Rasmussen - MDC III - Final Exam
100Qs – 90Q, 5 SATA, 3 Dose Calc, 2 ABGs
1. How do we diagnose heart failure?
- ▪ echocardiogram
▪ BNP lab value
2. Treatment: End Stage Heart Failure
- heart transplant - post op our biggest concern is REJECTION
3. Anemia caused by inadequate iron intake, decreased RBC production
- iron deficiency anemia
4. Treatment: Iron Deficiency Anemia
- first: tell them to eat more in their diet! red meat
then can try supplements
then might need iron infusion or blood transfusion
5. Cancer of white blood cells, too many immature WBCs
- leukemia
6. All anemias, what will your patient present with?
- ▪ fatigue
▪ dyspnea
▪ pale
▪ weak
▪ SOB
7. Leukemia patients are at risk for what?
- infection; in the hospital we put them on neutropenic precautions
which means reverse isolation (no live flowers, wash hands)
8. S/S: Leukemia
- ▪ bone pain, joint pain
▪ fatigue
▪ bleeding gums
▪ bruising
▪ weight loss, decreased appetite
9. Treatment: Leukemia
- ▪ chemotherapy
▪ stem cell transplant
▪ bone marrow transplant
10. A hereditary disease where blood does not coagulate to stop bleeding; S/S:
bleeding, bruising, joint pain
- hemophilia
11. How do you diagnose hemophilia?
- prolonged aPTT
12. Patient Education: Hemophilia
- ▪ this condition is life-long
▪ electric razors
▪ soft tooth brushes
▪ don't play sports
▪ bleeding precautions
13. A genetic disorder that causes abnormal hemoglobin, resulting in some red
blood cells assuming an abnormal sickle shape
- sickle cell anemia
14. Main symptom of Sickle Cell Anemia
- pain, they are having infarctions all over their body
15. Treatment: Sickle Cell Anemia
- ▪ opioids, morphine
▪ IV fluids
▪ transfusions
▪ oxygen
▪ no restrictive clothing
▪ warmth
16. >50% reduction in platelet count within 7-10 days of exposure of heparin
-Severe form results in global thromboembolism due to immune reaction
with platelet factor 4
- Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
17. How do you diagnose HIT?
- PLTs decrease by 50% in a 2-day period
18. Diagnostic Test for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia
- platelet factor 4 (PF4) blood test
19. Disorder in which a deficiency of platelets results in abnormal blood
clotting, marked by tiny purple bruises (purpura) that form under the skin
- Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)
20. Most common s/s of ITP
- Bruising, purpura
21. Treatment: Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpur
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Release date | 2021-09-13 |
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