Master Medicine with Fun Quizzes & Brain Teasers!

A 30-year-old man presents with asymmetric myalgias and arthralgias. He also complains of difficulty climbing stairs. You note fever, hip, and shoulder muscle weakness but no atrophy, scattered extremity numbness, and tender palpable purpura. However, there is no facial or truncal rash. Laboratory testing reveals a low hematocrit, a high creatinine kinase, a negative antinuclear antibody titer, and an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?
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Frank has been diagnosed with Somatic Symptom Disorder. Which of the following symptom profiles would you expect when assessing Frank?A. Multiple somatic symptoms in several body systemsB. Feet of having a serious diseaseC. Loss of alteration in sensorimotor functioningD. Belief that her body is deformed or defective in some way
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a formal, written document that describes how a hospital or physician practice ensures that rules, regulations, and standards are being adhered to is called a/an
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a client in her twenties has told the nurse that she will be going on a safari trip for her honeymoon and that she has been prescribed antimalarial prophylaxis. the nurse should follow up with what education?
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which model, developed by the cdc, outlines five crisis phases and accompanying communication goals? the idea model the health belief model the cerc model the risk management/communication framework
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a home care nurse counsels a client with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als). which information would the nurse include in their discussion? select all that apply. one, some, or all responses may be correct.
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cefuroxime sodium, 1 g in 50 ml normal saline (ns), is to be administered over 30 minutes. the drop factor is 15 drops (gtt)/1 ml. the nurse sets the flow rate at how many drops per minute? fill in the blank.
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a critically ill client is admitted to the icu. the health care provider decides to use intra-arterial pressure monitoring. after this intervention is performed, what assessment should the nurse prioritize?
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when a client develops internal bleeding after abdominal surgery, which clinical manifestation would the nurse expect the client to exhibit? select all that apply. one, some, or all responses may be correct
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a patient in severe pulmonary edema is being intubated by the respiratory therapist. what priority action by the nurse will assist in the confirmation of tube placement in the proper position in the trachea?
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a client is scheduled for surgery that will require bed rest and arrives for preoperative teaching. which exercise will the nurse instruct the client to perform to decrease likelihood of venous thrombosis?
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explain how energy is spent during physical activity and the three factors that determine how many calories a person expends during that activity.
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a client admitted with digitalis toxicity has taking the same dose for more than 10 years. what question should the nurse ask to assess for the possible cause of the increased serum level of the medication?
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a charge nurse has delegated specific tasks to the team and feels as though one of the nurses is resistant to the task delegated. what might be reasons that the nurse is resistant? (select all that apply.)
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which parental statement would the nurse recognize as indicating a need for additional education related to expected gross motor development of a 4-year-old?
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as a school nurse, you are preparing to do a presentation on cannabis and the long-term sequelae of its heavy use. to what body system or function do you understand cannabis use can cause the most damage?
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a client with a right below-the-knee amputation is being transferred from the postanesthesia care unit to a medical-surgical unit. what is the highest priority nursing intervention by the receiving nurse?
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the nurse is assessing a client for the effectiveness of the antiparkinson drug. if the nurse determines the client has improvement in these movements, which factor will the nurse point out has improved?
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f the medical office manager wanted to compare the amount of time it takes for a patient to be seen by a physician versus a nurse practitioner, which information system would be helpful in this analysis?
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arrangements are made for a member of the colostomy support group to meet with a client before bowel surgery. what is accomplished by having a representative from the group meet the client preoperatively?
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the nurse provides care for a client who is diagnosed with an infarction of the posterior wall of the right atrium. which clinical finding should the nurse anticipate relating to the infarction location?
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the nurse received an order for a postoperative patient in an acute care facility. the order stated: morphine, 4.0 mg iv every 2 hours as needed for pain. what should the nurse question about this order?
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the nurse assessing a newborn elicits a positive response on the ortolani test and suspects that the newborn has developmental dysplasia of the hips (ddh). which clinical finding supports this suspicion?
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a client newly diagnosed with heart failure questions why the therapy with digoxin will begin with four doses of digoxin rather than the usual one dose, in a 24-hour period. how would the nurse respond?
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