Medicine Questions

A client has been admitted to the hospital for urinary tract infection and dehydration. The nurse determines that the client has received adequate volume replacement if the blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level drops to which value? 1.3 mg/dL (1.05 mmol/L) 2.15 mg/dL (5.25 mmol/L) 3.29 mg/dL (10.15 mmol/L) 4.35 mg/dL (12.25 mmol/L)

The nurse is caring for a client with a diagnosis of cancer who is immunosuppressed. The nurse would consider implementing neutropenic precautions if the client's white blood cell count was which value?1.2000 mm3 (2.0 × 109/L) 2.5800 mm3 (5.8 × 109/L) 3.8400 mm3 (8.4 × 109/L) 4.300,000 mm3 (11.5 × 109/L)

A client with atrial fibrillation who is receiving maintenance therapy of warfarin sodium has a prothrombin time (PT) of 35 seconds and an international normalized ratio (INR) of 3.5. On the basis of these laboratory values, the nurse anticipates which prescription?1.Adding a dose of heparin sodium 2.Holding the next dose of warfarin 3.Increasing the next dose of warfarin 4.Administering the next dose of warfarin

A client is undergoing a series of diagnostic tests. The laboratory results indicate an increased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) to creatinine ratio. The nurse determines that which potential conditions could contribute to these results? Select all that apply. 1.Dehydration 2.Catabolic state 3.High-protein diet 4.Fluid volume excess 5.Obstructive uropathy 6.Acute renal tubular acidosis

A client is receiving a continuous intravenous infusion of heparin sodium to treat deep vein thrombosis. The client's activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) is 65 seconds. The nurse anticipates that which action is needed? 1.Discontinuing the heparin infusion 2.Increasing the rate of the heparin infusion 3.Decreasing the rate of the heparin infusion 4.Leaving the rate of the heparin infusion as is

what enzyme is typically the metabolizer of drugs in the liver

do bound or unbound portion of the drugs act on the cells

Are sulfonamides bacteriostatic or bactericidal?

are fluoroquinolones broad spectrum or narrow spectrum

when an organisms is resistant to one __ it is generally resistant to all

you could use this for salmonella resistant to ampicillin and chloramphenicol

not used in children under 18pregnancy or lactating females

as you increase fluoroquinolone class, what is more covered?

drug class used for empiric tx of UTI/cystitis

Is nitrofurantoin bacteriostatic or bactericidal?

sometimes related to viral infection causing inflammation of labyrinth or CN VIII

-oral or nasal antihistamines-time-self-inflation (popping ears)

NO CURE- low Na+ diet, no caffiene/EtOH- diuretics-antihistamines (meclizine)-vestibular rehab

depends on WHICH CRANIAL NERVE is compressed CN V- deficit to pin prick/ light touchCN VII- deficit in taste/ droolingCN VIII- deficit in hearing/balance

noise trauma; exceeding 85 dB are injurious to the cochlea w/ prolonged exposure