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NSG123 Exam 3 Review

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  • What is the hallmark sign of peripheral artery disease?
    Intermittent Claudication
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  • What is the priority for a patient admitted with a platelet defect?
    Find the cause (then treat the cause)
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  • What can cause secondary Immune thrombocytopenia purpura?
    Autoimmune disease, viral infections, medications
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  • What is immune thrombocytopenic purpura?
    ITP; autoimmune disorder characterized by destruction of normal platelets
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  • What symptoms are likely to manifest with a platelet count <20k?
    Petechiae (under 5k= spontaneous bleeding)
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  • Name 3 symptoms of a blood transfusion reaction?
    Back pain, chest pain, hypotension, tachycardia, dyspnea
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  • What are signs of fluid volume overload?
    dyspnea, confusion, increased BP, peripheral edema, JVD
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  • What is pernicious anemia?
    Vit B12 deficiency due to absence of intrinsic factors. Common in gastric bypass surgery.
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  • This type of anemia is caused by inadequate numbers of erythrocytes produced by the bone marrow.
    Hypoproliferative
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  • This type of anemia is caused when the destruction of red blood cells outpaces the bone marrow's production of them.
    Hemolytic
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  • Removing the causative substance will stop Thalassemia symptoms. True or False?
    True
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  • ACE Inhibitors can lead to increased water and sodium excretion. True or False
    True
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  • A common side effect of calcium channel blockers is __________.
    Constipation
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  • Systolic heart failure occurs due to a weakened heart muscle. True or False?
    True
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  • Diastolic heart failure is caused by a stiff and non-compliant heart muscle. True or False
    True
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  • Jugular vein distention is a sign of left sided heart failure. True or False
    False; Right sided
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