NURS 6501 Knowledge Check 1.htm
Module 2: Cardiovascular and Respiratory
Disorders
Date / Time
March 15, 2020
8:06 am
Module 2: Cardiovasular and
... [Show More] Respiratory Disorders
# Question Student Answer
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1 of 2: Why is HDL considered
the “good” cholesterol?
High density lipoprotein (HDL) are known as the "good" cholesterol because
it helps to keep cholesterol levels down by removing excess cholesterol from
the bloodstream. HDL picks up the extra cholesterol in the blood stream and
transports it to the liver where it is broken down and excreted from the body.
2 of 2: Explain the role
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inflammation has in the
development of atherosclerosis.
Atherosclerosis develops due to the build up of plaque in the arteries which
can be cause by inflammation of the arterial wall. The build up of plaque
decreases the blood flow to the patient's heart and brain which puts them at
risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke.
What does the Advanced
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Practice Registered Nurse
(APRN) recognize as the result
of the pleural friction rub?
Pericarditis is the inflammation of the pericardium which is a thin membrane
around the heart. The inflammation of the pericardium causes the layers of
the heart to rub together cause a pericardial friction rub. The sharp
retrosternal chest pain the patient presents with is a symptom of the
pericardial friction rub which is being caused by the pericarditis.
Explain how a positive strep test
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has caused the patient’s
symptoms.
Rheumatic heart disease is caused by infection due to group A hemolytic
Streptococcus. It results in scarring and deformity of the heart. In this
scenario the patient was lead to believe he had the flu and contributed his
sore throat to this diagnosis. The patient actually had strep throat which he
tested positive for. The untreated strep lead the patient to develop his other
symptoms of lymphadenopathy and tachycardia. These symptoms are
associated with rheumatic fever.
Describe the factors that could
have contributed to the
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development of a DVT in this
patient explain how each of the
factors could cause DVT.
The patient recently had a left total hip replacement which increases her risk
of a DVT. All postoperative patients are at risk for developing DVT's due to
lack of movement. Her nausea and vomiting also inhibited her ability to get
up and work with therapy which ultimately but her at risk for developing a
DVT. The patients weight also puts her at risk for developing a DVT. [Show Less]