 53. What differentiates primary adrenocortical insufficiency from secondary adrenocortical insufficiency? - 54. What is Trousseau's sign? - 55. What is Chovstek's sign? - 56. What is Babinski's sign? - 57. What is Romberg's sign? - 58. What is Homan's sign? - 59. What is the clinical presentation of Goodpasture's syndrome? - 60. What is Goodpasture syndrome? - 61. Initial treatment for Goodpasture's syndrome? - 62. Characteristics of Grave's disease - 63. What organism causes the formation of a staghorn calculus? - 64. What organism causes Toxic shock syndrome? - 65. What electrolyte disturbance is most likely to lead to tetany and neuromuscular irritability? - 66. Features of hypercalcemia include? - [Show More]

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