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NCLEX Final Ati Study

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1. HypoNa - hyperK - hypoglycemia - dark pigmentation - decreased resistance to stress - fractures - alopecia - weight loss - GI distress






2. Paget's Disease - tinnitus - bone pain - enlargement of bone - thick bones.


3. Gower's sign (use of the hands to push ones self from the floor_) Looks EXACTLY like the Pilates Downward dog!!!!!!!






4. Visual floaters - flashes of light - curtain vision






5. Murphy's sign - pain with palpation of gall bladder area seen with cholecystitis


6. Nonfat milk reduces reflux by increasing lower esophageal sphincter pressure






7. Lymes is found mostly in Conneticuts






8. Sepsis and anaphylaxis (along with the obvious hemorrhaging) reduce circulating volume by way of increased capillary permeability - which leads to reduced preload (volume in the left ventricle at the end of diastole). This is a toughie...think about






9. Pumonary tuberculosis






10. Red beefy tongue






11. Painful vision loss - tunnel/gun barrel/ halo vision (peripheral vision loss)






12. Position on back or in infant seat to prevent trauma to suture line. While feeding - hold in upright position.






13. Hypospadias: abnormality in which urethral meatus is located on the ventral (back) surface of the penis anywhere from the corona to the perineum (remember hypo - low (for lower side or under side) Epispadias: opening of the urethra on the dorsal (fro






14. Depression often manifests itself in somatic ways - such as psychomotor retardation - gi complaints - and pain.






15. The MMR vaccine is given SQ not IM.






16. Risus sardonicus is a highly characteristic - abnormal - sustained spasm of the facial muscles that appears to produce grinning --- From Tetany! Sad and scary looking! Never Google image it again - Megan! Nightmares!






17. Rose spots on abdomen






18. Vastus lateralis is IM administration site for 6month infants 






19. It is an amino acid that is BAD for people with PKU. It is found in food only and is also found in aspartame






20. Hot and dry- sugar high (hyperglycemia) cold and clammy- need some candy (hypoglycemia)






21. Pulmonary sarcoidosis leads to right sided heart failure..Sarcidosis is basically scar tissue build up






22. * Koplick's spots are red spots with blue center characteristic of PRODROMAL stage of Measles. Usually in mouth.


23. 1 t (teaspoon)= 5 ml






24. For blood types: 'O' is the universal donor (remember 'o' in donor) 'AB' is the universal receipient






25. Portal hypotension + albuminemia= Ascites.






26. Hermans sign= flushes and redness of skin with lighter color at the center of the rash.... It is a disease that comes from tropical and subtropical areas that are spread by misquotos






27. Nausea - muscle cramps - increased ICP - muscular twitching - convulsion; osmotic diuretics - fluids






28. Olive like mass






29. Injuries are extensive and chances of survival are unlikely. Seperate but dont abandoned - comfort measures if possible. Ex: Unresponsive - spinal cord injuries - woulds with anatomical organs - 2nd/3rd degree burn with 60% of body surface area - se






30. Pull pinna down and back for kids < 3 yrs. when instilling eardrops.






31. Bossing Sign (prominent forehead)






32. - Munchausen Syndrome is a psychiatric disorder that causes an individual to self - inflict injury or illness or to fabricate symptoms of physical or mental illness - in order to receive medical care or hospitalization. In a variation of the disorder






33. Patients with GERD should lay on their left side with the HOB elevated 30 degrees.






34. Skin to skin contact on mom with a blanket






35. Allergic to eggs (Tristan D. ) !






36. Yogurt has live cultures - dont give to immunosuppressed pt


37. Latex allergies => Assess for allergies to bananas - apricots - cherries - grapes - kiwis - passion fruit - avocados - chestnuts - tomatoes - peaches






38. Painless hematuria... CA=Cancer ! Duhh






39. If the baby is a posterior presentation - the sounds are heard at the sides. If the baby is anterior - the sounds are heard closer to midline - between teh umbilicus and where you would listen to a posterior presentation. If the baby is breech - the






40. PainLESS vision loss - opacity of lens - blurring of the vision






41. It is essential to maintain nasal patency with children < 1 yr. because they are obligatory nasal breathers.






42. Pain is usually the highest priority with RA






43. Ascending muscle paralysis.. dont confuse with MG






44. Sengstaken blakemore tube used for tx of esophageal varices - keep scissors at bedside.






45. Most spinal cord injuries are at the cervical or lumbar regions






46. Barrel chest






47. Cerebral angio prep - well hydrated - lie flat - sire shaved - pulses marked post - keep flat 12-14hr - check site - pulses - force fluids.






48. Place a wheelchair parallel to the bed on the side of weakness






49. A drop in presssure with increasing heart rate... Orthostatis= orthostatic hypotension






50. **If kid has cold - can still give immunizations