Saunders contradicting self

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Have anyone of you gone over some questions on the saunders 4th ed cd? some of the questions there are erroneous and would contradict what the saunders comprehensive books says. Whats bugging me is that the answers are so thorough and it is accompanied by a strategy on how to answer the question, it confused me even more.

anyway, i might be wrong, but i did some researching and obviously saunders is wrong.

the question can be found on study mode->content->adult health->endocrine question number 69.

the question is claiming that in cushing's disease, you would see hyperkalemia.

im scared.

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hey i noticed that some of the questions do contradict itself...but as long as you know your materials...then you are able to pick out the mistakes saunders made.

but CUSHING's SYNDROME is hypOkalemia....the way i remember this is i think of someone with Cushing's syndrome and I think of their appearance (mOOn face)...The rounded face makes me think of the O in hypO.

If you spot anymore mistakes, please let us know. i'll do the same. thanks for the post. =)

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That is good to know!! I am doing questions on the Saunders 4th edition right now and I didn't know that any of the questions contradicted themselves. Thank you for the info. :)

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Yes i noticed that too. Cushing's though is hyernatremia , hypokalemia and hyperglycemia..

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whew i thought i was alone. hehehe. What was saunders thinking? especially a rationale and a strategy was made. maybe she got too tired writing that thick book :chuckle

some of the lab values in the book is inconsistent. On the earlier chapters (lab values) normal values are provided. But when you progress to different systems, the normal values would 'change'. :banghead:

anyway thanks for the tips. heres my way of memorizing the electrolyte changes in addison's and cushing's

Some People Get Cold (S= sodium, P= Potassium, G= Glucose, C= Calcium)

U=Up or increased/hyper

D= Down or decreased/hypo

In cushing's

Some People Get Cold

U......D........U....D

In Addison's (its exactly the opposite of cushing's)

Some People Get Cold

D......U........D....U

:)

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anyway thanks for the tips. heres my way of memorizing the electrolyte changes in addison's and cushing's

Some People Get Cold (S= sodium, P= Potassium, G= Glucose, C= Calcium)

U=Up or increased/hyper

D= Down or decreased/hypo

In cushing's

Some People Get Cold

U......D........U....D

In Addison's (its exactly the opposite of cushing's)

Some People Get Cold

D......U........D....U

:)

Thank you for this info...it is very helpful!

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anyway thanks for the tips. heres my way of memorizing the electrolyte changes in addison's and cushing's

Some People Get Cold (S= sodium, P= Potassium, G= Glucose, C= Calcium)

U=Up or increased/hyper

D= Down or decreased/hypo

In cushing's

Some People Get Cold

U......D........U....D

In Addison's (its exactly the opposite of cushing's)

Some People Get Cold

D......U........D....U

:)

Thanks for THAT tip!

I HATED the Endocrine portions of the program with a passion. None of the teachers could ever explain it in a way that made sense. I never even got a good understanding of it all until I took the Hurst review and then the light bulb went off in my head!

I think that the only questions that I had on the NCLEX about Endocrine were some priority questions about diabetes, come to think of it...

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No book is ever 100% perfect, but I have found that Saunder's still does the best job, as well as the best job in explaining the rationales.

I would not stress out over one question that you find with an error, but just send them an e-mail about it, and then go on with the next part of your studies.

Best of luck to you on the exam.

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Funny you should mention this. I'm sitting here studying for an endocrine test in the morning and that question really through me off!!

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i agree with suzanne, saunders is good. But still not perfect maybe they would correct it on the next edition?

anyways, not too worry guys if you doubt something just google it. :D

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Again, if you notify them of a problem, then yes, they can correct it.

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Hi, been doing some practice questions today, and i felt that i should share this with you.

On saunder's 4th ed cd, pharmacology section question #347, it has a question asking about the peak effect of Tensilon for myasthenia gravis. From the book it says effects can be seen in 10-30 seconds and can last up to 3-5 minutes. I picked the option that says 3-5 minutes. The result? saunder CD said that its "incorrect" and that the effect of tensilon lasts up 30 minutes. huh? :bugeyes:

I Did some digging, checked my kaplan book. Kaplan claims that tensilon lasts up to 3-5 minutes, same as what saunder's book is claiming.

This is confusing. what was saunders thinking? was the cd question erroneous? which should i follow?

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