A 56-year-old is being seen as a new patient in a clinic. In the history of the patient they admit to smoking 2 packs of cigarettes/day and weigh about 300 pounds. Today their blood pressure is elevated at 155/95 mmHg and lab results show serum cholesterol is elevated at 295 mg/dL with a low HDL of 22 mg/dL. Which of the following is a non-modifiable risk factor associated with coronary artery disease?

A trauma nurse is providing care to a patient who sustained a penetrating wound to the anterior right chest. The patient is having difficulty breathing, and no breathing sounds were heard over the right chest. What is the most likely diagnosis?

When blood pressure , the kidneys release the enzyme renin into the bloodstream. Renin breaks down from the liver into angiotensin I. Angiotensin I travels through the bloodstream and is then converted into angiotensin II by angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE). Angiotensin II is an active hormone that causes the muscular walls of small arteries (arterioles) to constrict, leading to an in blood pressure. It also stimulates the adrenal glands to release and anti-diuretic hormones, causing retention of and excretion of potassium through urine, leading to water retention, increasing blood volume, and ultimately raising blood pressure.

A child was playing soccer when an asthmatic attack occurred. The child was transported to the local emergency room and a physical exam reveals subcostal and intercostal retractions. The child reports that breathing is difficult with feelings that, “I cannot get enough air.” Which of the following adventitious sounds would the nurse expect to hear when listening to the lungs?

What acquired disorder is described as complex and in which clotting and hemorrhage simultaneously occurs?

How is Pernicious Anemia different from Folate Deficiency Anemia?

A med-surg nurse receive a patient from post-op and was reviewing the labs from the patient. The nurse noticed the hemoglobin was low. What could be a possible cause of this low hemoglobin?

What medical term would the nurse use when charting about fluid around the lungs?

A patient is admitted with sickle cell crisis. The patient has pain with a pain of 8 out of 10 on a pain scale and with the following vital signs: HR elevated at 115, BP is good at 120/82, RR is good at 18, oxygen saturation is low at 83%, and elevated temperature of 101.2’F. Based on these vitals, what will the nurse do (implement) first?

Use this table for the following questions.  Assume you don’t have the lab manual table to answer the questions.  Antibiotic Patient A (Zone of Inhibition in mm) Patient B (Zone of Inhibition in mm) Erythromycin 10 mm 25 mm Tetracycline 20 mm 2 mm Ampicillin 0 mm 1 mm Penicillin 30 mm 16 mm a. Based on the zones of inhibition, which antibiotic would you use to treat Patient A? b. Based on the zones of inhibition, which antibiotic would you use to treat Patient B?