Splenomegaly Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Final Exam: NR511 / NR 511 (Latest Update 2024 / 2025) Differential Diagnosis & Primary Care Practicum | Exam Review Questions & Answers| 100% Correct | Grade A - Chamberlain Question: Which is true regarding BPH? Answer: prostate is smooth and enlarged Question: 67 year old presents with low back pain, above lower back pain, and spine without sciatica, what is this? Answer: musculoskeletal pain Question: Taking Iron supplement Answer: take on an empty stomach Qu...

Trust vs. mistrust Correct Answer-Which of the following stages of psychosocial development comes first? -Initiative vs guilt -Attachment -Trust vs mistrust -Intimacy vs isolation Oral Correct Answer-Which drug route is subject to first pass metabolism? Splenomegaly Correct Answer-You are called to see a patient who has a fever, sore throat, and pain in his neck and left shoulder blade. Acting on the MOST OMINOUS of these complaints, you should consider: -Hepatomegaly -Splenomegaly ...

RNSG 1443 Exam 3Hemoglobin Men: 14-18 g/dl Women: 12-16 g/dl Hematocrit Male: 42-52% Female: 37-47% WBC count 5,000-10,000 cells/uL RBC count Male: 4.7-6.1 Female: 4.2-5.4 Platelet count 150,000-400,000 Types of anemias 1. Decreased RBC production 2. blood loss anemia 3. increased RBC destruction Anemia clinical manifestations - tachycardia - tachypnea - dyspnea on exertion - pallor, jaundice - headache - vertigo - dizziness - glossitis - hepat...

Following abdominal auscultation of a client who is admitted for signs of splenomegaly, which additional assessment should the nurse use to verify splenomegaly? Rebound tenderness. Percussion. Deep palpation. Inspection. - ANSWER-Percussion. When splenomegaly is suspected, percussion of the spleen produces a dull sound and is a safe method of verifying enlargement. A normal-sized spleen is positioned above the percussion point even when it descends during inspiration, and the percussio...

BSNC 6000 Midterm Exam Questions and Answers Complications of portal hypertension - Answer-- increased pressure in peritoneal capillaries: ascites - port-systemic shunting of blood: development of collateral channels (caput medusae, esophageal varies, hemorrhoids), shunting of ammonia and toxins from the intestine into the general circulation (hepatic encephalopathy - splenomegaly (anemia, leukopenia, thrombocytopenia, bleeding) Ascites: what is it, why it occurs - Answer-Abdominal disten...

AAMI Intro to Pathology Unit 7 Rated A+ Tonsillitis - inflammation of the tonsils - can be caused by the same bacteria that causes strep throat, the stretococci - is a frequent accompaniment of inflammation in other parts of the upper respiratory tract. Lymphangitis - inflammation in one or more of the lymph vessels, resulting from an acute streptococcal infection of one of the extremities. - characterized by fine red streaks extending from the infected area to the axilla or groin -...

Exam 1: NR324/ NR 324 (New 2024/ 2025 Update) Adult Health I Review| Questions and Verified Answers | 100% Correct | A Grade – Chamberlain QUESTION Beta-blockers heart beats slower with less force (“HR) "lol" QUESTION Anticoagulants Answer: “ clots from forming(Warfarin, heparin, IV/SQ) -bleeding QUESTION Clot busters Answer: Thrombolytics- Tpa(PE, MI, PO) -bleeding -fib=blood clot QUESTION Antiplatelets Answer: ASA, clopidog...

Advanced Pathophysiology Week 3 Quiz Question 1 2 / 2 pts Clinical manifestations of mild to moderate splenomegaly and hepatomegaly, bronze-colored skin, and cardiac dysrhythmias are indicative of which anemia? Sideroblastic Aplastic You Answered Pernicious Iron deficiency Mild to moderate enlargement of the spleen (splenomegaly) and liver (hepatomegaly) occurs. Occasionally, abnormal skin pigmentation (bronze colored) is seen. Heart rhythm disturbances, along with con...

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History & Physical/Hematology A 55-year-old non-smoking male presents with a hemoglobin of 18.5 g/dl and a hematocrit of 56%. Which of the following physical examination findings is the most likely to be noted with this patient? A. Splenomegaly B. Cheilosis C. Purpura D. Decreased vibratory sense CORRECT ANSWER Explanations (c) A. Patients with polycythemia vera present with elevated hemoglobin and hematocrit. On physical examination plethora, engorged retinal veins, and splenomegaly are...