NUR203 Acute Care Short Answers Flashcards

1
Q

Fungal infections commonly begin on the skin or in the ….

A

Lungs

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2
Q

Using the AORC, which colour indicates the need to call a MET?

A

Purple

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3
Q

Stroke caused by rupture of blood vessels.

A

Haemorrhagic

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4
Q

Small tear in the oesophageal tissue.

A

Mallory-Weiss

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5
Q

What type of posturing has upper arms are held at sides with elbows, wrist and fingers are flexed across chest.

A

Decorticate

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6
Q

A patient’s right to make a choice free from external constraints.

A

Autonomy

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7
Q

Truthful or truth telling.

A

Veracity

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8
Q

An exaggerated allergic response caused by widespread systemic release of histamine and perhaps other mast cell contents.

A

Anaphylaxis

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9
Q

What does the C in the acronym RICE represent?

A

Compression

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10
Q

Superficial infection caused by staphylococci, streptococci or multiple bacteria.

A

Impetigo

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11
Q

Inflammation of the lining of the stomach.

A

Gastritis

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12
Q

Varicose veins that occur in the GI track.

A

Oesophageal varices

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13
Q

To be valid, consent must be?

A

Informed

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14
Q

Small hernias of mucosa through muscle wall of bowel.

A

Diverticulitis

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15
Q

Stroke caused by sudden blockage or occlusion of cerebrovascular blood flow.

A

Ischaemic

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16
Q

The duty to do good and the active promotion of benevolent acts.

A

Beneficence

17
Q

Infection caused by varicella.

A

Herpes zoster

18
Q

Non-maleficence is the duty not to inflict?

A

Harm

19
Q

Immune-mediated progressive demyelinating disease of the CNS.

A

Multiple sclerosis

20
Q

Chronic inflammation of all layers of bowel wall from the intestinal mucosa.

A

Crohn’s disease

21
Q

Painful inflammation and ulceration of the mucosa membranes lining the digestive tract.

A

Mucositis

22
Q

Most common symptoms of oesophageal disease.

A

Dysphagia

23
Q

Herniation of a portion of the stomach through the oesophageal hiatus in the diaphragm.

A

Hiatus hernia

24
Q

An acute focal neurological deficit resulting from a vascular disorder that injuries brain tissue.

A

Stroke

25
Q

The Monroe-Kellie doctrine state that the brain, blood and CSF are situated in a rigid vault: Sum of volumes of brain, CSF, and intracranial blood is.

A

Constant

26
Q

Chronic disorder of the brain characterised by recurring seizures.

A

Epilepsy

27
Q

Round red or purple macule.

A

Petechiae

28
Q

What type of haemorrhage occurs when a blood vessel bursts immediately outside the brain.

A

Sub-arachnoid

29
Q

A red arteriole lesion to the face, neck arms or trunk is?

A

Spider angioma

30
Q

The upper GI tract includes the mouth, the oesophageal and the?

A

Stomach