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Climacteric phase The period of endocrinologist, somatic, and transitory psychologic changes that occur around the time of menopause. Early menopause LMP before age 45 Primary ovarian insufficiency Menopause that occurs before age 40 Early menopause transition (stage -2) Persistent difference of 7 days or more in the length of consecutive cycles. Late menopause transition (stage -1) 60 or more consecutive days of amenorrhea Luteal out of phase event (LOOP) Ex...

Availability Heuristic We think of an event more often, thus making us more likely to assume the event is common Confirmation Bias A tendency to search for information that supports our preconceptions and to ignore or distort contradictory evidence Bandwagon Effect A tendency to align our belief system with the belief systems of those around us. Negativity Bias A tendency to weight negative information more heavily than positive information. In-Group Bias May take the ...

DNA is replicated in the ___ Nucleus RNA is replicated in the ___ Cytoplasm What is the first step in viral replication? Penetration/adhesion (attaches to membrane using spikes) What is the second step in viral replication? uncoating What is the third step in viral replication? Replication What is the fourth step in viral replication? Assembly What is the fifth step in viral replication? Maturation What is the sixth step in viral replication? Release ...

The RN is assessing a client who has hypercalcemia. Which of the following findings would the nurse expect? Select all that apply. A .Nausea and vomiting B. Confusion C. Hyperreflexia D. Numbness/tingling E. Pallor A. Nausea and vomiting The RN is reviewing lab values for a group of clients and notices a sodium level of 130 mEq/L. The nurse understands that which client is at highest risk for the development of this lab value? A. The client who is taking furosemide (a diuretic) B....

LATEST NR 602 FINAL EXAM 2023/2024 100% CORRECT ANSWERS Which one best describes lesions associated with condyloma acuminatum? a. Verruciform b. Plaque-like c. Vesicular d. Bullous 39yr female has completed course of amox for strep throat. LMP was 2wks ago, says it was normal. On exam, there's erythema of extern. Genitalia w/small amount of white discharge. Micro wet prep reveals few clue cells, but many budding hyphae. No WBCs. Which one would be the most appropriate treatment? ...

What term should the nurse use when discussing male sex hormones collectively? Androgens When the nurse is teaching about the menstrual cycle, which information should be included? Menstruation is followed by the phase of the menstrual cycle. Follicular

Hypothyroid Treatment Levothyroxine is the drug of choice for most patients who require thyroid hormone replacement. Levothyroxine (Synthroid) Therapeutic Goal Resolution of signs and symptoms of hypothyroidism and restoration of normal laboratory values for serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) and free thyroxine (T4). Major forms of hyperthyroidism Graves’ disease and toxic nodular goiter (also known as Plummer disease). Graves Disease Most common cause of excessive thyroid hormone ...

What is BEERS criteria? Recommendations of medications inappropriate for elderly (65 and older), prescriber ultimately decides What is the CYP450 (cytochrome P450) liver enzyme system where medications are metabolized, can either be inducers or inhibitors and create drug-drug interactions CYP450 inducers Speed up metabolism of drugs (drug is cleared faster), drug has lesser effect (decrease blood levels of drug), elevate CYP450 enzymes CYP450 inducers pneumonic "Bullshit Cr...

Appendicitis 1. McBurney point tenderness 2. Rovsing sign 3. the psoas sign 4. the obturator sign --Appendicitis is twice as likely in the presence of RLQ tenderness, Rovsing sign, and the psoas sign --The pain of appendicitis classically begins near the umbilicus, then migrates to the RLQ. Older adults are less likely to report this pattern. --Localized tenderness anywhere in the RLQ, even in the right flank, suggests appendicitis. Mc Burney Point 1. Mc Burney point lies 2 inches f...

A patient presents for evaluation of a sharp, aching chest pain which increases with breathing. Which anatomic area would you localize the symptom to? A) Musculoskeletal B) Reproductive C) Urinary D) Endocrine A) Musculoskeletal Chest pain may be due to a musculoskeletal condition, such as costochondritis or intercostal muscle cramp. This would be worsened by motion of the chest wall. Pleuritic chest pain is also a sharp chest pain which increases with a deep breath. This type of pain...