Heath Alt Final

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Health Alt Final

What substance is found and in what quantity in the secretion of glands in the cystic fibrosis patients. A: High levels of NaCl
Your patient has been told that he has angina. Which of the following describes this? A: Spasms of coronary artery
A ring sign is indicative of A: Leaking of CFS
Guillian Barre’ is a symmetric weakness that begins at the face and works its way down A: false
meningitis is often evidenced by A: loss of vision
A C-spine injury above the level of C-3 will result in A: Diaphragm paralysis
Gout is caused by A: excessive uric acid
Which of the following patients is at the highest risk for developing a deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? A: 25 year old male, smoker with hypertension
The sodium/potassium pump is a downhill type of pump and requires no energy A: false
Really strong stimuli cause really strong action potentials A: false
Meningitis is usually caused by A: viral infections
Pill rolling behavior often indicates A: Parkinson’s
Your patient is told he has had a myocardial infarction (MI). Your best explanation is A: obstruction of a coronary artery with death tissue distal to the blockage.
Your trauma patient has returned from surgery. Which of the following shock states are you watching for when you look at the hemoglobin and the hematocrit levels? A: hypovolemic
Oxygen saturation is a good way to watch for hypercarbia A: false
Which of the following would be considered an early sign and symptom of hypoxia A: cyanosis
Which form of cancer was one of the first to be associated with the chemical exposure? A: scrotal
Your patients liver biopsy comes back with fatty liver and cirrhosis. You know that this is usually a result of which type of cirrhosis? A: metabolic
Your patient has been having increasing weakness in his fingers and toes and has been progressing upward for the last 2 days. When you begin your care you will be sure and do which of the following? A: 1, 3 and 5
A partial or incomplete dislocation is called what? A: subluxation
Smooth muscle innervate such that we have complete control in a voluntary fashion over the way it functions A: false
Acute conjunctivitis is most commonly cause by? A: viruses
An infection in a bone is called? A: osteomyelitis
Croup is? A: usually viral
Seizures that occur with no intervening period of consciousness are called what? A: status epilepticus
The primary pace maker in the heart is the? A: SA node
Somatic nerves are those that go to the skeletal muscles? A: true
Some cancers can be cause by a virus? A: true
You know that a patient is at the greatest at risk of bleeding with which of the following lab values? A: platelets are less than 20,000
Carpal tunnel syndrome is caused by the entrapment of what nerve? A: median
Which of the following may lead to gout? A: red meat
Which of the following is the only functional airway? A: alveoli
Functional unit of the nervous system A: neurons
The peripheral nervous system is made up of afferent nerves which carries impulse to extremities? A: false
Your patient sustained a head injury from a blow to the head 10 hours ago and is in the lethargic state with one pupil larger than the other and sluggish in responding to light. The CT scan shows a venous……..…….A: 1, 3, 4 , and 5
Aspiration attends to occur most commonly in the? A: right lung
Your patient has left ventricular failure an you know it can result in which of the following? A: 1,3,4 and 5
Barrett’s esophagitis may occur as a result of? A: GERD
We will see a cessation of glomerular filtration and urine formation will stop when the MAP reaches less then what? A: 60
Radiculopathy involving the large nerve that goes down the buttocks to the outer part of the leg results in? A: sciatica
A cancer graded t4, g4 would be? A aggressive, large and potentially lethal
Your patient has been told he has heart failure. Which of the following best explains this? A: a slow heart rate leading to decreased blood supply to the myocardium.
the risk of some types of cancer is greatest in the first degree relatives of patients who have had cancer. A: true
Collapse of lung tissue is known as? A: atelectasis
DNA synthesis occurs in? A: S
signs and symptoms of Duchennes’s muscular dystrophy most commonly being over the age 15. A: false
PTH? A: raises blood calcium
A patient that presents with night sweats, wt loss, cough, fatigue, shortness of breath and a history of living in South America for several years has what until proven otherwise? A: TB
A level 3 sprain is a minimal severity? A: false
Painless urinary bleeding in a male age 65 is what until proven otherwise? A: kidney stones
Your patient with chest pain after mowing the lawn. Which of the following is the most likely cause? A: myocardial ischemia
One day after surgery your patient tells you he is short of breath. The resp. rate is 35 and there are no breath sounds in the lower right base. Which of the following do you suspect? A: cor pulmonale
if the PH of the blood is less than 7.35 the patient is said to be? A: acidodic
The P wave is indicatice of? A: electrical activity in the atrium
Which is the best answer to give for how pancreatic enzymes lead to pancreatitis? A: intestinal enzymes go into the pancreas and cause inflammation.
The most common cause of seizures in those patients with known seizure disorders is? A: infection
The layer of the meninges that lays against the skull is the? A: pia mater
Chronic bronchitis patient body habitus is that of? A: blue bloater
the primary respiratory drive in the normal patient is governved by? A: co2
You are assessing your patient with early impairment of oxygen perfusion from pulmonary embolus. You note restlessness, dyspnea, and which of the following symptoms? A: bradycardia
Homeostasis is an abnormal body function and should be avoided at all causes.A: false!
Parkinson’s is chronic progressive disease of the basal ganglia? A: True
Emphysematous lungs have what characteristic lesions? A: bulla
Early signs or symptoms of intracranial pressure are? A: ALL a, b, c
After regaining consciousness, a patient reports tremendous headache after his motorcycle wreck. He is awake when he goes into the ambulance but is comatose when he arrives at the hospital 20 min later. What is the most common cause of this? A: expanding epidural hematoma
The best treatment for hypovolemic shock is to use powerful drugs to raise blood pressure. A: false
Paget’s disease does not tend to run in families and has no hereditary link. A: false
Encephalitis is usually caused by? A: viral infections
Bipolar patients remain in a depressed stage all the times. A: false
Nerves that are myelinated are usually slow nerve. A: false
Bruising over the mastoid area after head trauma is called? A: battle’s signs
Ewing’s sarcoma most commonly affects? A: males under the age of 30
A comminuted fracture has? A: multiple pieces
Shock occurs when? A: low tissue perfusion
You are teaching a patient newly diagnosed with emphysema about the disesase process, which statement best explains the problems associated with emphysema could you adapt for use so that he patient would best understand? A: vasodilation congestion and mucosal edema cause a chronic cough and sputum production
The amount of air the moves in and out with each breath is called the? A: tidal volume
The most common cause of non traumatic head bleeding is? A: uncontrolled hypertension
The most common form of brain tumors? A: glioma
Bell’s palsy is a unilateral paralysis of which nerve? A: 7^th cranial
The natural process of bone formation? A: ossification
A trauma patient in a shock state but with normal pulse rate must be considered to have what until proven otherwise? A: has a spinal cord injury
a fracture that involves a bone and has an are of skin interruption or laceration associated with it is called? A: compound
damage to the upper motor neurons will cause spastic peralysis? A: true
Osteogenic sarcoma is most commonly found in what age group? A: 10-20 year olds
One of the purposes of the bone marrow is to? A: make blood cells
The occurrence of gastric ulcers may be associated with what bacterial infection? A: h. pylori
A patient that has spontaneous eye opening, has disoriented conversation, and localizes pain, has GCF of? A: 13
An area of blood collected under the skin after trauma is an? A: hematoma
Patients who report what appears to be “curtain dropping” in their vision are probably having? A: retinal detachment
Epidural bleeding is often evidenced by? A: a lucid interval
What structure separates the laryngotracheal from the nasopharyngeal area?
All skull fractures require surgery? False
White blood cells may increase in the event of infection but never in the event of stress. A: false
Which neurological disorder is characterized by progressive degeneration of the cerebral cortex? A: Alzheimer’s disease
Osteoclast: A: reabsorb bone
Neurogenic shock is evidence by a low blood pressure and very rapid pulse? A: false
An increase of pressure inside the eye causes? A: glaucoma
When shock occurs, the PH of the body will become? A: < 7.35 acidotic
You look at the monitor and see that your patient has a rate of 54 beats per min with a P wave prior to every QRS and its regular. A: sinus tachycardia
Bony spurs found on the proximal joints of the fingers in the OA called? A: bouchard’s nodes

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