NSG 533 EXAM 3 ACTUAL QUESTIONS WITH

NSG 533 EXAM 3 (ACTUAL / ) QUESTIONS WITH

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DSM-V criteria for delirium - ---Answers_----1. disturbance in attention and awareness

• disturbance is acute and fluctuates in severity
• disturbance in cognition
• disturbance cannot be explained by a pre-existing

neurocognitive disorder

• H&P and labs point to the cause being a direct physiological

consequence of another medical condition

function of glial cells - ---Answers_----support and protect neurons

three types of glial cells - ---Answers_----1. microglial

• astrocytes
• oligodendrocytes

function of microglial cells - ---Answers_----act as phagocytes - check for abnormalities

function of astrocytes - ---Answers_----connects blood vessel to axon 1 / 3

function of oligodendrocytes - ---Answers_----myelin sheath production

what is intussusception? - ---Answers_----telescoping of the intestine

age range for intussusception? who is more affected? - --- Answers_----4 months to 36 months; boys more affected

what causes intussusception? - ---Answers_----75% idiopathic

frequently d/t upper respiratory and adenovirus infections that create a lead point

what is a lead point in intussusception? - ---Answers_---- polyp that allows peristaltic waves to drag one segment of the GI tract into the next

s/s intussusception - ---Answers_----JASPIGE

• jelly (currant stool)
• abdominal pain (severe)
• scaphoid RLA and sausage RUA
• pallor 2 / 3

• inconsolable
• guarding position
• emesis (non-bilious)

how to diagnose intussusception - ---Answers_----abdominal ultrasound (shows thickening and dilated loops of the bowel)

complications of intussusception - ---Answers_----intestinal obstruction

what is Infantile Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis? - --- Answers_----narrowing of the pyloric sphincter AND thickening of the muscles along the canal

age range of infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis? who is more commonly affected? - ---Answers_----3-5 weeks old; more common in males

risk factors for infantile hypertrophic pyloric stenosis - --- Answers_----- first born

• pre term
• young mom
• marcolide abx
• maternal smoking during pregnancy
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