Medicine

How can you show sensitivity when communicating with patients about 3rd party (insurance) requirements- you can formulate your response around how you can discuss the requirement for collecting patient copay/coinsurance/deductible at the time of service
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The nurse is teaching the patient about consolidation. What statement should be included in the teaching plan?a) "Consolidation occurs as a side effect of chemotherapy."b) "Consolidation therapy is administered to reduce the chance of leukaemia recurrence."c) "Consolidation is the term for when a patient does not tolerate chemotherapy."d) "Consolidation of the lungs is an expected effect of induction therapy."
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any kind of abdominal pain first thing you do
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the mother of a 6-month old infant tells the nurse she is concerned about her son's nutrition because he pushes the spoonful of baby food away as soon as she brings it to his mouth. what is the most appropriate response to the mother's concern?
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What is the best way to dissect this operative report in terms of ICD-10-PCS?What is the root operation(s)?What is the ICD-10-PCS approach code(s)?What is the ICD-10-PCS qualifier code(s)?What is the full ICD-10-PCS code(s) in this question?Are there any ICD-10-PCS guidelines used to fully answer this question?
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The nurse will give Rh immune globulin (RhoGAM) to a Rh negative women after a miscarriage (spontaneous abortion).True or False
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how you design a drug theat increases acetylcholinestrase synthesis in presynaptic neurons?
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supplements that are commonly used to treat NAFLD (can include necessary vitamins); and which should be avoided.
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A nurse is teaching participants at a community center about advance directives. Which of the following informations should the nurse include in the teaching?Advance directives cannot be changed one implementedA client must create a do-not- resuscitation order when completing advance directivesA health care surrogate makes health care decisions when the client is no longer ableAssigning a health care surrogate requires legal consultation
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CLIA waived tests and test purposes and tests components
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In the context of antibiotic usage, when should a person stop taking antibiotics after their symptoms disappear?
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why is maximum voltage of intracellular and extracellular recording not the same
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a nurse is conducting an assessment of a 13-month-old infant. the parent notes that the infant cannot pull oneself into a standing position. to help determine a cause, which assessment will the nurse conduct?
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The nurse assesses a 70 year-old male's laboratory results during a routine clinic visit. Which result would indicate a need for information and education?a. RBC 5.0 million/mm3 ( 5 x 1012/L)b. Serum glucose 90 mg/dL (5 mmol/L)c. LDL Cholesterol 130 mg/dL (3.37 mmol/L)d. Serum albumin 2.5 g/dL (25 g/L)
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the nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with bulimia. which would be important for the nurse to do first?
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Need to take 1000 mg of calcium and 600 units of vit D Daily. Available is a bottle of calcium carbonate vit D3 250mg-125 unit tablets
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Administer 125 mL in 45 minutes using a microdrip set. Caleulate the gtt/min to the nearest whole number. A 166 gttlmin B 166.7 gttmin C 167gtt/min D 168gttmin
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Patient ProfileD.B. is a 63-year-old electrician who came to the emergency department with shortness of breath, morning cough, and swelling in his lower extremities.Subjective DataHas smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for more than 30 yearsHas difficulty breathing when he walksHas been sleeping in a recliner to make it easier to breatheHis shoes are tight at the end of the dayObjective DataPhysical ExaminationBlood pressure 125/90, pulse 90, temperature 98.4F, respirations 32Increased anterior-posterior diameterBreath sounds diminished with prolonged expiration2+ peripheral edema bilateral lower extremitiesThin with muscle wastingRespirations laboredDiagnostic StudiesArterial blood gases: pH 7.32, SaO 86%, PaCO 55 mm Hg, PaO 70 mm HgChest x-ray shows hyperinflation of lungsFEV 65%Question 1What in D.B.s history is commonly associated with pulmonary problems?What is a likely medical diagnosis for D.B.?Question 2What are some common signs and symptoms of this disease?Question 3The patient asks you about how this happened to him. What kind of education would you provide to the patient?Question 4As part of patient teaching, is it "too late" to encourage D.B. to stop smoking? Why?Question 5The patient is prescribed oxygen 2 liters per minute PRN SOB, Albuterol MDI Q4 hours PRN SOB, prednisone 60 mg PO QD.-Which medication should be administered first?Question 6The patient is being discharged. Please give 5 educational tips about the medications that he is prescribed.
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a patient scheduled for teniposide has an absolute neutrophil count of 750mm^3, which is1. an inflammatory response syndrome2. dose limiting toxicity3. hypersensitive reaction4. unexpected side effect
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Identify the outside-the-body factor that contributes to obesity. a.Inherited familial genes b.Access to many supermarkets c.Prolonged physical inactivity d.Neighborhoods with public parks e.Reduced screen time
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What kind of immune response (humoral, cell-mediated or both) would be produced upon delivery of a subunit vaccine through intramuscular injection? Humoral Cell-mediated Both
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You sit down to dinner with your family and have to call your son to come eatmultiple times. When he finally walks into the room his head is hanging low andwill not look you in the eye. When you finally get him to look up at you, you noticehe has a black eye. This is the fourth time this has happened in the past month.You ask him what happened and he tells you it is just the guys in the locker room.How do you handle this situation?
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Vasoconstriction or constriction or dermal blood vessels would be greater at 97.5 degrees farenheit than at 98.4 degrees farenheit a.true b.false.
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General nutrition recommendations of NAFLD
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