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NSG-430 Exam 1 Practice Series with Rationales & Answers., Exams of Nursing

NSG-430 Exam 1 Practice Series with Rationales & Answers.

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NSG-430 Exam 1 Practice Series with
Rationales & Answers.
what drug is used to replace aldosterone in addisonian crisis? Answers
flusrocortisone
what medication blocks the release of thyroid hormones? Answers
iodine
what are the indirect causes of ARDS? Answers
sepsis, burns, blood transfusions, pancreatitis, drug overdose
what are the direct causes of ARDS? Answers
pneumonia, aspiration, inhalation injury, near-drowning, embolism
How long after injury is the proliferative phase in ARDS? Answers
14 days
how long after injury is the fibrotic phase of ARDS? Answers
3 weeks
what PAWP measurement indicates ARDS? Answers
< 18 mm Hg
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NSG-430 Exam 1 Practice Series with

Rationales & Answers.

what drug is used to replace aldosterone in addisonian crisis? Answers

flusrocortisone

what medication blocks the release of thyroid hormones? Answers

iodine

what are the indirect causes of ARDS? Answers

sepsis, burns, blood transfusions, pancreatitis, drug overdose

what are the direct causes of ARDS? Answers

pneumonia, aspiration, inhalation injury, near-drowning, embolism

How long after injury is the proliferative phase in ARDS? Answers

14 days

how long after injury is the fibrotic phase of ARDS? Answers

3 weeks

what PAWP measurement indicates ARDS? Answers

< 18 mm Hg

what is the mnemonic for s/s of pneumothorax? Answers

COLLAPSED

What does COLLAPSED stand for? Answers

Chest pain, cyanosis

Overt tachycardia, tachypnea

Low blood pressure

Low SpO

Absent breath sounds on affected side

Pushing trachea to unaffected side

SubQ emphysema, sucking sound

Expansion of chest unequal

Dyspnea

what part of the brain produces ADH? Answers

hypothalamus

does the anterior or posterior pituitary gland secrete ADH? Answers

posterior

what type of cancer causes SIADH? Answers

lung cancer

what infections can cause SIADH? Answers

pneumonia, meningitis

what side effects can chlorpropamide cause? Answers

hypoglycemia, photosensitivity

what electrolyte imbalance can desmopressin cause? Answers

hyponatremia

what are ketones a byproduct of? Answers

fat metabolism

DKA mainly occurs in what type of diabetes? Answers

type 1

What medication increases thyroid hormone? Answers

Aspirin

What are anti thyroid medications? Answers

PTU, methimazole

Which anti thyroid medication can be given during the first trimester? Answers

PTU

What organ can be damaged by PTU? Answers

Liver

What are two adverse effects of anti thyroid medications? Answers

agranulocytosis, thrombocytopenia

what medication blocks the secretion of thyroid hormones? Answers

Iodine "Lugol's" solution

what medication prevents the conversion of thyroid hormones? Answers

dexamethazone

what drug class is dexamethazone? Answers

glucocorticoid

what is a side effect of Lugol's solution? Answers

metallic taste

what medication inhibits thyroid secretion? Answers

lithium

what are s/s of hyponatremia? Answers

seizures, headache, vomiting, decreased neurologic function

What does the sodium level need to be to give furosemide? Answers

125 or greater

What does demeclocycline do? Answers

deficient production or secretion of ADH or a decreased renal response to ADH

when does central DI become permanent? Answers

10-14 days after intracranial surgery

true or false: central DI from head trauma is self-limiting

true

what should sodium be limited to for DI? Answers

3 g/day

What does indomethacin do? Answers

increase renal response to ADH

which alveolar cells produce surfactant? Answers

Type II

which phase of ARDS is related to a poor prognosis? Answers

Fibrotic stage

What is a normal P/F ratio? Answers

452

What P/F ratio is mild ARDS? Answers

What P/F ratio is moderate ARDS? Answers

<

What P/F ratio is severe ARDS? Answers

<

What are the names of two neuromuscular blocking agents? Answers

vecuronium, pancuromium

what PaO2 level is seen with hypoxemic respiratory failure? Answers

<60 mmHg

what PaC02 level is seen with hypercapnic respiratory failure? Answers

50 mmHg

what part of the lung is the V/Q ratio greater than 1? Answers

Apex

which part of the lung is the V/Q ratio less than 1? Answers

Base

What are the causes of V/Q mismatch? Answers

obesity, flail chest, kyphosis

what are the early signs of ARF? Answers

tachycardia, tachypnea, pallor, mild increase in WOB

what is the most common form of NIPPV for ARF? Answers

BiPAP

what should the nurse monitor for in a patient taking methylprednisolone for ARF? Answers

hypokalemia, adrenal insufficiency, hyperglycemia

what medications relieve pulmonary congestion in ARF? Answers

furosemide, morphine, nitroglycerine

what are the three stages of ARDS? Answers

injury (exudative), reparative (proliferative), fibrotic (fibro proliferative)

what is a late sign of tension pneumothorax? Answers

tracheal deviation towards the unaffected side

what three drugs are part of immunosuppressive therapy after a lung transplant? Answers

tacrolimus, mycophenolate mofetil, prednisone

what is the most common type of lung cancer? Answers

non-small cell lung cancer (adenocarcinoma)

what cancer stages are candidates for surgery? Answers

1, 2, and 3a

what is the ABCDEF Bundle used for? Answers

Preventing delirium

What does ABCDEF stand for? Answers

Assessment

Breathing trials daily Choice of analgesia or sedation

Delirium prevention and management

Early mobility

Family engagement

what is the most common type of thyroid cancer? Answers

papillary

what is the most advanced and aggressive thyroid cancer? Answers

anaplastic

what hormone is increased with medullary thyroid cancer? Answers

calcitonin

what surgery is done for a heart-lung transplant? Answers

median sternotomy

what surgery is done for a single-lung transplant? Answers

thoracotomy

what are the three characteristics of status asthmaticus? Answers

hypoxia, hypercapnia, ARF

what IV medication is given for status asthmaticus? Answers

magnesium sulfate

is hydrocortisone used as a reversal or replacement drug for addisonian crisis? Answers

reversal