Medical-surgical Nursing Demystified

Chapter 10 d 2. a 3. b 4. b 5. b c 7. d 8. d 9. a 10. c Chapter 11 b 2. a 3. c 4. b 5. c a 7. d 8. b 9. d 10. c Chapter 12 ...

Final Exam d 2. d 3. a 4. c 5. b b 7. a 8. d 9. a 10. a d 12. b 13. c 14. b 15. d b 17. c 18. b 19. c 20. a d 22. a 23. d 24. d ...

Glossary CHAPTER 1 ABG:A test that measures the arterial blood gas. ANA complement:Antinuclear antibody test that measures the a ...

(^582) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified Creatinine:A waste product from protein metabolism and muscle that is removed by the ...

Glossary^583 Beta 2-agonist:A bronchodilator that relaxes muscles around the airway thereby opening the airway during an asthma ...

(^584) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified CHAPTER 3 Bamboo spine:Spinal fusion gives a bamboo-like appearance on an x-ray. Buc ...

Glossary^585 CHAPTER 5 ADL:Activities of daily living. Afferent:Nerve signals which travel from the peripheral nervous system to ...

(^586) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified AST:Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase is an enzymethat is elevated in liver di ...

Glossary^587 CHAPTER 10 Atopic: Predisposition to allergies. Radioallergosobent test (RAST):A test used to measure allergic reac ...

(^588) Medical-Surgical Nursing Demystified CA 125:A cancer marker for ovarian cancer. Dyspareunia:Painful intercourse. Dysplasi ...

Index A “a fib”. Seeatrial fibrillation abdominal ultrasound, 325 abdominal x-rays, 325 ABG (arterial blood gas), 79–80, 136–137 ...

(^590) Index androgens, 333 anemia, 177–179 aplastic anemia (pancytopenia), 179–181 iron deficiency anemia, 181–183 pernicious a ...

Index^591 removal of (embolectomy), 20 stroke from, 225, 249–252 in vein (thrombophlebitis), 51, 199 blood pressure, high. Seehy ...

(^592) Index cardiovascular system (continued) hypertension (HTN), 35–38 hypovolemic shock, 38–40 mitral insufficiency, 63–65 mi ...

Index^593 corticosteroids, inadequate secretion of, 348–349 cortisol, 333 cortisol test, 366 cosmetic surgical procedures, 477 c ...

(^594) Index encephalitis, 227–229 endocarditis, 29–31 endocrine functions of pancreas, 285 endocrine system, 331–369 how it wor ...

Index^595 FSH (follicle stimulating hormone), 497 testing for, 366 fungal meningitis, 234–236 G gallbladder, 285 inflammation of ...

(^596) Index hematologic system, 175–205 how it works, 176–177 map of, 176–177 anemia, 177–179 aplastic anemia (pancytopenia), 1 ...

Index^597 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), 145–147, 151 anaphylaxis, 147–149 ankylosing spondylitis (AS), 149–151 diag ...

(^598) Index joints(continued) visual examination of (arthroscopy), 278 x-ray of (arthrogram), 279 K K.Seepotassium Kaposi’s sar ...