Nr 569 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Midterm Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Exam Review| Week 1-4| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Chamberlain Q: Five Densities of Radiographic Densities Answer: 1.Air ([MOST RADIOLUCENT] blackest - least dense) 2.Fat 3.Water (soft tissue) 4.Mineral (Bone) 5.Metal ([MOST RADIOPAQUE] - whitest- MOST DENSE) **Listed from least to most dense** Q: How does air appear on x-ray? Answer: Air appe...

Final Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (Latest 2023/ 2024 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Exam Review| 100% Correct- Chamberlain Q: How is acute otitis media diagnosed? Answer: clinical presentation objective findings on physical exam (otoscopy) combined with the patient's history and presenting signs and symptoms Q: Management of acute otitis media Answer: -the goal of treatment is to control pain and to treat the infectious process with antibiotics -Adults w...

Midterm Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Review| 100% Correct- Chamberlain Q: Attributes of a Symptoms Answer: ● Location ● Quality ● Quantity or severity ● Timing including: ● Onset ● Duration ● Frequency ● Modifying factors ● Associated Manifestations- other s/s that occur when he problem, symptom or pain occurs. Q: Mnemonic for characterizing the Chief complaint Answer: OLDCARTS ● Onset ● Location ● Duration...

Final Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (New 2023/ 2024 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Exam Review| Week 5-8| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct - Chamberlain QUESTION RADT Rapid screening tests (rapid antigen detection testing [RADT]) for strep- tococcal antigens are useful in patients with signs and symptoms of a gitis. Because of improvement in RADT, a throat culture is not necessary unl result is negative (in children), symptoms do not improve, or the pat...

Final Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct – Chamberlain QUESTION Relative Afferent Pupillary Defect (RAPD) - A condition in which pupils respond differently to light stimuli shone in one at a time due to unilateral or asymmetrical disease of the retina or optic nerve. - RAPD is assessed using the swinging penlight technique: A bright light source is directed back and f...

Midterm Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (NEW 2024/ 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Review| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct – Chamberlain QUESTION Erosive esophagitis associated with epigastric pain, difficulty swallowing, and reflux. Erosive esophagitis can lead to esophageal bleeding and is commonly associated with heavy alcohol use and NSAIDs. Patients with esophagitis commonly have dysphagia characterized by intermittent burning, regurgitation, and...

Final Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (New 2023/ 2024 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Exam Review with 100% Correct Verified Answers- Chamberlain QUESTION Auricle hematoma "Cauliflower ear" is a collection of blood underneath the perichondrium of the ear and typically occurs secondary to trauma. QUESTION Physical exam findings of Auricle hematoma Answer: contour irregularity of ear with swelling and fluctuant area overlying the ear's cartilaginous p...

Final Exam: NR569/ NR 569 (Latest 2024 / 2025 Update) Differential Diagnosis in Acute Care Practicum Exam Review| Week 5-8| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Grade A- Chamberlain Q: ROS: EAR Have you noticed any drainage or blood coming from the ear? Answer: Purulent drainage is a commonly reported finding with AOE and cholesteatoma but may not be present. Drainage is not associated with AOM and OME unless the TM has ruptured. Q: Otitis media with effusion (OME) Answer: Otitis media ...