PrepU Reviews

Bursae

A 16-year-old hockey player is driven into the boards by an opposing player. The impact damages the client's knee, and fluid-filled sacs in the knee have been damaged. Where is this client's injury?

Lung sounds A client with COPD is at risk for developing pneumothorax. The description given is consistent with possible pneumothorax. Though the nurse will assess all the data, auscultating the lung sounds will provide the nurse with the information if the client has a pneumothorax.

A client has a history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Following a coughing episode, the client reports sudden and unrelieved shortness of breath. Which of the following is the most important for the nurse to assess?

low bone mass and osteoporosis.

Bone density testing in clients with post-polio syndrome has demonstrated

Levodopa. Levodopa is contraindicated in clients with known hypersensitivity to the drug. Because levodopa can dilate pupils and raise intraocular pressure, it is contraindicated in narrow-angle glaucoma (because it increases intraocular pressure).

For a client diagnosed with Parkinson's and narrow angle glaucoma, what medication would be contraindicated?

neutropenic

Having an abnormally low neutrophil count (WBC)

Synarthrosis Skull sutures are considered synarthrosis joints and are immovable. Amphiarthrosis joints allow limited movement, such as a vertebral joint. Diarthrosis joints are freely movable joints such as the hip and shoulder. Aponeuroses are broad, flat sheets of connective tissue.

Skull sutures are an example of which type of joint

Apply ice to the affected area

The camp nurse is caring for a child who was bitten on the leg by a dangerous spider. The child is being taken to a health care provider. What is the most appropriate action for the nurse to do with this child?

Anorexia Nervosa, CVA 10 years ago, alcohol intoxication

The nurse in the emergency department is performing triage on clients who were stranded for several hours in a low temperature environment. Which client conditions increase risk of hypothermia? Select all that apply.

Ensure the woman has return of normal feelings and movement in the lower extremities.

The nurse is caring for a woman who received epidural anesthesia during the labor and delivery of her baby. The client is anxious to get up and take a shower. What is the nurse's best action in this situation?

Synovial

The provider diagnoses the client with a rheumatic disorder after the client states he is having joint pain. The provider explains that which joint is most frequently affected by this disorder?

Heredity

Through which mechanism is Duchenne muscular dystrophy acquired?

Over the Liver

When the nurse is applying a skin temperature probe to a newborn who is lying on his side, which location would be most appropriate?

Osteogenesis imperfecta is caused by deficiencies in the synthesis of type I collagen

Which statement correctly describes osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease?

Apply ice packs for the first 24 to 48 hours, then apply heat packs.

A client is treated in the emergency department for acute muscle strain in the left leg caused by trying a new exercise. During discharge preparation, the nurse should provide which instruction?

Teach the client how to prevent problems caused by immobility.

A client's left leg is in skeletal traction with a Thomas leg splint and Pearson attachment. Which intervention should the nurse include in this client's care plan?

Peeling hands and feet; fever

A nurse is caring for a child with Kawasaki disease. Which assessment finding would the nurse expect to see?

Succinycholine

A nurse is monitoring a client closely for malignant hyperthermia because the client received which NMJ blocker?

Heatstroke

A nurse is planning care for a client coming into the emergency department via ambulance on a hot summer day with the following symptoms: temperature of 105°F (40.5°C), absence of sweating, and loss of consciousness. The nurse anticipates that the client has which condition?

prodome

A patient has a mild headache and fatigue. He also states he has some aches and pains. Which of the following stages of fever does the nurse determine the patient is experiencing?

Temperature

A patient is experiencing anorexia, myalgia, arthralgia, headache, and fatigue. The nurse should assess for which of the following?

dantrolene

A surgical client has developed malignant hyperthermia. Which medication can be used to treat this health emergency?

The interphalangeal joint between the proximal and middle phalanges of the fingers

What is the best example of a diarthrodial joint

A 78-year-old man who has fallen and is suspected of having a "slipped disc" in his back. Intervertebral discs are constructed of fibrocartilage, while the ear is largely constructed of elastic cartilage. Cartilage of the respiratory system and joints is most often hyaline cartilage.

Which individual who have recently presented to a hospital emergency department is displaying an injury that involves his or her fibrocartilage?