What is pericarditis Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

WGU D236 pathophysiology: Objective Assessment Questions and Verified Answers | Latest 2023/2024 GRADED A+. A major function of potassium is to conduct nerve impulses in muscles. Too low and muscle weakness occurs and too much can cause muscle spasms. This is especially dangerous in the heart muscle and an irregular heartbeat can cause a heart attack The body uses the Protein Buffering System, Phosphate Buffering System, and Carbonic AcidBicarbonate System to regulate and maintain homeostatic...

Rasmussen College MDC 3 FINAL Exam | 100% Correct Answers | Latest 2024 Version 1. The nurse is arriving at the beginning of her shift and has taken report on four clients on a medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first? A. A client with hypertension with a blood pressure of 172/92 mm Hg. B. A client with pain that is two days postoperative from a prostatectomy. C. A client ready for discharge education after treatment of an acute kidney injury. D. A client with a histo...

NUR 265 EXAM 1 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS graded A What is pericarditis? - Inflammation/ infection of the periardial sac What are S/S of pericarditis? - Chest pain -Sharp, stabbing -Behind breast bone -Left side of chest -Elevated with tripod position -SOB-oxygen -Low grade temp -Relieved with positioning -worse on inspiration -pericardial friction rub What are S/S of endocarditis? -Fever- night sweats, malaise, chills, fatigue -Anorexia and weight loss -Cardiac murmur...

Final Exam: NUR2502/ NUR 2502 (Latest 2023/ 2024) Multidimensional Care III/ MDC 3 Exam| Questions and Verified Answers| 100% Correct| Already Graded A- Rasmussen Q: A nurse is caring for a client who recently underwent a heart transplant. Which of the following nursing interventions is the priority? Answer: Assess for signs and symptoms of rejection Q: A nurse is caring for a client recently diagnosed with pericarditis which of the following is a common assessment finding wit...

Exam 2: NSG500 / NSG 500 (Latest 2024 / 2025) Advanced Health Assessment Complete Review | Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | Grade A - Wilkes Q: How to differentiate between crackles and rhonchi? Answer: o Auscultate the lungs before and after the patient coughs. o Rhonchi can clear with coughing because they represent secretions in larger airways. Q: What is bronchophony? What does it indicate? Answer: Clarity and loudness of spoken sounds, extreme in presence of consolidation of ...

NUR 634 Midterm Exam - Questions, Answers and Feedback A 55-year-old smoker complains of chest pain and gestures with a closed fist over her sternum to describe it. Which of the following diagnoses should you consider because of her gesture? A. Bronchitis B. Costochondritis C. Pericarditis D. Angina pectoris Feedback: The clenched fist of Levine's sign, while not completely specific for ischemic pain, should definitely cause you to consider this etiology. Bronchitis is usually painless, and p...

Internal medicine PAEA Questions with Complete Solutions Rated A+ diagnose AAA: US what size AAA do you treat with surgery > 5 cm or growing >0.5 cm/year pain out of proportion to abdominal PE mesenteric ischemia-- triade- POP, afib, recently on digitalis pericardal knock constrictive pericarditis-> this is a loud s3 how do you diagnose constrictive pericarditis echo shows pericardial thickening and normal left ventricular function what murmur "widened pulse pressure" AR -&g...

Relias ED RN A, Complete Test Fall 2023 What is the current recommended dose of intravenous or intraosseous epinephrine in adult patients with cardiac arrest? 10 mg every 10 minutes 1 mg every 3-5 minutes 1 mg every 7 minutes 0.1 mg every 2 minutes A patient with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) is MOST likely to suffer from what condition? Diabetes mellitus Cerebral palsy Diabetes Insipidus Myxedema coma A patient presents after sustaining a roll-over motor vehicle accident. Th...

Fundal height at umbilicus correlates to what week? CORRECT ANSWER 20-22 weeks Kawasaki disease criteria CORRECT ANSWER "Feel my conjunctivitis"- Fever, edema, erythematous rash, lymphadenitis, mucositis, conjunctivitis (non purulent) Pharm TOC for gestation DM CORRECT ANSWER Regular Insulin- will not cross placenta MC mechanism leading to primary pneumothorax CORRECT ANSWER Rupture of apical bleb Tx of choice for hyperthyroidism in pregnant patient CORRECT ANSWER PTU Annual BP ...

NR 509 FINAL EXAM 50+ QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS 2023!! I SCORED 90% ACE IN YOUR EXAMS. A young man feels something in his scrotum and comes to you for clarification. On your examination, you note what feels like a "bag of worms" in the left scrotum, superior to the testicles. Which of the following is most likely? A) Hydrocele of the spermatic cord B) Varicocele C) Testicular carcinoma D) A normal vas deferens Varicocle Varicoceles are common in normal men. They are often foun...