OK I know this sounds stupid but I have a friend that gets really freaked out before big tests like finals, HESI, NCLEX, and usually we get together and a few days before I start throwing out random facts at her. On 2 different tests she said the only way she got several questions was from the random facts that I threw at her that she never would have thought of!
SOOOOO..... I thought that if yall wanted to do this we could get a thread going and try to throw out 5 random facts or "things to remember". NCLEX is coming and the more I try to review content the more I realize that I have forgotten so......here are my 5 random facts for ya:
OH and BTW these came from rationales in Kaplan or Saunders no made up stuff:
1️⃣ A kid with Hepatitis A can return to school 1 week within the onset of jaundice.
2️⃣ After a patient has dialysis they may have a slight fever...this is normal due to the fact that the dialysis solution is warmed by the machine.
3️⃣ Hyperkalemia presents on an EKG as tall peaked T-waves
4️⃣ The antidote for Mag Sulfate toxicity is ---Calcium Gluconate
5️⃣ Impetigo is a CONTAGEOUS skin disorder and the person needs to wash ALL linens and dishes seperate from the family. They also need to wash their hands frequently and avoid contact.
Oh, ohh, one more...
? Vasopressin is also known as antidiuretic hormone
tetracycline should be taken on an empty stomach because certain foods, such as dairy products, can bind with the drug, preventing its absorption. additionally, the drug shouldn't be taken with calcium, magnesium, aluminum, or iron because these substances also bind with tetracycline, preventing its absorption.
he most common finding in a client with a herniated lumbar disk is severe low back pain, which radiates to the buttocks, legs, and feet — usually unilaterally. a herniated disk also may cause sensory and motor loss (such as footdrop) in the area innervated by the compressed spinal nerve root. during later stages, it may cause weakness and atrophy of leg muscles.
for the most accurate results, the nurse should seat the infant upright to assess the fontanels and should perform this assessment when the infant is quiet. pressure from postural changes or intense crying may cause the fontanels to bulge or seem abnormally tense. when the infant is in a recumbent position, the fontanel is less flat than it is normally, creating the false impression that intracranial pressure is increased.
risperidone (risperdal) has a lower incidence of extrapyramidal effects than do the typical antipsychotics. risperdal does produce anticholinergic effects, and neuroleptic malignant syndrome can occur.
pinworms come out of the intestine through the orifice at night to lay eggs, causing perianal itching. the child wakes up and may begin scratching. eggs under the fingernails are carried to the mouth if the child chews on his nails, and the life cycle of the pinworm continues. in addition to teaching children not to bite their fingernails, parents should keep the nails short and encourage hand washing before food preparation and eating
adverse reactions to gentamicin include ototoxicity and nephrotoxicity. the nurse must monitor the client's hearing and instruct him to report any hearing loss or tinnitus. signs of nephrotoxicity include decreased urine output and elevated bun and creatinine levels
a positive kernig's sign is a manifestation of meningeal irritation. the nurse can elicit this sign by placing the client in a supine position and flexing the leg at the hip and knee. pain or resistance when the knee is straightened suggests meningeal irritation.
babinski's reflex — dorsiflexion of the great toe with extension and fanning of the other toes — is an abnormal reflex elicited by firmly stroking the lateral aspect of the site of the feet with a blunt object. babinski's reflex is an indicator of corticospinal damage. a positive
brudzinski's sign (flexion of the hips and knees in response to positive flexion of the neck) also signals meningeal irritation.
lichtheim's sign is the inability to speak associated with subcortical aphasia.
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tetracycline should be taken on an empty stomach because certain foods, such as dairy products, can bind with the drug, preventing its absorption. additionally, the drug shouldn't be taken with calcium, magnesium, aluminum, or iron because these substances also bind with tetracycline, preventing its absorption.