Med Surg Final Review

All patients recieving radiaiton are radioactive to others.

Cholesterol is the most common gallstone composition.

Which is not a food high in iron?

Normal platlet count is 50,000-150,000.

Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that impacts only the joints.

Which is not a possible cause of iron deficient anemia?

SIADH occurs due to a problem with the kidneys.

Which are true about seizures?

Benign tumors are never damaging.

Amylase is the most specific test for pancreatitis.

What is an important assement to make prior to and during administration of chemo?

Which is least relevant in assessing a patient who experienced a seizure?

Addison's disease is treated with cortisol and hormone replacement.

Which are symptoms associated with Lupus?

Seizure precautions includes padded side rails, oxygen, and suction set up.

Which education should not be provided to a patient with aplastic anemia?

Severe pain is most often the main complaint from a patient in sickle cell crisis.

What are the two most common causes of acute pancreatitis?

Pancytopenia occurs with aplastic anemia

What medication classes may a patient with acute pancreatitis be taking?

Which are functions of the billiary system?

Ischemic is the most common type of stroke.

PH 7.32, CO2 35, HCO3 18

Which is not a complicaiton of cirrhosis?

Which are potential complicaitons of obesity?

Which are s/s that can be seen in aplastic anemia?

Which is not a symptom associated with DI?

PH 7.30, CO2 50, HCO3 23

Which can cause aplastic anemia?

Which of the following are medical emergiencies?

Which is not a treatment option for RA?

Iron deficient anemia is the most common anemia

Which is not a side effect of antineoplastic medicaitons?

Which is least likely to lead to meningitis?

Aplastic anemia is when only RBC levels are low.

Primary cancer prevention includes which of the following?

Respiratory acidosis is caused by slow breathing.

In a state of acidosis, the respiratory system will try to compensate by doing what?

Which are symptoms associated with hyperkalemia?

Which is true about hospice?

A patient with pernicious anemia will need vitamin B12 injections for the rest of their life.

Which is true about Hashimoto's thyroiditis?

Which is not a symptom associated with hypothyroidism?

Which is true about HIV treatment?

Which are side effects of radiaiton?

HIV is spread through sexual, parenteral, and perinatal transmission.

Which are a potential cause of respiratory alkalosis?

Graft vs Host disease is when the patient's body rejects the donated stem cells.

The thyroid gland is located in the brain.

Pernicious anemia occurs due to a lack of what?

The kidneys are the more powerful compensitory system.

Lupus is an autoimmune disease.

Diabetes insipidus is associated with excessive fluid loss.

A fever in a patient with hyperthyroidism is a sign of a thyroid storm.

Everyone who has HIV has AIDS.

Addisons disease is adrenal gland hyperfunction.

SIADH is characterized by fluid overload.

Which are treatment strategies for a patient with SIADH?

Which is not a CAUTION warning sign?

Embolic strokes typically come from the lower extremities.

Which lab finding would indicate liver damage?

Cholecystitis can be calculous or acalculous.

Patients with sickle cell disease should not get vaccinations.

Which can cause sickling in a patient with sickle cell disease?

Which symptom is not associated with Cushings syndrome?

Bicarbonate is produced in the spleen.

Which is not a risk factor for cholecystitis development?

People can recover from Guillain-barre syndrome.

Which are true about Graves' disease?

Pancreatitis pain can improve by laying flat.

Hepititis is only caused by a virus.

In hyperthyroidism there is an increased metabolic rate.