Chamberlain College

Examination of the patient in the lithotomy, or knee-chest, position includes: To spread the breast tissue evenly over the chest wall, you should ask the woman to lie supine with: An apical PMI palpated beyond the left fifth intercostal space may indicate: Breath odors may clue the examiner to certain underlying metabolic conditions. The odor of ammonia on the breath may signify:ammonia-like suggests uremia, a renal condition; cinnamon- tuberculosis; musty fish or clover hepatic -failure; sweet ...

1. What color sputum would most likely indicate a bacterial chest infection? 2. What happens in the lungs when the diaphragm and external intercostal muscles relax? 3. Tuberculosis is characterized by the following: (select all that apply) 4. Why do secondary infections frequently develop in pruritic lesions? 5. Tinea capitis is an infection involving the: 6. The maximum volume of air a person can exhale after a maximum inspiration is termed the: 7. What would hypercapnia cause? 8. Why ...

Name a dissociative drug that should be given with Ace to reduce rigidity and the eyes must be lubed. Most commonly used inhalant anesthetic that is expelled through the lungs. An anticholinergic pre-anesthetic drug that is used to slow down the heart rate and decreases salivation. Known for its yellow color what is a phenothiazine tranquilizer that is also used as a pre-anesthetic? Which sedative also goes by the name Rompum and causes 2nd degree heart block when used? What is the antico...

A 10 year old male is stung by a bee while playing in the yard. He experiences a severe allergic reaction and has to go to the ER. The nurse providing care realizes this reaction is the result of Chronic bronchitis is characterize by: A 6 year old female is diagnose with a bacterial infection of the respiratory system. Which of the following will most likely try to fight the antigen? A 52 year old male is diagnose with urinary tract obstruction. While designing the treatment plan, the nurse real...

The nurse is to instruct the client about the long- term consequences of non-compliance to prescribed medication. Which education strategy would be most appropriate for the nurse to use in order to develop the affective learning domain of the client? A nurse manager is teaching a group of nurses about the levels of prevention. Which example of the tertiary level of prevention should be included in the instruction. A nurse is establishing health promotion goals for a female client who smokes ciga...

Uncal herniation occurs when What are the areas of the brain that mediate several cognitive functions, including vigilance, reasoning, and executive functions? The body compensates to a rise in intracranial pressure by first displacing Subarachnoid hemorrhage causes communicating hydrocephalus by obstructing With receptive dysphasia (fluent), the individual is able to Dementia is characterize by In Parkinson disease (PD), the basal ganglia influences the hypothalamic function to produce which gr...

What pathologic alteration produces tremors at rest, rigidity, akinesia, and postural abnormalities? With receptive dysphasia (fluent), the individual is able to Which disease process is infratentorial? Which is a characteristic of brainstem death? Since his cerebrovascular accident, a man has been denying his left hemiplegia. What term is use to describe this finding? Vomiting is associate with CNS injuries that compress which anatomic location(s)? Cognitive operations cannot occur without the ...

Most dysphasias are associated with cerebrovascular accidents involving which artery? Vomiting is associated with CNS injuries that compress which anatomic location(s)? Cognitive operations cannot occur without the _____ functioning. Dilated and sluggish pupils, widening pulse pressure, and bradycardia are clinical findings evident of which stage of intracranial hypertension? Which description is consistent with a complex partial seizure? Cerebral edema is an increase in the fluid content of the...

Aldosterone synthesis and secretion are primarily regulated by the A surgical individual just arrived on the unit from the postanesthesia care unit. This person’s respirations are 4 per minute and shallow. As the nurse calls for assistance, the person suddenly feels jittery and breathing quickens. Which of the following feedback loops is operating for the nurse in this situation? What effect does aldosterone have on fluid and electrolyte imbalances? What effect does hyperphosphatemia have on o...

Clinical manifestations of mild to moderate splenomegaly and hepatomegaly, bronze-colored skin, and cardiac dysrhythmias are indicative of which anemia? What is the pathophysiologic process of aplastic anemia? Which anemia produces small, pale erythrocytes? Symptoms of polycythemia vera are mainly the result of A woman complains of chronic gastritis, fatigue, weight loss, and tingling in her fingers. Laboratory findings show low hemoglobin and hematocrit levels, and a high mean corpuscular volum...